The new Pentax/Ricoh compact film camera will be announced this summer, this is what we know so far
Pentax/Ricoh just announced that the upcoming compact film camera will be officially released this summer (2024) and will be designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format. Here is what we know so far:
- Product name: to be announced
- Launch schedule: projected for the summer of 2024
- Price: to be announced
- 35mm-format compact film camera
- Designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format in which two images are captured in a single frame of the film
- Hand-wound film-advance mechanism using a winding lever and a rewinding crank
- Manually set zone-focus system
Previous coverage of the upcoming Pentax/Ricoh film cameras can be found here:
Interview with the Pentax film camera project development team
The official Ricoh Imaging online store in Japan has started selling photographic film
Sneak peek of the new Pentax film camera currently under development
Five Pentax compact 35mm film cameras Ricoh should bring back
Ricoh started a new Pentax Film Photography Instagram account and a Facebook page
Via PentaxRumors
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