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Pentax 17
E6 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

Pentax 17

Pentax 17 half-frame 35 mm film camera.

$497Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

The first new film camera from a major maker in decades. Two half-frame shots per frame, a manual winding lever and a chip for the exposure. No screen, no app.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisPentax 17
What it replacesSmart oneGoogle Pixel 10 Pro
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the Google Pixel 10 Pro.

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Half-frame film, a winding lever and a quiet chip.

Pentax 17

$497
Off-grid
Pentax 17$497
Buy on Amazon