Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self-timer
It has a ball catch at the point where lens is fully screwed home,
providing the lens catch.
(Fujica cameras have similar feature)
From Hilary Cuerden-Clifford
I bought one new in 1973, and enjoyed a solid, good quality compact camera with
good design and wonderful optics. Pity it had a design flaw that left you
without slow shutter speeds (returned five times for a fix under warranty and
was never right). The advent of the OM1 soon after meant that there was only a
small range of lenses that featured full aperture metering (28, 35, 50, 135,
200, I think). Otherwise, one had to make do with third party lenses. This was
a potentially fine camera that was overtaken by events.
Manual diaphragm(?)
Instant return mirror
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self-timer
Update by courtesy of Ron Norwood :
The Argus STL was made by Cosina and one version of the STL-1000 is the Petri.
There were two models of the STL-1000 also by Cosina.
Argus TTL is also this same Petri.
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer.
F-stop visible in viewfinder
(At least some of the FA-1 have Petri bayonet mount. But I saw a photo
of FA-1 with M42 mount).
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer.
From Franka T. Lieu:
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self-timer
The Petri MFT-1000 as mentioned above is actually the export naming. Most of them were actually made as MF-1 and sold in home market. Both Black and Silver ( its not chrome, but rather Silver finished Engineering Plastic ). I have 2 of the Silver Bodies and used to own a Black one. They were in Petri's last days exported extensively to the Asian Market as economy models.
From: Miguel Ledezma:
I had seen this camera (MF-1) under a variety of names. The Petri
SLR 35 and the Promatic Compact-R are identical to the Petri MF-1,
Petri Micro MF-1, Petri MF-T 1000, Petri MF-101A & Hanimex CR 1000;
I had never seen the last two.
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self timer.
Self-timer is jammed, so I don't know about mirror lock up, but
it doesn't have any special button for mirror.
Rigth bottom of viewfinder is exposure meter indicator, which
is metal circle and floating 'stick'. Hard to see in other than
direct sunlight. F-stop is right for selected film sensitivy
when 'stick' is in the middle of the circle.
pictures can be found on my homepage at
http://www.lpt.fi/~praty/indexeng.html
(will change in near future to koti.mbnet.fi/~praty)
Update by courtesy of Erik Jakobsen:
Flash: X-synch and hot shoe, at 1/50.
Metering: TTL stopped down
Battery: PX625
Finder: Microprism spot and ground-glass collar.
In Denmark first sold approx. spring- 1973. Available in all-black or 'metal'-
look. I've had one since 1974, and it's still perfect after all these years.
Metering not at open aperture, but only 'stoped down', I can't find anything
about 'F'flash sync on my camera, so I don't think it's 'F'-synchronized.
About 'mirror lock up': the mirror stays down until right before shutter opens and the mirror goes
down immidiately after shutter closes; no way to lock the mirror in any other
position. Battery: look at http://www.criscam.com/mr9.htm
Auto diaphragm
Instant return mirror
Self-timer
Only black finish