Petri's budget metered-manual SLR — the FT1000, mechanical, Petri mount, 1973.
The Petri FT1000 was a 35mm film SLR made from 1973 in Petri's budget SLR range. It used the Petri breech-lock bayonet and, like the earlier FT, was a metered-manual body aimed at the lower end of the market during Petri's final years as an independent maker.
It is a single-lens-reflex camera for 35mm film on the Petri mount. The FT1000 used TTL metering and a mechanically controlled focal-plane shutter, operated in metered manual, so it fires without a battery, the cell powering only the meter. Its top shutter speed and layout are typical of an inexpensive early-1970s SLR.
It suits beginners and students after a low-cost mechanical SLR, and the battery-independent shutter keeps it usable even with a flat meter cell. It is a basic camera best suited to casual and learning use rather than demanding work.
On the used market the FT1000 is cheap but Petri lenses are limited due to the proprietary mount and the firm's decline. Check the foam seals and mirror-damper foam, confirm the mechanical shutter fires at all speeds with the battery out, and test the meter, designed for a mercury cell. Inspect advance, rewind and screen, and note that Petri build quality is modest and spares hard to find.