elmarman
Bail out the Brits too !
I was sent a PENTAX 17 Half Frame Camera from a fellow YouTuber who had ben sent it to test by Ricoh but he did not show any actual PHOTOS with it -- so I have been trying it - FIRST I I used some 01/1991 dated AGFAPAN 25 from my Freezer and used my Home-Made 2-bath formula which I know give 32 ASA with that film-- so the Pentax 17 goes only to 50ASA ! -- So I dialled in some '+' Exposure Compensation and after an initial 'Clip Test' ( it is VERY EASY to open camera in a Changing Bag and CUT the film and pull it out) I gave it 3 mins 
in each bath and got some great 'Delicate Negs' which is a requirement for 'Half Frame' So I took some Landscape Shape and found a Black BLOB in the corner of some which may have been my FINGER or my CAP ! Then I tried 2005 dated 'TUDOR ( FUJI) 100' film and home-processed in C41 and got good results but all the VERY CLOSE-UPS were OUT of FOCUS - only some at around 0.5 meter were good . The Distant Views were good .The FLASH is VERY WEAK - only good for FILL-IN at close range I found and the top shutter speed is 1/350th second but there is no 'Readout' in viewfinder what the Camera is setting for you .
in each bath and got some great 'Delicate Negs' which is a requirement for 'Half Frame' So I took some Landscape Shape and found a Black BLOB in the corner of some which may have been my FINGER or my CAP ! Then I tried 2005 dated 'TUDOR ( FUJI) 100' film and home-processed in C41 and got good results but all the VERY CLOSE-UPS were OUT of FOCUS - only some at around 0.5 meter were good . The Distant Views were good .The FLASH is VERY WEAK - only good for FILL-IN at close range I found and the top shutter speed is 1/350th second but there is no 'Readout' in viewfinder what the Camera is setting for you .
