Lomopedia: Petri 7s

Made and introduced in 1962, the Petri 7s is a 35 mm rangefinder camera that featured several important improvements from the previous model. Find out more about this analogue beauty from the 1960s in this installment of Lomopedia!

Released by Japanese camera maker Petri in 1962 and produced until 1973, the Petri 7s is a 35 mm fixed-lens rangefinder camera that was an improved version of the Petri 7 introduced a year before. An advanced camera during its time, it has an around-the-lens (ATL) selenium cell light meter that can read light values of 7 - 17. The Petri 7 was also equipped with an additional match-needle display visible both in the viewfinder and on the top plate, a coupled rangefinder, and an improved film advance lever and frame counter. The 7s came with either a 45 mm f/1.8 or f/2.8 lens, which can accept 52 mm screw-in filters.

Technical Specifications:

• Manufacturer: Petri Camera Company
• Place of Manufacture: Japan
• Date of Manufacture:* 1963 - 1976
• Focusing System: Fully coupled rangefinder
• Rangefinder: Helicoid-type Coupled Rangefinder
• Focusing: 2.65 ft to Infinity.
• Lens: 45mm f/2.8 (4 elements in 3 groups), coated, 52mm filter thread mount; 45mm f/1.8 (6 elements), coated, 52mm filter thread mount
• Shutter: Petri MVE leaf (in-lens) shutter
• Shutter speeds:* 1 - 1/500 + B + self-timer
• Metering System: Around the lens (ATL) selenium manual metering cell
• Aperture: f/2.8~16; f/1.8~16
• Flash: "Cold" flash shoe; PC external flash connection
• Flash type selector:* M - X
• Film type: Standard 135 (35 mm) film
• Film Transport:* Single-Stroke (180 degree) rapid transport lever.
• Battery type: n/a
• Dimensions and weight:* 132 x 79 x 72 mm xxxg / 132 x 79 x 72 mm 635g

This article was written by Community member plasticpopsicle.

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