Difference between revisions of "Petri Flex 7"
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− | The '''Petri Flex 7''' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Petri]] in 1964. The camera has an externally-mounted round CdS meter sensor on the front of the prism, giving it a very distinctive appearance. It has a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, giving speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second, plus 'B'. It has a [[PC socket]] and [[cold shoe]], and a self-timer. It has a breech-lock lens mount (unlike the contemporary [[Petri Penta|Petri Penta/Flex V]] series of SLRs, which have an M42 mount). | + | The '''Petri Flex 7''' is a 35mm [[SLR]] camera made by [[Petri]] in 1964. The camera has an externally-mounted round CdS meter sensor on the front of the prism, giving it a very distinctive appearance. It has a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, giving speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second, plus 'B'. It has a [[PC socket]] and [[cold shoe]], and a self-timer. It has a breech-lock lens mount (unlike the contemporary [[Petri Penta|Petri Penta/Flex V]] series of SLRs, which have an M42 mount). The standard lens is an f/1.8. The camera stops down the aperture automatically at exposure. There is an ''Auto/Manual'' adjustment ring on the lens; this is used for depth-of-field preview, and does not give auto-exposure. |
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+ | The [[film speed]] is set with the rim of the meter cell; speeds from 10 to 800 ASA may be set. The meter indicates Exposure Values from 4 to 18 at 100 ASA, and the reading is used for match-needle adjusment in the viewfinder. Also in the viewfinder, there is a micro-prism focusing aid. | ||
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+ | The light meter requires a single mercury cell, or substitute. | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 20 June 2011
Petri Flex 7 with 55mm f/1.8 lens. image by John Nuttall (Image rights) |
The Petri Flex 7 is a 35mm SLR camera made by Petri in 1964. The camera has an externally-mounted round CdS meter sensor on the front of the prism, giving it a very distinctive appearance. It has a focal-plane shutter with cloth blinds, giving speeds from 1 to 1/1000 second, plus 'B'. It has a PC socket and cold shoe, and a self-timer. It has a breech-lock lens mount (unlike the contemporary Petri Penta/Flex V series of SLRs, which have an M42 mount). The standard lens is an f/1.8. The camera stops down the aperture automatically at exposure. There is an Auto/Manual adjustment ring on the lens; this is used for depth-of-field preview, and does not give auto-exposure.
The film speed is set with the rim of the meter cell; speeds from 10 to 800 ASA may be set. The meter indicates Exposure Values from 4 to 18 at 100 ASA, and the reading is used for match-needle adjusment in the viewfinder. Also in the viewfinder, there is a micro-prism focusing aid.
The light meter requires a single mercury cell, or substitute.