Petie

Petie cameras were subminiature cameras manufactured and distributed by Walter Kunik of Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, during the 1950s and 1960s.^[1]^[2]

Description

At the end of World War II Japan produced simple, tiny and inexpensive Hit-type cameras designed for the war-torn and destitute home market. The Petie camera was created under similar conditions in post-war Germany. These cameras used 16mm film, against the 17.5mm film of the Japanese cameras, but both used paper-backed film and created 14mm square images. The Petie had a 20mm (f9.0) fixed-focus lens and a shutter speed set at 1/50 sec. The 1955 model came with a meniscus lens, later replaced with an achromatic lens. It came with accessories such as a closeup lens, yellow filter, lens hood, table top tripod, and case. All subsequent Kunik models were based on this one.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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[1] "Kunik Petie and Tux 16mm Subminiature cameras collection".

[2] Science Museum (London) collections - Petie sub-miniature camera

[3] "Kunik Petie".

[4] KameraMuseum.net - Kunik Petie II

[5] KameraSammlung.ch Kunik Petie I

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