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Pentax 17vs A7CR

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Pentax Pentax 17 Pentax Pentax 17 (2024) Starting from £400 new Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling View Pentax 17
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Sony A7CR Sony A7CR (2023) Starting from £3099 new Best for Travel, landscape & portrait photography with minimal kit View A7CR

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Film Photography Enthusiasts & Diptych Storytelling — Pentax 17 (2024): The best new film camera of the decade — manual controls, a sharp lens, and a half-frame format that doubles your roll and forces a new way of seeing.

Travel, Landscape & Portrait Photography With Minimal Kit — A7CR (2023): The world's smallest 61MP full-frame camera — A7R V quality in a pocketable A7C body.

↓ Full specifications below

A7CR (2023)

  • Landscape photographers who want 61MP resolution without carrying a large body
  • Travel photographers who need professional image quality in the smallest possible package
  • Portrait shooters who want A7R V sensor quality with the ease of the A7C form factor
  • A7C owners ready for a major resolution upgrade without changing bodies

Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the a7cr is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification Pentax 17 (2024)A7CR (2023)
Price £400 £3,099
Sensor 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) 61.0MP full-frame BSI CMOS
Resolution 61.0MP
Video N/A — film camera 4K/60p 10-bit, 1080p/120p — S-Log3, S-Cinetone
Autofocus Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) AI subject recognition — phase-detect with human, animal, bird detection
Stabilisation N/A — film camera 7-stop IBIS
Burst Rate Manual wind-on 8fps mechanical, 15fps electronic
Battery Life 2× CR2 lithium batteries ~530 shots (CIPA)
Weight ~165g (without batteries) 514g body only
Dimensions 113 × 66 × 44mm 124.0 × 71.1 × 63.4mm
Weather Sealed No Yes
Viewfinder Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines EVF 0.70× 2.36M-dot
Screen N/A 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.03M dots
Mount 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) Sony E-mount (full-frame)
Memory Cards 35mm 135-format film cartridge Single CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II slot
Connectivity N/A USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0
Genre Pentax 17A7CR
Street
9.0
9.0
Travel
9.0
9.0
Portrait
7.0
9.0
Everyday
9.0
Landscape
7.0
9.0
Low Light
4.0
Sports
4.0
Vlogging & Video
7.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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