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sequencing can be so hard. I found some interesting pairings with a book I did of my deceased father's images especially bundling by themes/subjects. But working on a personal project right now and the sequencing seems daunting. guess it is something that just takes time and a lot of contemplation

Very helpfulas I struggle with sequencing my next photo book!

Where did you get the wrist strap for it?

The Pentax 17 is fantastic for being half frame, but it sits in a baffling middle ground in terms of UX. I’m hoping that they saw the success they needed and release a half frame camera more similar to the H35N but closer to the $150 price range

I love the Bridge for sorting through the photos. One of the best FREE applications! Thanks for this very useful video. A few years ago I lost entire documentary project I was working on. All the interviews with people I was able to get one-time access to (Members of Parliament, Senate, university professors and a TV host). And I had only TWO copies of all the data. Due to a catastrophic human error everything got lost 😢 I had to cancel the project.

Nice job. I wonder if what you suggest would work for music and videos?

Freefilesync is a wonderful open source piece of software. Backing up can get confusing with what you’ve backed up or not, so having Freefilesync mirror works well. Having a NAS I’m also able to have versioning which is vital if you accidentally delete something unintentionally

But sharpness isn't everything right ?? . . Tell that to an artist when you hand them a blunt pencil or a 4 inch wide paintbrush to do their outlines . .

Very inspiring. I think I’ll start my own project in the new year. Thank you. Excited to see how this turns out

thank you

Imagine how many film stocks you can buy with that $450 hahaha.. a good artisan lab can produce excellent scans, of which you can edit in Lightroom to get almost as close as the pentax 17.. I do have a Contax T2, since my dad bought one waaaaaaaaaaay back, and is almost in mint condition since he just kept it in his dry cabinet, yeah he got me into film photography. Save the money, and buy a decent Olympus, Canon, Pentax or Fujica point and shoot film cameras. But if you want that analog half-frame that's light and perfect for travel, get the H35N, or get an olympus Pen EE-2 in a good condition for $30 but does feel a bit hefty because of the metal alloy frame..I recommend the one that comes with a 28mm at f3.5.. the Pen EED 32mm at f1.7, that I have overexposes sometimes even with the ektar100. But as they say, the camera you have is the best camera.

Very Nice Comparison Video

I definitely can courage you to keep on documenting your family life. I just started digitalising my fathers old pictures and it really brings me a lot of joy. Also I am now in the same age and family situation as my parents were on the images I just digitalised and I hope my children will have the same joy in 30 years. 😊

Cool to see the Pentax 17 in use for a project instead of just in a review video. I also have one to document daily life w/ my kid.

I love the idea of randomly pairing the images and letting serendipity take care of the rest.

*me with my Olympus pen W* yes.

Pixel peeping is for digital only, my man. This is analog... you are supposed to hold the two prints in your hand and compare.

My grandparents and their friends traveled all over taking photos with Kodak 126 cartridge instamatics where you had to put flash bulbs in it. They used slide film and used to project them on a screen at camera club meetings. For this kind of photography the cheap Kodak cameras were fine.

I think a lot us feel constrained as we get older. I can't wait for retirement but need to make retirement is comfortable so need to work a bit longer. However, time ticks away and I need to remember to use the now.

To be honest I found that most shots with the Ektar, though certainly technically worse, looked compositionally better to me. The higher exposure and contrast of the Pentax also resulted in images that tended toward looking busy. The technically inferior exposure and contrast of the Ektar softened details and warmed the image, with dark background foliage often turning into just blocks of murky colors creating profiles of negative space, rather than details that could possibly distract from the subject. That's both a strength and weakness for sure. I'd absolutely prefer the Pentax for more precise shots where an overall "vibe" from the camera is less important, and the Pentax would also probably be far better for darker environments like indoors, but that $50 camera has some personality for sure.

Enjoy the journey and be proud for the steps you took so far. YT recommended me this video - I didn't see any of your work but your approach resonates with me and I'll be checking in to see where you go from here. Thanks for the motivation I didn't know I needed

It's an occupation, not a vocation. That one really hit home.

It's not working for me. I'm getting "Redirection to URL with a scheme that is not HTTP(S)". I'm using an iPhone 11 Pro, but will be upgrading to the iPhone 16 Pro in a week or two. I'll revisit this shortcut at that time.

First, the results were totally expectable despite what we were promised. Second, by comparing two irrelevant devices you are giving the viewer a wrong impression that Pentax 17 really worths the price. NO WAY! With that price you can buy an Olympus PEN F, two Canon Demi's, or seven Olympus PEN EE's. You can complete this list with tens of legendary full-frame analog cameras.

Thank you for sharing! This resonated with me. Something most of us can apply in our lives. I left my job of 15 years a few months ago. I have taken a job that isn't stressful, only working three days a week. This gives me space to pursue my documentary photography projects.

Thanks for sharing with us! And this is true, the community on YT is much more supportive and genuinely interested compared to other platforms. Looking forward to your next vid!!

The Pentax wins without any doubt.

The music is very annoying and distracts from the excellent content

So none of the images are SOOC, Aall scanned and edited? I am surprised the difference is not bigger. Thanks for a good review.

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Honestly get a good lens and a good camera for $500. Not that crap.

Is it 10x better? Maybe not (I'm not sure how you would even measure such a thing), but what I do think is that it's absolutely clear is that the difference in image quality between those two cameras is every bit and more than the difference between many lenses that are separated by the same amount of money. And yes, sure, the Kodak can take nice photos, but good photographers have always been able to take nice photos with bad equipment -- even disposable cameras, which the Ektar is not too different from. That doesn't invalidate the existence of more expensive cameras. Plus if you want artsy low IQ on the Pentax you can just miss focus on purpose by one zone and then use the EV to over or under expose. $500 may seem steep in some ways, but 1) it is an actually good camera and lens, and 2) it may be that creating an all-new design and the stockpiles of parts to service them is not economically feasible without such a price tag. If you love shooting film and want to see capable new film cameras exist, and for the market to develop, I feel like this price point is not unreasonable enough to warrant much complaint.

I have received my H35N this month and started taking photos. I have no idea about the result as I haven’t used film cameras before, especially point-and-shoot ones. But I like the thrill. I like just taking the picture. It’s like a phone, but less annoying :D

Great video and good points. I totally agree. I somehow think that printing is best way to make photo meaningful. When I print some of my photos (with Canon Selphy CP-1300, great printer for small prints) and see them on paper, it just feels better. I am looking more the picture and forget all the pixel peeping or what-so-ever totally irrelevant stuff. Maybe reason is because there is no possibility to zoom and there is no any kind of backlight in photo, it just shows the image in the light where it is seen on that time when people are looking? Hard to say. Still, whatever the case, gotta love printing photos :)

Could you do a comparison between Pentax 17 and Olympus Pen S?

Paul. Is a world treasure..I met him briefly in Provincetown He's absolutely fascinating...

Pentax has more resolving power thanks to its quality lense, but Kodak might looks more poetically beautiful with its shortcomings.

I dont know that you could use the argument of 10x pricier means the Pentax has to be "10x better". I think that the question for me was; "are the images from the Kodak H35" good enough to spend any money on at all. I've seen lots of photos from the H35 across quite a few videos over time (I was wondering if it would be ok to get as a supplementary film camera on some trips) and if the lighting conditions and subject matter is right, some photos from the H35 are almost acceptable but as there is no exposure control and focus adjustment to deal with different circumstances means that most of the time the photos from it are so bad id suggest the H35 is worthless and can't be recommended. It didn't take me too many videos to work out that it wasn't something id waste money on. I had a Kokak camera like this 45yrs ago as that was all my parent could afford for a 13yr old interested in taking photos.. but they were atrocious photos. When I was 18 I got a Praktica SLR and that's when things really changed. It was manual only but exposure control and a half decent lens was transforming that now being more involving with better results that my photography became enjoyable. I think the enjoyment to be had with the Pentax 17 is the simplicity for casual and street but with enough control and lens quality that results are not embarrassing

I think it's worth showing how both handle lowlight, the pentax on a tripod can get some great shots in lowlight/indoors. I even saw some deranged person take a milky way shot using a tracking rig. Likewise some comparisons of the flash too would be interesting to see

After using both, i wouldnt even pay half price for the pentax 17. Every picture is formulaic and dull, like an iphone or something. They look good, but maybe i like a bit of wabi sabi

I have both and I love both, depends on the film I want to use, cheap 400 film will be in Ektar H35N, portra 400 will be in pentax 17 Honestly I never zoom in 100% to check sharpness, it is not what film photography does, the final destination usually on facebook or instagram so it doesn’t matter. Any back to the question, is it 10 times better? I will not use Pentax 17 in this price first of all, I will rather choose Pen-F or a GR1V at this price point, or even a pentax Espio mini. I think autofocus is essential at this pricepoint and it is not quite acceptable to let user do in manuel.

All the under exposure, blurriness, and grittiness of the Kodak has a certain charm to it. Each camera has its purpose imo. Cool video!

Thank you!

The Pentax 17 gets everything out of film. The sharpness, the contrast. The camera always ensures the correct exposure. It is almost impossible to take a technically bad picture. What is the use of a cheap Kodak Ektar 35N if I have to expect that half of the pictures will be unusable? In order to push the Pentax 17 to the limits of its resolution, a high-resolution film would be necessary, such as the Ektar 25, which was available in the 1980s. A test with the Ektar100 or Kodak Pro Image 100 would already be possible today.

Very informative!!

Thank you for a good comparison. The Kodak camera; somehow its shortcomings give a warmth to the immages that is eggaging and pleasant.

Pentax 17 is better camera and price is justified , altough there are people out there who compares 30 years old cameras with abrand new one where also some development is done tobet there. Put that same cameras 40 years back intime (yeah I was there ) and you will be surprised that the prices are almost same compared to average income. Film nowdays is overhyped and made too expensive fir what it is.

This is one of those "help me not buy even more gear" videos. I'm grateful, JB. :)

Nice detailed shot comparison

Before this finishes I'm going to say no