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Post by kiev4a on Dec 5, 2005 23:38:59 GMT -5
Received a Petri VI today to go with a Petri V acquired earlier. The VI is a little taller and doesn't feel as compact as the earlier model, plus it has a huge CDS meter that clips on over the shutter speed dial. Looks so ugly it's sorta handsome. To me the Petri V has a feeling of craftsmanship. While the VI isn't bad, it seems more "plain" in finish. Both have the proprietary Petri bayonet lens mount. I actually like the canted shutter release on the front of the body. A Petri V (used) was my first SLR with an instant return mirror, replacing an Exa I. I later traded the Petri off for a used Pentax H1A, primarily because of the Petri's off mount. Later Petri switched to the M42 threaded mount.  |
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Post by Rachel on Dec 7, 2005 4:03:36 GMT -5
Wayne I was going to asked when Petri switched from M42 to their own bayonet mount but you say it was the other way around. That was unusual as Fuji and Mamiya started with the M42 and then introduced their own bayonet mounts. I know that some manufacturers switched from their own mounts to the Pentax K mount; Miranda was one I believe.
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Post by sinedyar on Jan 10, 2006 13:16:21 GMT -5
Wayne:
A Petri VI was my first SLR. I was stationed with the Army in Japan when it was released. Of course the BX (Base Exchange) wanted to sell all their V's first, but someone told me the VI was in stock, so I had to argue with them for awhile before they finally admitted having the VI and sold me one.
Denis
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Post by kamera on Jan 10, 2006 14:16:08 GMT -5
Wayne,
Have no Petris so cannot comment specifically on such.
But as a side comment to your post, I have one of those add-on-meter-thingamajiggers on a Pentax H1...they sure do make the appearance a little ugly...but also, as you said, somewhat 'handsome'.
All in the eye of the beholder!!!
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by kiev4a on Jan 10, 2006 22:07:26 GMT -5
I have the H1 and SV with the top meters, too. The Petri meter is larger. I'm not sure when they changed to M42. Saw something somewhere that they may have switched in the middle of a model but I don't remember which.
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Jan 11, 2006 15:29:33 GMT -5
Hi Wayne,
In 1974 Petri introduced the FTX, their first screw mount m42 camera. Also sold thru several US department stores as Focal TTL, Spiratone Spiraflex SLR, Safari sd200 etc. Followed by the FT500 and FT1000. Hope this helps.
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 12, 2006 10:24:40 GMT -5
Hi Wayne, In 1974 Petri introduced the FTX, their first screw mount m42 camera. Also sold thru several US department stores as Focal TTL, Spiratone Spiraflex SLR, Safari sd200 etc. Followed by the FT500 and FT1000. Hope this helps. Thanks for the info. Sorry it took seven months for me to respond! |
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Jul 12, 2006 18:06:28 GMT -5
No problems Wayne. I miss a lot of responses too. Only so many threads you can follow.
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Post by Randy on Jul 21, 2006 6:47:51 GMT -5
I have a Focal TTL and accessories, the Manual says "Made for SS Kresge Company by Kuribayashi Ltd", That meter mount reminds me of my Minolta SR1s Wayne.  |
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Post by kiev4a on Jul 21, 2006 10:21:14 GMT -5
That's quite a meter, Randy. Non of my clip on meters work. They all use mercury batteries. I remember back when I had my first Pentax H1a the clip-on meter was pretty accurate and sensitive, too.
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Post by Randy on Jul 21, 2006 18:08:57 GMT -5
That's quite a meter, Randy. Non of my clip on meters work. They all use mercury batteries. I remember back when I had my first Pentax H1a the clip-on meter was pretty accurate and sensitive, too. Meter works fine, I still have some PX625s that work. |
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