photoman022 wrote:
My first real camera was a Petri V6; I bought it in 1973, when I was in the Army. Unfortunately it was stolen in 1974. I then bought a the Petri FT2, with a through the lens light meter. I had that for a good number of years; it finally bit the dust and, as Petri Camera Company went out of business, I could not repair it. My first digital camera was a Nikon D40; I still have it and use it, with my 55-200 lens, with close up filters for macro work.
As a teen, I had a Kmart Focal TLR - a rebranded Petri. I remember a friend making fun of its name, TLR since it's obviously NOT a TLR, but whatever. I still had great fun with that camera.