Kodak Retinette
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The Kodak Retinette is a series of 35mm viewfinder cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG. They were a budget version of the Retina series, without rangefinders. The "B" models had light meters.
Retinette 022, 1954-58 |
Chronological list of Retinettes
Model | Type | Body | Introduced | Withdrawn |
Retinette | 147 | Folding | 1939 | 1940 |
Retinette II | 160 | Folding | 1939 | 1941 |
Retinette | 012 | Folding | 1949 | 1951 |
Retinette | 017 | Folding | 1952 | 1954 |
Retinette | 022 | Solid | 1954 | 1958 |
Retinette f | 022/7 | Solid | 1955 | 1958 |
Retinette I | 030 | Solid | 1958 | 1959 |
Retinette f | 030/7 | Solid | 1958 | 1959 |
Retinette II | 026 | Solid | 1958 | 1959 |
Retinette IIB | 031 | Solid | 1958 | 1959 |
Retinette IA | 035 | Solid | 1959 | 1961 |
Retinette IA | 035/7 | Solid | 1959 | 1960 |
Retinette IIA | 036 | Solid | 1959 | 1960 |
Retinette IB | 037 | Solid | 1960 | 1963 |
Retinette IA | 042 | Solid | 1962 | 1963 |
Retinette IA | 044 | Solid | 1963 | 1967 |
Retinette IB | 045 | Solid | 1963 | 1966 |
Unnumbered Retinettes
The first three unnumbered models were folders, the last has a fixed-lens rigid body.
- Typ 147 - 1939; horizontal folder, Kodak Anastigmat 50mm f6.3 lens, Kodak K3 shutter
- Typ 012 - 1949-1951; vertical folder, Ennatar or Reomar 50mm f4.5 lens, Prontor-S shutter
- Typ 012 (French model); vertical folder, KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:4.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens, KODAK Atos shutter
- Typ 017 - 1952-1954; vertical folder, Reomar 50mm f4.5 lens, Prontor-SV shutter
- Typ 017 (French model); vertical folder, KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:4.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens, KODAK shutter,
- then later KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:3.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens, KODAK shutter
- Typ 022 - 1954-1958; rigid body, Reomar 50mm f3.5 lens, Compur-Rapid shutter
Retinette 022 - base with winding lever, rewind release and covered back catch |