Petri Camera

The nihongo|Petri|ペトリ Camera Company was an optical company and manufacturer of cameras in Japan. It was founded in 1907. Prior to World War II, it was known as Kuribayashi Shashin Kōgyō or Kuribayashi Camera Industry, inc. Japan (the company name means "Acorn Grove"). In 1962 it changed its name to Petri Camera Ltd. [ [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?PetriColor35.html~mainFrame "Petri Color 35 / 35E"] , Photoethnography.com. Article retrieved 2006-11-10.]

Petri produced many bellows and single-lens reflex cameras. During the 1960s its main products equalled Nikon's in features at half the price. Due to increased electronization, mass production and competition from other camera vendors, Kuribayashi filed for final bankruptcy in 1977. The labor union, affiliated with Sohyo, continued the company under the name Petri Kōgyō K.K. with employee capital. The last model produced was the MF10, but with its screw-mount lens it could not compete with products having electrical contacts, and disappeared in the autofocus boom of the 1980s.

Now out of the camera business, Petri Kōgyō manufactures telescopes at a plant in the town of Sugito, Saitama Prefecture. __NOTOC__

References

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* Nakamura, Karen, [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?KuriyabashiPetri35.html "Petri 7s, About Kuribayashi"] , Photoethnography.com.

* Baird,John "Collectors Guide to Kuribyashi-Petri Cameras", Centennial Photo Service

External links

* [http://www.pbase.com/cameras/petri pbase.com] list of Petri models with sample photos
* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/Petri7s.html Photoethnography.com] Petri 7s page
* [http://www.cameraquest.com/petri35.htm Cameraquest.com] Petri Color 35 page