January 5 by LynnH

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05-JAN-2015	LynnH

January 5

Sugar Land, Texas

My latest home project is cleaning out my "camera closet".
This is one of two Petri FT cameras that I bought in the 1970s. I have 6 Petri lenses too.
LOVED my Petris and don't really want to part with them, but I'm running out of space.
I inherited all of my Dad's cameras (8 cameras) when he died in 2013, and I already had a dozen of my own.
Right now, I have all the camera bodies and lenses sitting on our pool table
while I go through boxes of filters, converters, light boxes, flashes etc.
I do have some nice vintage press cameras that I intend to keep.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II
1/30s f/1.8 at 10.4mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Don Mottershead		15-Jan-2015 01:31
It is hard to part with these wonderful devices.

Graeme		09-Jan-2015 12:41
Sounds like you have quite a collection of cameras, Lynn! A great close up here too.V I once had a lovely Rollei 35M that I wish I had kept in the 80's it was a smashing camera...

Julie Oldfield		09-Jan-2015 02:28
What a great shot. I would hate to part with those. Vintage cameras are beautiful. V

Irene Wehrli		08-Jan-2015 17:30
Never heard of Petri cameras, but sure great memories for you… Irene

Patricia Kay		07-Jan-2015 23:31
Great image of this fine camera Lynn...Wouldn't like the job of deciding which cameras to go...bet I would keep them all...BV

LynnH		07-Jan-2015 18:32
All my Dad's Minolta lenses fit my Sony A700. Even the older ones. AF works too, although light meter isn't always spot on.

Stephanie		07-Jan-2015 16:57
You have a difficult job ahead of you! None of us wants to part with our beloved cameras/equipment! V

Helen Betts		07-Jan-2015 16:46
What a job, but at least working with something you love! V.

J. Scott Coile		07-Jan-2015 15:03
Need a picture of that pool table full too :-)

larose forest photos		07-Jan-2015 15:00
Wow, you do have a lot of cameras!! This is a terrific shot of a fine older camera. V

Richard Vance		07-Jan-2015 13:57
Petris were fine cameras. I had a rangefinder Petri when I was in the USAF, stationed in California at the time. Unfortunately, it got 'lost' on Manhatten Beach one weekend.

Bill Miller		07-Jan-2015 13:43
I meant your A700... It would be fun to fit them to the RX100 too :)

Bill Miller		07-Jan-2015 13:42
I have been enjoying using old manual Olympus lenses on my Sony A7 with a cheap adapter. I expect some of your lenses would work on your Sony too. Focusing is easy with the focus peaking option. There is a lot more character in these old cameras, like vintage cars and steam trains.