Yeh- 'been awhile since i've gone to "Rokkor Files" -I've never seen or heard of a ltd edition SRT and I see no mention of one on the Rokkor Files site.
There were some 50th anniversary ltd edition Minolta XD models.
Such effect typically is achieved by dying aluminium during the anodizing process. This again restricts the process to Alumium caps. Metallized plastic caps instead would need a varnish.Maybe they used a Caswell kit...
The sr-T sc models were sold in Sears stores and the Sr-T mc models were sold in K-Mart and JC Penney stores. They were still branded as Minolta cameras. I have the sr-T sc ii, it’s the camera I used in my high school photography class in the early 1980’s.I thought all the camers sold at Kmart were rebranded as Focus, I have a Petri that sold under Focus along with a 35mm 2.8 lens.
Close, the house brand was Focal not Focus, and having owned a Petri I can see why it was no big loss to lose the nameplate. The Pentax and Minolta K-Mart specials were introduced to compete with camera stores. We spent a great deal of time teaching basic photography to folks that saved a few bucks buying their camera from the K-mart in our mall, as soon as they needed help the K-mart sent them to us.I thought all the camers sold at Kmart were rebranded as Focus, I have a Petri that sold under Focus along with a 35mm 2.8 lens.
Petriflex 7 is a decent SLR with some limits of lens compatibility. The Petriflex V (Penta) is a wonderful little SLR as long as the weird "drive-line" shutter shaft under the bottom plate is kept clean and periodically lubricated. Most V (Penta) bodies are frozen and need the drive-line serviced. Too bad, because it's really nicely made...Your right, Focal, comes back to me. Petri 35mm SLR are a mess, I have 3 or 4 that I picked up over the years, the lens are surprisingly good, I have a 300mm 5.6 that's really sharp, the cameras, very different story. Not any where made as their early range finders.
I owned a Petri FT as my first SLR. Got it used, and the only reason I gave it up was that the meter was a bit iffy, as far as reliability was concerned; it was very accurate for an averaging meter. Mechanically, it was great, and the breech lock lens system was better than the M42. The lenses were really great. I gave it up to convert to a Nikkormat FTn when I was taking photography in college.Your right, Focal, comes back to me. Petri 35mm SLR are a mess, I have 3 or 4 that I picked up over the years, the lens are surprisingly good, I have a 300mm 5.6 that's really sharp, the cameras, very different story. Not any where made as their early range finders.
I owned a Petri FT as my first SLR. Got it used, and the only reason I gave it up was that the meter was a bit iffy, as far as reliability was concerned; it was very accurate for an averaging meter. Mechanically, it was great, and the breech lock lens system was better than the M42. The lenses were really great. I gave it up to convert to a Nikkormat FTn when I was taking photography in college.
Sometimes I think about buying another just for the nostalgia, but the ones I've looked at were ridden hard, put away wet.
I picked up a really nice one at an estate sale several years ago, it works great. I also shot one of my favorite pictures of my dogs with it, I agree, the lenses are great.
Vera & Rachael Lounging by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr
. .......does the camera smell strongly of cigarettes? That would account for everything looking that color.If I'm not mistaken, several years ago, I came across an SRT in a thrift shop, that instead of the usual silver chrome trim, was of a yellowish/amber metal trim. Very nice looking as well. 'Haven't seen any anywhere on the web yet.
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