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PETRI FTE with Petri 55mm/f1.7
Most sources say that the company was founded as Kuribayashi Seisakusho in 1907 by Kuribayashi Yōji manufacturing tripods and dark boxes.
The company changed status in 1949 and became K.K. Kuribayashi Shashin Kikai Seisakusho in 1949. At that time the headquarters were in Chiyoda (Tokyo), and the plant in the Adachi factory mentioned above. The company did not renew its cooperation with Minagawa (owner of the name "First"). It had to look for another brand name and finally settled on Karoron and Petri. Kuribayashi made a range of 4.5×6 folders under these names and a single 6×6 TLR model called Petriflex. Its first 35mm camera was released in 1954 and its first 35mm SLR in 1959. The company became Kuribayashi Shashin Kōgyō K.K. in 1956. In 1962, it took the name of its products and became Petri Camera K.K. In 1968, it released the Petri Color 35, a very compact camera said to be inspired by the Rollei 35. Along with its line of 35mm rangefinder and SLR cameras, Petri also sold movie cameras and binoculars.
PETRI FTE with Petri 55mm/f1.7
Most sources say that the company was founded as Kuribayashi Seisakusho in 1907 by Kuribayashi Yōji manufacturing tripods and dark boxes.
The company changed status in 1949 and became K.K. Kuribayashi Shashin Kikai Seisakusho in 1949. At that time the headquarters were in Chiyoda (Tokyo), and the plant in the Adachi factory mentioned above. The company did not renew its cooperation with Minagawa (owner of the name "First"). It had to look for another brand name and finally settled on Karoron and Petri. Kuribayashi made a range of 4.5×6 folders under these names and a single 6×6 TLR model called Petriflex. Its first 35mm camera was released in 1954 and its first 35mm SLR in 1959. The company became Kuribayashi Shashin Kōgyō K.K. in 1956. In 1962, it took the name of its products and became Petri Camera K.K. In 1968, it released the Petri Color 35, a very compact camera said to be inspired by the Rollei 35. Along with its line of 35mm rangefinder and SLR cameras, Petri also sold movie cameras and binoculars.