Petri V3 Flex User manual

Type:  Fully Automatic  Diaptrragm Penta Prism Single Lens Reflex
      Camera with  Instant Return Mirror.
Film: 35mm film (20 or 36 exposures) in standard film cassette.
Picture  Size z 24mm x 36mm
Standard  Lens:  Petri 55mm f:1.8 color corrected, 6 elements in 4
         comPonents.
Shutter:  Focal plane tYPe
Siiuii.r speedi: B.l12:l14,_118,l/15, l/30, l/60, lll25, llls.0l.and
                  l/5bO sec. Single iivot  non-rotating dial with built-
                      in selftimer.
view  Finder:  Penta Prism Viewfinder with  built-in micromic lens
               focusing system.
Film  Transportr   Sing-le-ltroke l80'  rapid transport  advances film
                and cocks the shutter.
 I nterchangeable  Lens: Bayonet typ.e' Petri  interchangeable lenses
                       can be attached to the camera'
Flash Synchronization:  FP & X  (JlS Type B)
Other  Features3 Automatic  reseiting  fitm  counter.  Crank  tyPe
                      film rewinder,

DESCRIPTION OF
 PARTS




o PETRTCdS EXPOSURE
  METER
€) sHoE P|NS
€) SHUTTERRELEASE
  BUTTON
@ FLASHSOCKET
o NECK STRAPHOLDER
G) SELFTTMER
O PETRIF: 1.8 55mm LENS
€) CAMERABACK HOOK
€) FOCUSINGRING
@ DTSTANCESCALE
   (both in meter and feet)



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   FILM
  LOADING
                                                         It

                                                                         l. Openlng  thc  camGra               2. Pulling  out  the  Film
                                        back                               Rewlnder

                               P u l l d o w n t h e C A M E R A B A C K       P u l l o u t t h e F I L M R E W I N D E R    Use 35mm film in stand-                             H O O K b y y o u r t h u m b n a i l t o       and put the film czLssettein the    ard film cassette.Avoid                                open the camera back. The         film chamber. Make sure that     direct sun-light and se-                                camera back spr ings up  for        the cassette spool is engaged     lect a shady place for                                      e a s i e r o p e n i n g a n d  t h e F I L M       properly with  the  rewinder     film lo ading.                          COUNTER automatically re-         s p i n d l e .  R e t u r n t h e  F I L M
                                       sets to Start,                  R E W I N D E R  t o   i t s o r i g i n a l
                                                                         p o s t t t o n .


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Pull out the film and slip the        Turn  the  take-up spool  till       Close  the  camera back.   lt
lst.perforation of the film tip          both   the   perforations  are        automatically locks by pushing
into  the  slot on the take-up         taken  up  by two  sprockets.        the Camera Back.
spool and secure by fitting the        Advance the FILM ADVANC-
perforation of the film to the        ING LEVER and check  the
tooth  of the take-up spool.          proper transport and take-up
                                            of the  film.

AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL
DIAPHRAGM





                                          cameradoes all the above iobs in a instant.
                                         The Lensdiaphragmoperatesautomatically_(."
                                              above),whei thc A & M SETTING RING is
                                                    set to "AUTO".
                                    When you want to seethe depth of fleld or use
                                                 the diiphragm manually,turn the A & M
                                     SETTINGRING to "MANUAL"

DIAPHRAGM AND
                      SHUTTER SPEEDSETTING

                                           Turn thg SHUTTERSPEEDDIAL in either
                                                     direction to  select a proper shutter speed,
                                                  This can be done before or after advancingthe
                                                     tever.The SHUTTERSPEEDDIAL must be set
                                          on X when using a ELECTRONICFLASH
                                            UNIT. (approx.shutter speedon X is l/50 sec.)
                                                  B. meansbulb. The shutter staysopen as long
                                             as you keep pressingthe shutter button.
                                         The SHUTTER SPEED DIAL click-stops on
                                           each speed. Do not use intermidiate of the
                                                         clicks.
                                           Turn the DIAPHRAGMRING and set a dia.
                                         phragmnumber on the red mark for necessary
                                             opening.



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FOCUSING


 The perfect conbination of Fresnel Lens and     Other viewing area is made of Fresnel lens giv-
 Condenser in the viewfinder system equipped     ing extra  bright viewing of obiects even in
 with PETRI FLEX V3 is the creation of PETRI's     the dark place.
 unique engineeringknow-how. As the precision
 focusing elements in the viewing system is so
 precisely engineered, you can focus in your
 objects accurately and easily. This  precision
 focusing system consists of a group of micro
 prism lenses as shown  in the center of the
 picture right @  .
 Aim your object through the view finder and
 turn the focusing ring  to bring the view into
 focus. The image in the center square can only
seen clearly when the lens is perfectly focused.
Clear frame @ around the micro lensesalways
 stays in focus and used for comparaing the
 focusing.
 Ground glass ring @ is for checking the depth
 of filed.

Shooting:HOLDING THE CAMERA                                             Hold the camera with your both hand firmly
Focusing:                                  and keep both elbows close to  your body.
Hold the camerabody with your  right hand     Always stand with your legs well apart andfirmly and touch the shutter release button      hold quite  still while releasing the shutter  1
lightly with your right index finger so that you      button.  lf possible,lean back against wall or
can release the  shutter  button  smoothly.      building to firm your stand.
Support the lens from the bottom with your      Releasethe shutter button smoothly in steady
left hand to make focusing easy.                 motion to avoid blurring of the pictures,


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HOVY TO USE
Slide the  meter  leg inbetween the two-pin
holder on the  right side of the camera body
till the hook catchesone of the pin.




                                                   Set   the   film  speed
                                      ASA or DIN Dail to the
Turn the Shutter Speed Dial on the exposure      corresponding number
meter to  right or  to  left  till   it engages with         of the.film you are use-
the shutter speed dial of the camera.                In8.

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Meter can be taken off easily by pressing the
side fever and pull out the meter.


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Direct the camera to
your object. Trun  the
H-L-O Switch to  "H"
when you  are  taking      Set a desired shutter speed and read the number
bright object. Trun  to        of diaphragm  where the exposure needle points,
"L" position when the      and then set the diaphragm of your camera lens to
lightingon the object is      the opening.
low  and  the  meter     Read WHITE  diaphragm numbers when the H-L-O
needle does not swing      Switch is set to "H".
enough  for  accurate     Read YELLOW  diaphragmnumberswhen theH-L-O
readi ng.                    Switch is set to  "L".

                                                                                (Always keep  the
                                                                         H-L-O  Switch to
                                                                         "OFF"  position
                                                                   when the meter is
                                                                                   not in use.)



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HOvv TO USE THE
                       SELFTIMER


          I.lERCURY
         BATTERY
IIIETAL  LID



  Replacing the Mercury  Battery
  Open the Metal Lid by coin turning counter
  clock-wise. Put the Mercury  Battery into the
   battery compartment.  Plus  (f)   side  of  the
  Mercury  Battery must face the  back of the
  metal Lid and the Minus (-)  part must connect             Pull down the SELFTIMERsetting lever to the
  the bottom  pin of the compartment.  Put the            bottom, as shown  in the above picture. Push
  Metal Lid.                                                 the button, then   it   trips the shutter  after 9
                                                       seconds.
                                                 You can set the SELFTIMER inbetween  the
                                                                 dirving range to shorten the releasing time.
                                                  The  selftimer  can be  set  either  before  or
                                                                 after advancing the film WINDING  lever.
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FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY                   TABLE
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O B J E C T Si n d i m o r e n t i r e l y d a r k p l a c ec a n b e
p h o t o g r a p h e db y u s i n g a f l a s hu n i t o r a n e l e c -
t r o n i c - f l a s hu n i t . P E T R I V 3 F L E X h a s t h e f l a s h                                    F class blub
s y n c h r o n i z i n gd e v i c et h a t o p e r a t e sa l l k i n d s o f                            M class bulb
f l a s he q u i p m e n t s .
Connect the cord of flash unit to the FLASH                                             Flash (Speed Light)
SOCKET and attach the flash unit to body by
t r i o o d s c r e w o r  A C C E S S O R YS H O E .
When you use F class (fast class)or M class
( M e d i u m c l a s s ) o r  E l e c t r o n i c f l a s h , s e t  t h e
S y n c h r o n i z a t i oSn w i t c h i n gL e v e r t o  " X " .
Switch the lever to FP for Focal Plane type
f l a s h b u l b .
Refferringto the table, set the shutter speed
a n d d e c i d e F v a l u e o f t h e d i a p h r a g ma c c o r d i n g             +
to what type of flash bulb you use and the
d istancet.o the oblect.'                    t

INTERCHANGING THE
 LENS


  Turn  the LENS MOUNT  RING  in counter               ADAPTOR  RING
  clock-wise direction  till a red mark comes to
  the top of the lens. Then the ring releasesthe
  lens mount and the lens can be taken off. To
  put the lens, place the lens on the body (Red
  dot on the lens mount to come on the top)
  and turn the LENS MOUNT RING clock-wise
  to  fix. When  putting the lens to the camera
  body be sure to keep the A & M DIAPHRAGM
  SETTING RING to "Manual".
  By  the  interchangeability of NEW PETRI
  V3 FLEX you can use a comPlete range of inter-
  changeable lenses from  35 mm  Wide  angle
  to 500 mm sirper telephoto.
  A  special ADAPTOR  RING  is available for
  using screw in type interchangeablelenses.


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35mm                                                   l 3 5 m m              200mm             500mm



Yersatile PETRI Interchangeable  Lenses
PETRIF3.535mm Wide Angle Lens
PETRIF3.5 l35mm Telephoto Lens
                     (Automatic Diaphragm)
PETRIF4 200mm Telephoto Lens
PETRIF5.5 300mmTelephoto lens
PETRIF6.3400mm Telephoto Lens
PETRIFB 500mmTelephoto Lens
                      (Preset Diaphragm)

l. Push the  rewind  button             2. Rewinding  the  film                 3. Take  out  the  film                                                                                   cassette

After all exposures have been      UNFOLD the crank and turn         Pull down the CAMERA BACK
made the film must be wound           in the derection of arrow. Re-     HOOK  to open the camera
back into  the  film  cassette.       wind button must be kept de-        back. Pull out the FILM RE-
Depress the REWIN D             pressed while rewinding the      WINDER and carefully take
BUTTON on the bottom  of           film.                                 out the  film cassette.
the camera body, this diseng-       Winding  becomes distinctlY
ages the  transport sprocket         easierthe moment the film is
 in the camera.                           fully wound  back into  the
                                             film  cassette.
FILM
UNLOADING                                                                      2 l

ACCESSORIES           Petri  lens hood                  Pet ri   fi lters





                              PETRI V3 FLEX LENS HOOD
                                 had been carefullydesignedto        To insure perfect Picture in all
                                    prevent extraneous light from         kinds of  light condition, use
                                     entering the lensof camera.lt is       PETRI FILTERS; YI, Y2 fOT
                                     constructed of light alloy metal        outdoor human and landscaPe,
                                 and smartly styled of round        YA3, Rl  for distant view and
                                shapeto enhancethe beautyof         sky, PO I for hu man . Portrait,
                                 you r PETRI V3 FLEX Com-      UV  for absorbing Ultraviolet
                                        plete with ever-ready carrying        Rays. For color-photograPhY,
                                       leather case.                     W4, C4, C8, Clz are available.

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