Petri 7 Half Archives

9 November, 2026

5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 18

By Michael Zwicky-Ross

The Petri 7 Half is a half-frame compact camera with zone focusing and the option of manual control at a fixed speed of 1/40sec, as measured by me, or automatic exposure using a...

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Andrew on 5 Frames with a faulty Petri 7 Half and Flic Film Apollo 1809/11/2026
Hmm- I can see that the pictures are sharp even though they are misty. I would suggest there are 2…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
Many thanks. The 800si is very good, while the 7 is just about as good as it is possible to…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
The robustness of LCD displays seems to vary quite a bit. The 9000 is notorious for bleed, but the 7000…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
Thank you. I had passed over the 700si as I had access to a couple of 800si cameras back in…
Bob Janes on Minolta Dynax 700si review – On the button09/11/2026
Many thanks for your kind words..

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