wrs1145
A native Texan living far from home., but happy.
Anybody have any experuince with the Petri Color compact camera? How is the lens? Any qurks?
Thanks,
Bill
Thanks,
Bill
Petri Color 35?
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Zuiko-logist
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Nice lens, I would say similar to Ricoh GX series rangefinders. The best part of the camera is the ergonomics, with aperture and shutter controlled from the top plate. The lens is extended and retracted by a rotary dial which is fiddly. I don’t bother retracting mine as the mechanism has become loose with use. This also controls focusing. The viewfinder is quite good and pictograms for focusing also good. Exposure meter is good. The shutter speed range is limited but fine for normal daylight and evening situations. The shutter release has a nice feel.
wrs1145
A native Texan living far from home., but happy.
Thanks for your coments.
valdas
Veteran
I regret selling it. The lens was quite good, but not as sharp as Rollei and I think Olympus trip is also a bit sharper.
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agentlossing
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I enjoyed mine. I found it in a box of pretty much broken and fungus-covered cameras I bought from a "yard sale" (I think it was more like the estate sale of a hoarder). The shutter wouldn't open, but I had it fixed by Advance Camera in Portland, Oregon, and it functioned very well after that.
The lens has nice rendering characteristics, but isn't extremely sharp. The main quirks I found were that the maximum shutter of 1/250 was restrictive for me, and the scale focusing has no marks on the outside of the lens - you have to look through the viewfinder to see the scale. It made it a little slow to use, and, at the time, I wanted a small street compact. Not a good camera for that, but would be great for snapshooting with slower film. Everything about the construction was impeccable, extremely well-made camera.
The lens has nice rendering characteristics, but isn't extremely sharp. The main quirks I found were that the maximum shutter of 1/250 was restrictive for me, and the scale focusing has no marks on the outside of the lens - you have to look through the viewfinder to see the scale. It made it a little slow to use, and, at the time, I wanted a small street compact. Not a good camera for that, but would be great for snapshooting with slower film. Everything about the construction was impeccable, extremely well-made camera.
Jbennett68
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I have a different petri. The 7s. Takes surprisingly good pics and the selenium meter still works and is fairly accurate. I really enjoy most of the old fixed lens rangefinders.
Duofold RF
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The Petri Color 35 was basically a budget knockoff of the Rollei 35. Its Tessar‑type lens does a decent job, however, it has limited shutter‑speed range. The Rollei 35 with the Sonnar lens is still the best in the class.
