Pentax 17vs Sony A7R V
Pentax
Pentax 17 (2024)
Starting from £400 new
Best for Film photography enthusiasts & diptych storytelling
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Sony
Sony A7R V (2022)
Starting from £3899 new
Best for Landscape, studio & commercial
View Sony A7R V
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.
Landscape, Studio & Commercial — Sony A7R V (2022): 61 megapixels and 8-stop IBIS in a weather-sealed body — the reference resolution camera for commercial and landscape professionals.
Who should buy what
Sony A7R V (2022)
- Commercial and advertising photographers who need 61MP files
- Landscape photographers who want extraordinary detail in large prints
- A7R IV owners upgrading to AI-based autofocus and a better EVF
- Studio photographers who want the highest resolution Sony offers
Quick take: The pentax 17 is the most affordable; only the sony a7r v is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | Pentax 17 (2024) | Sony A7R V (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £400 | £3,899 |
| Sensor | 35mm half-frame (18 × 24mm) | 61MP full-frame BSI CMOS |
| Resolution | — | 61.0MP |
| Video | N/A — film camera | 8K/25p, 4K/60p |
| Autofocus | Zone focus (0.35m / 1m / 3m / ∞) | AI subject recognition AF, 693-point phase-detect |
| Stabilisation | N/A — film camera | 8-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | Manual wind-on | 10fps mechanical / 7fps electronic |
| Battery Life | 2× CR2 lithium batteries | 530 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | ~165g (without batteries) | 723g body only |
| Dimensions | 113 × 66 × 44mm | 131.3 × 96.4 × 82.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | No | Yes |
| Viewfinder | Optical viewfinder with half-frame framelines | 0.64" Quad-XGA OLED EVF, 9.44M dots |
| Screen | N/A | 3.2" multi-angle touchscreen |
| Mount | 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 via DX coding + manual dial) | Sony FE (E-mount) |
| Memory Cards | 35mm 135-format film cartridge | Dual CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II |
| Connectivity | N/A | USB-C 3.2, HDMI A, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | Pentax 17 | Sony A7R V |
|---|---|---|
| Street | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Everyday | — | |
| Landscape | ||
| Low Light | — | |
| Architecture | — | |
| Wedding & Events | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Sports & Action | — |
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