Lomopedia: Fujipet

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Introduced by Fuji in 1957 and manufactured until 1963, the Fujipet was a medium format film camera that was made using plastic and aluminum and takes 12 6 × 6 photos like the Holga and Diana cameras.

Fujipet 9 Zebrio via Flickr, Image used under Creative Commons license

Aside from sporting a simple yet elegant design, this camera also came in three colors: black, green, and red. Its simple mechanism and operation enabled beginners, women, and even children to take photos with it. In fact, the Fujipet was marketed in Japan as a camera for the whole family.

Today, the Fujipet (and all the succeeding models in the series) remains a popular collectible that is sought after for its very retro-looking toy camera design.

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Technical Specifications

Film: 120 film
Lens: simple Meniscus lens of glass, later plastic; 70 mm f/11
Aperture options: f11, f16, f22
Shutter: leaf shutter with B and I (= ~1/50th sec); requires cocking
Focus: Fixed focus, ~ 1m to infinity
Dimensions: 120 × 100 × 75 mm
Weight: 332 g
Flash shoe: Cold shoe

All information used in this article was sourced from Camerapedia, Moominsean on Blogspot, Camera Wiki, and Retro Thing

written by plasticpopsicle on 2014-03-05 #gear #lomopedia #medium-format #120 #review #fuji #fujipet #lomopedia

3 Comments

  1. pichumino
    pichumino ·

    I take it that you are quoting some old promo from the camera... if not... do you mean women can't use cameras more complicated than this?

  2. plasticpopsicle
    plasticpopsicle ·

    Yes, @pichumino, I wrote it along the lines of old promos/marketing slants that were mentioned in the sources I cited. I think we have to consider and understand that most likely, the reason why it was marketed as a camera for "everyone" --- including women and children -- is that during the time it was released in Japan, (late 1950s) photography was still mostly a male-dominated/professional thing. So, Fuji banked on a camera that was accessible to and can be used by everyone. I don't really want to look at it as if Fuji was thinking that women and children can't learn how to operate more complicated cameras, though! :)

  3. niko_fuzzy
    niko_fuzzy ·

    i have one and DIY into FUJIBLACKPET

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