PETRI HALF 17

(1962) Basically the same as the Petri Half 7, just harder to find. It had a focusing 28mm (f2.8) lens with close-focusing to 2.25 feet. The focusing symbols of the original Petri Half -- S, G & P -- are till on the lens. Speeds of B, 1/15 - 1/250. Fully automatic exposure control. Just dial in the film speed (ISO 10 to 200), and the camera sets the shutter speed and aperture -- like many other cameras of the time. A needle and a green zone in the viewfinder indicate if light is sufficient. No manual settings, except that the f-stop could be set for flash use at a fixed 1/30s. Cold flash shoe and PC contact. Film advance moved to a large round knob on the bottom back edge of the camera. Tripod socket and cable release socket.