Kodak Retinette
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 Schneider Reomar 45mm f3.5 lens in Compur-Rapid shutter |
Chronological list of Retinettes
Model | Typ | Body | Introduced | Withdrawn |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 I | 030/9 | Solid | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |
=== Retinettes ===All Retinettes have a body serial number.
- On Typs 147, 160, 012 and early 017 cameras (including French versions of Typ 017) the serial number is located inside the back door adjacent to the film pressure plate.
- The remaining Retinette cameras have the body serial number engraved on the top housing.
Here is a list of Retinette Typs with lens/shutter combinations:
Pre-war Retinettes
- Typ 147 - Kodak-Anastigmat 1:6,3 F=5cm lens / AGC-K3 shutter
- Typ 160 - Kodak-Anastigmat 1:4,5 F=5cm lens / AGC-K4S shutter
- Typ 160 - Kodak-Anastigmat 1:3,5 F=5cm lens / Compur shutter
Post-war Retinettes
- Typ 012 - Ennatar f:4,5/50mm lens / PRONTOR-S shutter
- Typ 012 - Schneider Reomar 1:4,5/50mm lens / Prontor-S shutter
- Typ 012 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:4.5 [Angénieux|ANGENIEUX]] 50mm lens / KODAK B, 1-250 shutter
- Typ 012 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:4.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens / KODAK B, 250-1 shutter
- Typ 017 - Schneider Reomar 1:4,5/50mm lens / Prontor-S shutter
- Typ 017 - Schneider Reomar 1:4,5/50mm lens / Prontor-SV shutter
- Typ 017 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:4.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens / KODAK shutter
- Typ 017 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT f:3.5 ANGENIEUX 50mm lens / KODAK shutter
- Typ 022 - Schneider Reomar 1:3,5/45mm lens / Compur-Rapid shutter without EV scale ( EV = Exposure Value system )
- Typ 022 - Schneider Reomar 1:3,5/45mm lens / Compur-Rapid shutter with red on black EV scale
- Typ 022 - Schneider Reomar 1:3,5/45mm lens / Compur-Rapid shutter with red on chrome EV scale - rectangular lens panel.
- Typ 022/7 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT F:3,5 ANGENIEUX 45mm lens / Kodak 1 - 1/250 shutter without EV scale
- Typ 022/7 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT F:3,5 ANGENIEUX 45mm lens / Kodak 1 - 1/250 shutter with EV scale
- Typ 030 - Schneider Reomar 1:3,5/45mm lens / Compur-Rapid shutter
- Typ 030/9 - Schneider Reomar 1:3,5/45mm lens / Compur-Rapid shutter/ feet only focus scale / Sonderausfuhrung Made for Kodak Ltd England 1958
- Typ 030/7 - KODAK ANASTIGMAT F:3,5 ANGENIEUX 45mm lens / Kodak 1 - 1/250 shutter with EV scale
Retinette 022 - base with winding lever, rewind release and covered back catch |
Retinette I Typ 030/9 |
Retinette I Typ 030 (early production) |
Links
- Retinette 022 on the Living Image
- On Mischa Koning's Kodak Classics
- Retinette 017 manual on Mike Butkus' site
- Retinette 147 on the Tomei's Camera Collection pages
- Retinette IA type 035/7 at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Retinette IA type 042 at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Retinette IA type 044 at www.collection-appareils.fr
- Retinette IB 037 in Sylvain Halgand's collection
- Retinette IB 045 in Sylvain Halgand's collection
- Retinette IB 045 French user manual in Sylvain Halgand's collection