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Petri 2.8 RF


c.1961. This is a solid Rangefinder 35mm camera with a good colour corrected lens
(not too common then) from the Kuribayashi Camera Industry of Tokyo, Japan. It was
very popular, and according to various books, about 12,000 were produced each month
for the time it was in production. This particular camera is somewhat rare - it
has a Commemoration Plaque affixed on the top plate, noting a manufacturing milestone.

The camera has special meaning to me. My father only had one 'modern' camera
when he became hooked on 35mm Kodachromes. It was a Petri 2.8 RF. It is also featured
in this collection, complete with exposure meter attached at the accessory shoe.


other sizes: small medium original auto
Monte Dodge12-Jul-2008 17:12
Rangerfinders were the " Point & Shoots " of the day and are still just a pleasure to shoot,,,, Great photo of a wonderful piece of gear,,vote
12318-Jun-2008 06:44
Gorgeous I have 2 Petris still to post their images. Yours looks fabulous. BV
blizzard19-Mar-2008 13:35
I got one of thewe at a tag sale
worked very well v
Kiriakos Korakis16-Feb-2008 10:46
A very nice camera. The Petris were famous at that time !
Today in combination with XP2plus must produce lovely images !
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