Comments on: The New Film Camera from Pentax is a Half Frame Compact – Details! https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/ Cameras and Photography Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:24:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Anton https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23037 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:24:15 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23037 In reply to okto.

For half frame good enough, roughly near/mid/far and you are good. On 35mm this is not more tricky, but still doable.
The old folders until the 1950s used in most cases zone focus for medium format up to 6×9, I guess in this case you work just with f8 and smaller to get the focus right.

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By: Jeziel https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23036 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 14:18:07 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23036 I’ve been looking forward to this since they announced they would be starting development a few years ago. This, coupled with the new Rollei camera that Mint is working on is exciting news for film shooters! Hope more players entering the game brings camera and film prices down.

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By: okto https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23033 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:35:08 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23033 zone focus booooo

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By: Anton https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23032 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:28:18 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23032 In reply to James Tocchio.

I realized something similar when first time looking at the photos from my new Minolta MD 20/2.8 where I expected something crazy wide: It somehow looked not too strange/unusual! I had seen this before when using my Pentax 6456 with a 35mm and 33-55mm lenses, but thought somehow the different image ratio influence it.
But no: Cell phone cameras totally made us used to ultra-wide angle photos…

I think with most of my cameras I still use more horizontal, but using my halfframe (Canon Demi EE17) which is in portrait orientation was definitely not strange.

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By: mampfer https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23031 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:27:32 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23031 In reply to Cdlinz.

You could look at bulk loading, or even splitting a store-bought roll of film into two or three parts and splicing that onto an empty film roll.
Beside the cost savings, I think being able to choose your number of frames is one of the best aspects of bulk loading.

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By: Leo Tam https://casualphotophile.com/2024/03/01/the-new-film-camera-from-pentax-is-a-half-frame-compact-details/#comment-23026 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:30:38 +0000 https://casualphotophile.com/?p=32453#comment-23026 In reply to Don W.

Just build a new espio mini, you cowards!

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