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The '''Petri FA-1''' is a [[shutter priority]] 35mm SLR made by Japanese company [[Kuribayashi]].
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The '''Petri FA-1''' is a [[shutter priority]] autoexposure 35mm SLR made in the mid-1970s by the Japanese company [[Petri]] (formerly Kuribayashi). It is one of their last models before financial difficulties ended their own production, with the brand name later resurfacing on [[Cosina]]-built models.
  
It has a shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/1000 of a sec. along with bulb and self-timer modes. It uses a twin cell [[TTL]] cds exposure meter adjuystable for film speeds of 25 to 1600 ASA. The view finder has a fresnel screen with a microprism focusing aid, with a needle to the right, pointing to the aperture markings, over/under exposure.  
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The camera replaces the earlier [[Petri FTE]] with slightly different styling. As with that model, autoexposure is available using Petri's half-dozen "EE Auto"" series lenses, attached using their proprietary breech-lock mount. It has a shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/1000 of a sec. along with bulb and self-timer modes. It uses a twin [[CdS]]-cell [[TTL]] exposure meter adjustable for film speeds of 25 to 1600 ASA. The view finder has a fresnel screen with a [[microprism]] focusing aid, with a needle to the right, pointing to the meter-chosen aperture values or over/under exposure zones.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 28 February 2023

The Petri FA-1 is a shutter priority autoexposure 35mm SLR made in the mid-1970s by the Japanese company Petri (formerly Kuribayashi). It is one of their last models before financial difficulties ended their own production, with the brand name later resurfacing on Cosina-built models.

The camera replaces the earlier Petri FTE with slightly different styling. As with that model, autoexposure is available using Petri's half-dozen "EE Auto"" series lenses, attached using their proprietary breech-lock mount. It has a shutter with speeds of 1 to 1/1000 of a sec. along with bulb and self-timer modes. It uses a twin CdS-cell TTL exposure meter adjustable for film speeds of 25 to 1600 ASA. The view finder has a fresnel screen with a microprism focusing aid, with a needle to the right, pointing to the meter-chosen aperture values or over/under exposure zones.

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