winfried_buechsenschuetz1 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Petri Color Corrected Super 1.9 with new leatherette - or actually morocco grain leather I bought from the surplus of a former GDR company. Had to replace the focussing helicoid since it was stuck (and damaged during attemps to free it... had a CC 2.8 junker body to cannibalize). Leatherette was bristle and impossible to reglue correctly. Lens had minor fungus which was removed with microfiber cloth. Shutter has been tested and runs accurate except for 1/500 which is a bit slow. The dial on top is NOT an exposure meter dial but a combined film reminder and frame counter.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawczyk Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Great job! You have some pictures to show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahams Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Nice one, Winfreid! Now some shots with it please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winfried_buechsenschuetz1 Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 No pics yet, have to finish the roll in my Neoca S2 first. Also, I don't have a scanner - all I can do is crudely taking shots with a digital camera from the slides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas_green1 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I see that you selected the color of leather to help you blend into the crowd, rather than attract attention to yourself - NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_reidelbach Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Hot stuff! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I rememeber when I was just learning to operate adjustable cameras, these cameras with lenses faster that f/2 were still pretty new; a 1.7 was a big deal and a 1.4 was hot stuff indeed. Expensive, too, as I recall; that camera probably cost more than my first (or second, or even third) car. These days, we'll pick 'em up in "needs TLC" condition for $50, put another $50 into parts and materials, and have everything we'd have had in 1970, for a cost of a couple bulk rolls of Tri-X. Gotta get this Petri 7S back in service again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_linn Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 A real classic from about 1960. The viewfinder (parallax correcting) is just what you would want in a rangefinder 35mm camera. The lens is another pleasant surprise. Looking forward to your results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snip_test Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Um, yeah. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winfried_buechsenschuetz1 Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 "These days, we'll pick 'em up in "needs TLC" condition for $50, put another $50 into parts and materials, and have everything we'd have had in 1970, for a cost of a couple bulk rolls of Tri-X." This one even was less than USD 50 including air mail shipment to Germany. Of course you do not calcutate the labour costs of DIY fixing. The new helicoid came from a CC2.8 junker, some other parts went into a second CC 2.8 which I am going to sell (without new leatherette). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_murray Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 A local antique shop has a mint condition Petri 7s for $20. The meter still works, but I cant recall is the meter coupled to the lens or do you have to take a reading then set the lens? This had it original lens cap still on, so meter is reacting to light. Oh its the 1.8 lensalso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winfried_buechsenschuetz1 Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 The meter of the 7s is coupled to aperture/speed setting and is a needle-match system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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