Pentax 17vs A7CR
Pentax
Pentax 17 (2024)
Starting from £400 new
Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling
View Pentax 17
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.
Who should buy what
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 |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Pentax 17 | A7CR |
|---|---|---|
| Street | ||
| Travel | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Everyday | — | |
| Landscape | ||
| Low Light | — | |
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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