The New Lomography MC-A. The new AF point and shoot.

Another review. This guy seems to have a relatively good one! Interestingly he said the Rollei 35AF has been improved a lot since it was first released so it makes me wonder whether to risk another of those. The worst bit is how inconsistent the failings are with the MCA. It's not just one thing but several and even those aren't guaranteed. His AF and exposure were really good but others have noticed it being a bit off. He borrowed this off a friend and it's a second or third batch one. The image quality off the Rollei was really good which is why I was even more annoyed about having problems with it.

View: https://youtu.be/0yzsX2TpjdA?si=0GTnENRRFGe6oPYZ
 
Mines still going well. Can’t believe that I’ve been lucky with mine considering it was the first run.
I’m almost at the end of another roll!

Noticed other reviews on the Rollei but it’s a lot to drop on a duff camera. Twice the cost of the mc-a. Wouldn’t risk a used one, probably being sold for a reason.
 
Harrison cameras have a used 35AF for under £600. Still too much. Supposedly Rollei have done a lot with the 35AF so it's much better but I haven't really seen any recent reviews.
 
In hindsight, and in spite of all the social media/armchair photographer criticism, it's remarkable just how good the Pentax 17 was (is) and how many things they got right, already at release stage. The know-how was all there I suppose.

I think that if they had released a 35mm camera instead of a half frame from the get go that would have broadened the appeal even more and a Pentax "35" with its perfect QC and great lens would have stolen the show and made those £400 MINT+++ Mju II ebay listings essentially history.
 
trypdal said:
In hindsight, and in spite of all the social media/armchair photographer criticism, it's remarkable just how good the Pentax 17 was (is) and how many things they got right, already at release stage. The know-how was all there I suppose.

I think that if they had released a 35mm camera instead of a half frame from the get go that would have broadened the appeal even more and a Pentax "35" with its perfect QC and great lens would have stolen the show and made those £400 MINT+++ Mju II ebay listings essentially history.
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I’ve said it over and over, the reviewers were the wrong base for the 17 and so it got slated. They killed it before it started to sell.

I now own 5x Pentax 17(don’t ask). I’ve got one in each bag, film and digital kits. I bought in to it awaiting the 35mm, hopefully with less plastic. Never happened.
There are still 35mm rumours knocking around though.

@srichards £600 is way too rich for a used one.
 
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The pentax 17 got a lot of flack because of the slightly squeezy back. It definitely makes it feel a bit cheap even though the results aren't cheap looking at all. Now I've got the hang of it and have also added a bit of exposure comp I'm rarely disappointed with mine.

bumper said:
I’ve said it over and over, the reviewers were the wrong base for the 17 and so it got slated. They killed it before it started to sell.

I now own 5x Pentax 17(don’t ask). I’ve got one in each bag, film and digital kits. I bought in to it awaiting the 35mm, hopefully with less plastic. Never happened.
There are still 35mm rumours knocking around though.
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I was considering a second P17 but considered it a bit excessive but it now seems quite restrained :LOL:
 
When my wife stole the xhalf and she got in to taking photos, I got her a 17. She hated it, so it was a big win for me :banana:

I also bought 2 extra brand new that were on sale with a huge discount. I would’ve bought more but they only had 2 left.


All of my 17’s under expose slightly always on at least +1 or more. If I don’t check the dials they could be +3 or -3:confused:
 
I put a UV filter on mine so I think the slight shading that offers reduces the under exposure. I have mine set at +2/3rds and that is generally ok. Kodak Gold seems to turn out worst for looking a bit under for some reason.
 
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