Petri Color-corrected Super (CCS, Green-o-Matic) Video Manual

Petri's Color-corrected Super (CCS) has a cult following and reputation for mixed or good photos. The lens can deliver nice images with good contrast, but also exhibits a lot of softness wide open, especially around the edges. These are easy to use and relatively simple cameras that were sold to high-end rangefinder users at the height of the rangefinder camera craze.

Index:
Skip the Intro: 0:07
Camera Overview and Sample Photos: 0:25
Camera Features – Top: 2:19
Camera Features – Front and Lens: 4:22
How to Read the Lens Focus Scales: 5:58
Camera Features – Back: 7:25
Camera Features – Bottom: 7:38
Camera Features – Inside: 7:46
Notes: 9:33
Loading and Unloading Film: 10:59
Using a Flash: 14:18
Metering Images without a Light Meter (Sunny 16 Rule): 14:52
Looking through the Rangefinder (How to Focus the Camera): 15:36
How to Take a Photo with the Petri Color Corrected Super 16:25
Things NOT to do with Your Camera: 17:46
An Invitation to Like and Subscribe: 19:10

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[jp]

I should have known you’d have petri tutorial! I was born around the time this camera was made, so I’m fairly familiar with film photography, but you always manage to find things that are very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together.

[sandor]

My first camera was a Certo Dolina II. With Syncro Compur shutter, 2 to 1/500 second speed and Zeiss Tessar, 2.8 / 50 lens, from 1959. These old machines were very precise.

[donaldlampert]

Thanks as usual....great teaching! Found one of the previous model 2.8's w/o the green screen. Came in it's original box, with case, manual, and guarantee card with manufacture date of 9/2/58, and hand written on the bottom of the box, .... the camera price $39.95 - sale from 49.95, and the case price of little unit!

[_Sisyphus]

For me, watching one of your videos is like a trip back in time. Wonderful! Sadly, one day all film will fade into history. As for now, I'm thrilled to be part of the many generations of cameras that were present in my lifetime. Happily, I am still able to grab my Yashica, Mamiya and Nikon, and shoot 120mm and 35mm film.

[MemeReviewer]

Thanks! I recently got my hands on a 1.9 (which is somewhat different) and this video helped out a lot more than the manual that came with it, thanks!

[knvies]

Tysm for the help my great grandpa handed this to me bc he once took pictures and I love doing that

[jumbosilverette]

We used to call that a depth of field scale. Good video. Thanks.

[chris_vintage_hifi_]

I just picked up a 1960 Petri 1.9 CCS. Seems like everything is working well. All I need to do is give it a bit of a cleaning and fix a dent in the filter mount. Can't wait to try it out.

[tonyhomsi]

Hey David I have the super color corrected 1.9..
For some reason it works fine until I focus in all the way on something which I believe is 2.8 feet. What can keep it from firing up close?

[sdhute]

Thanks or this video just ordered one and waiting for its arrival for some street action. Hopefully those new Pentax cameras will be teased in a few months too

[nigelberry]

Lovely camera, never noticed any issues with mine, regretted both then and now having to part with it to upgrade to the Petri 7S. This one just felt right in my hands. The 7S did not include the automatic parallax correction frame that this one has which was not a bad thing to have in a camera of this type, the 7S just had alignment dots from memory. Thanks for the video, nicely done.

[nexition]

7 years late and I don’t know if anyone’s answered this, but I just picked up a 2.8 CCS and the film advance does lock until the shutter is activated

[dominiquebabao]

Great video. I recently squired a Petri FT. So I’m very interested in viewing as many Petri videos as I can. I’ve been involved in photography for over 30 years and it’s just now I’m getting exposed to Petri cameras.

[asparis]

Really great video. All useful information for folks who didn't grow up with film cameras.
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I have 3 Petris; Petri 1.9, Petri 35, and Petri 2.8 Color Corrected Super (Just like the one in the video) My 2.8CCS has the commemorative plaque, which I hadn't even noticed until I saw this. Guess I should have paid more for it.
Anyway all three of them lock the advance lever when the shutter is cocked, which makes sense. I think yours is slightly broken.

[hoorayforpentax]

Nice little camera.

Suggestion for future videos: as with all these older cameras that have a "cold" flash shoe, you mention (as you must) the PC flash (or sync) port. Now the film photographers know what this is and how to use it, but in this day and age "PC sync port" has a completely different meaning. So it might be worth doing a short piece on what exactly this means and the whole business of getting a flash to fire under such circumstances.

I'm still waiting for the day when someone asks if the flash port is also compatible with Macintosh and how you connect it to the computer...

[JOHNTHETH]

Your question on the film advance, I have a 1.9 (no plaque bought in October 1960 ) and it will not advance the film until the shutter is pressed.

[locadeva]

Hi, thanks for the video! I recently saw one of these online for sale and I've been wondering whether I should get it. You've mentioned there is also a F1.9 model, what ealse is different besides the F stops on the two models? Thanks in adcance :)

[YoureTerminatedFckr]

Thank you for the video! I just picked up a 1.9 complete with the additional screw in lenses and viewfinder for the accessory shoe. Only problem with everyrhing is that the focus ring seems stuck :-(

[nathannguyen]

Hello David,

First and foremost, thanks for posting this video. It was very informative and helpful for me (someone who's completely a dummy when it comes to this).

I think I understand the basics, but I'd want to clarify how to properly set the shutter speed and F-stop as I don't want to waste film.

Using the same camera and with Kodak ISO 200 color film, would I be correct in setting the ASA to 200? From here on, how would I determine the correct shutter speed and f-stop to set the camera to? I'm just not 100% sure how/if the Sunny 16 rule can be applied here.

If it helps, most photos will probably be taken outdoors or indoors where it's quite well illuminated.

If you can help me here, I'd greatly appreciate it!

[raymundsantos]

Hi I inherited a Petri same model as that from my father. I was hoping to show it to my daughter so she would like to take up photography as a hobby. Thank you for your video. I now understand how it works. By the way, how do you clean the lens?