I'm not sure where I've hidden all he bits right now but I believe the
donor camera is a 1.8. Now I'm not sure why I decided it should be the
donor rather than the recipient. I just found the 2.8 but I don't know
where the rest of the bits are. Probably with the repair manual which
is also missing.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/21/2011 6:28 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I'd love to find the 1.8 versions of the Petri's. They have a
> reputation for poor reliability but nice design. Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 22/11/2011, at 10:07 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> I've got a Petri 7s 2.8 (my first ever camera) that's in good
>> condition except the meter had failed. I bought another 7s (for a
>> song) a couple of years ago and started replacing parts only to
>> find the the other 7s was a later model and went to ASA 400 vs 200.
>> So some adjustments were required which I never got around to and
>> it's still setting in a box in pieces in the camera closet. I even
>> have the repair manual... such as it is. Maybe someday... It did
>> shoot a bunch of Tri-X and K64 though.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 11/21/2011 4:32 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>>> Anyone noticed the sudden surge in price in old rangefinders,
>>> particularly any mentioned by Cameraquest? They've become a piece
>>> of trendy jewellry. The inevitable response - now that everybody
>>> has a digital, the new fashion statement is to shoot film. A
>>> Canonet QL17 G3 - name your price. Anything in chrome and black
>>> with a decent lens, in fact. Go on, check the BIN prices for
>>> them! Picked up a lovely, mint Petri Racer the other day for very
>>> little - working well, must be one of the few.
>>>
>>> Olympus Trip 35's (metal) in good condition are going for decent
>>> money. I'm rebirthing a few with coloured leatherette and
>>> accessory kits. Taught myself to strip and fix them. Clever
>>> things. I'm quite keen to get my hands on things like - Early
>>> Petri Color 35's Petri Racers, 7s, Minolta HiMatic 7s Canon
>>> Demi's Canonets Late, compact Yashica Electro's. Trip 35
>>> accessories like 43.5 UV filters, hoods and caps, wrist straps,
>>> manuals. Anything in your junk bin?
>>>
>>> Anyone, anyone...?
>>>
>>> Andrew Fildes afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>>
>>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|