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Pentax 17 compact camera film wins big at Camera Grand Prix 2025 – a victory for analog in a digital world
By Kim Bunermann published
NEWS This retro-inspired half-frame camera beat digital competitors, and here's why it won the Editors Choice R&D Award

Pentax WG-1000 review: gear up for the great outdoors with this waterproof and shockproof compact camera
By Matthew Richards published
Review You can submerge the Pentax WG-1000 to watery depths of 15m / 50’ for up to an hour, drop it from a height of 2m / 6.5’ and scrub it with disinfectants. It’s a very resilient little camera, let's bring on the adventure

Sorry, Leica – iconic 'Napalm Girl' photo may have been taken on a Pentax camera
By Kim Bunermann published
NEWS While the photographer's identity was confirmed, now AP questions the camera that was used – but does it even matter?

The Pentax 17 compact film camera wins two further major design awards
By Kalum Carter published
News Perhaps there's a future in film after all!

The Pentax 17 wasn’t the camera that I wanted, but it was the camera that I needed
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The Pentax 17 doesn't have manual exposure, but it does have an easy launching point into film photography

The best telephoto lenses: top zooms for bringing your subjects closer
By Matthew Richards last updated
UPDATED These are the best telephoto lenses for your camera, for Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and more, both mirrorless and DSLR

Has Pentax hit pause on film cameras? Designer of Pentax 17 retires, Ricoh takes stock of future analog projects
By Mike Harris published
News Pentax elects not to advance the Pentax Film Project for the time being, but TKO’s departure doesn’t rule out future analog releases

The Pentax 17 film camera is a mishmash of old and new – but that risk has paid off with this award
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The Pentax 17 is among the list of 2025 iF Design Award winners
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