Difference between revisions of "Kodak AG"
Danipuntocom (talk | contribs) m (→Links: updated link) |
(+ ref to half-frame Retina prototype at Westlicht) |
||
| (10 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''Kodak AG''' is the German branch of the [[Kodak]] company. It originated at the end of the 19th century as German branch of [[Kodak]] in Berlin, named '''Eastman Kodak GmbH''' | + | '''Kodak AG''' is the German branch of the [[Kodak]] company. It originated at the end of the 19th century as the German branch of [[Kodak]] in Berlin, named '''Eastman Kodak GmbH''' |
| − | Later, in the 20th century, the German Kodak branch became listed at the German stock market, and it bought the independent camera maker [[Nagel]], and its founder Dr. August Nagel became general director of the company when it was bought by Eastman Kodak Company on December 1, 1931. Kodak A.G. Dr. Nagel Werk developed its own line of products including the Kodak Retina Camera. The first Retina camera (Type 117) was introduced in the summer of 1934 along with a new 35mm film Daylight Loading Cartridge (DLC). | + | Later, in the 20th century, the German Kodak branch became listed at the German stock market, and it bought the independent camera maker [[Nagel]], and its founder Dr. August Nagel became general director of the company when it was bought by Eastman Kodak Company on December 1, 1931. The name was changed to Kodak A.G. - Dr. Nagel Werk and developed its own line of products, including the Kodak Retina Camera. The first Retina camera (Type 117) was introduced in the summer of 1934 along with a new 35mm film Daylight Loading Cartridge (DLC). A camera was sold at Westlicht, which the auctioneer describe as the prototype for the Retina (and it is marked 'Retina' in the leatherette); interestingly, it is a ''half-frame'' rangefinder.<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Kodak-Nagel-Retina-Prototype/AI-29-33420 Half-frame Retina prototype], with 3.5cm f/3.5 Xenar, sold at the [https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Cameras/Past-Auctions/Auction-29/ 29th Westlicht Photographica Auction], in November 2016.</ref> Dr. August Nagel held the German patent for this new 35mm DLC. This 35mm Daylight Loading Cartridge was designed for the Kodak Retina camera and was also designed to retrofit into existing [[Leica]] and [[Contax]] cameras. Nagel's son Helmut Nagel led the company after the war. |
| + | <!-- | ||
{{Flickr_image | {{Flickr_image | ||
|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/kepanuk/253784075/in/pool-camerawiki | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/kepanuk/253784075/in/pool-camerawiki | ||
| Line 9: | Line 10: | ||
|image_by=Francisco Javier Cornejos C. | |image_by=Francisco Javier Cornejos C. | ||
|image_rights=non-commercial | |image_rights=non-commercial | ||
| − | }} | + | }}--> |
== 35mm == | == 35mm == | ||
| Line 45: | Line 46: | ||
** [[Kodak Retinette|Retinette IIA]] (Type 036 - 1959) | ** [[Kodak Retinette|Retinette IIA]] (Type 036 - 1959) | ||
** [[Kodak Retinette IIB|Retinette IIB]] (Type 031 - 1958) | ** [[Kodak Retinette IIB|Retinette IIB]] (Type 031 - 1958) | ||
| + | ** [[Kodak Retina S1, S2|Retina S1 & S2]] (060, 061) | ||
* Rangefinder cameras | * Rangefinder cameras | ||
** [[Kodak Retina IIS|Retina IIS]] (024) | ** [[Kodak Retina IIS|Retina IIS]] (024) | ||
| Line 50: | Line 52: | ||
** [[Kodak Retina IIIS|Retina IIIS]] (027) | ** [[Kodak Retina IIIS|Retina IIIS]] (027) | ||
** [[Kodak Retina Automatic I II III|Retina Automatic I, II & III]] (038, 032, 039) | ** [[Kodak Retina Automatic I II III|Retina Automatic I, II & III]] (038, 032, 039) | ||
| − | |||
* SLR cameras | * SLR cameras | ||
** [[Retina Reflex]] | ** [[Retina Reflex]] | ||
| Line 81: | Line 82: | ||
== 127 film == | == 127 film == | ||
| − | === | + | === Folding === |
* [[Vollenda]] | * [[Vollenda]] | ||
| − | === | + | === Rigid === |
* [[Pupille]] | * [[Pupille]] | ||
| Line 92: | Line 93: | ||
== 120 & 620 film == | == 120 & 620 film == | ||
| − | === | + | === Folding === |
* [[Duo Six-20]] | * [[Duo Six-20]] | ||
| Line 103: | Line 104: | ||
== 616 film == | == 616 film == | ||
| − | === | + | === Folding === |
* [[Junior Six-16]] | * [[Junior Six-16]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Plate == |
| − | === | + | === Folding === |
* [[Kodak Recomar 18]] | * [[Kodak Recomar 18]] | ||
* [[Kodak Recomar 33]] | * [[Kodak Recomar 33]] | ||
==Literature== | ==Literature== | ||
| − | * | + | * {{Coe Kodak}} |
| − | * NAGEL, Helmut: ''Zauber der Kamera: Beispiele aus dem Kodak-Nagel-Werk'', Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1977. ISBN 3421025169. | + | * NAGEL, Helmut: ''Zauber der Kamera: Beispiele aus dem Kodak-Nagel-Werk'', Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1977. <nowiki>ISBN</nowiki> 3421025169. |
* KEMMLER, Karl Otto: ''Nagel und Kodak Kameras'', Gisela Kemmler, 1983. | * KEMMLER, Karl Otto: ''Nagel und Kodak Kameras'', Gisela Kemmler, 1983. | ||
* GUBAS, Larry: ''Further Thoughts on August Nagel'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf_zhs_journal_autumn_2007 Zeiss Historica, vol. 29, Fall 2007], pages 21-22. ISSN 1553-5371. | * GUBAS, Larry: ''Further Thoughts on August Nagel'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf_zhs_journal_autumn_2007 Zeiss Historica, vol. 29, Fall 2007], pages 21-22. ISSN 1553-5371. | ||
* GUBAS, Larry: ''Zeiss Ikon and Dr. August Nagel (History)'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf-zhs-journal-spring-1984 Zeiss Historica, vol. 6, Spring 1984], page 4. ISSN 1553-5371. | * GUBAS, Larry: ''Zeiss Ikon and Dr. August Nagel (History)'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf-zhs-journal-spring-1984 Zeiss Historica, vol. 6, Spring 1984], page 4. ISSN 1553-5371. | ||
* WALLAGE, Peter: ''August Nagel and the Retina'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf_zhs_journal_autumn_2005 Zeiss Historica, vol. 27, Fall 2005], pages 10-15. ISSN 1553-5371. | * WALLAGE, Peter: ''August Nagel and the Retina'', available at [http://issuu.com/zeisshistoricasociety/docs/pdf_zhs_journal_autumn_2005 Zeiss Historica, vol. 27, Fall 2005], pages 10-15. ISSN 1553-5371. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| Line 126: | Line 130: | ||
* [http://retinarescue.com/ Retina Rescue - Chris's Camera Pages], by Chris Sherlock | * [http://retinarescue.com/ Retina Rescue - Chris's Camera Pages], by Chris Sherlock | ||
* [http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=301 Kodak Classics by Mischa Koning] ~ Contains, besides information about more than 500 Kodak cameras, online copies of the "Retina Guide", the "Retina Reflex Guide" and the "Retinette Guide" by Focus Press. | * [http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=301 Kodak Classics by Mischa Koning] ~ Contains, besides information about more than 500 Kodak cameras, online copies of the "Retina Guide", the "Retina Reflex Guide" and the "Retinette Guide" by Focus Press. | ||
| − | * [http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/startseite/suchen-und-finden/dokumentenarchiv/schneider-kreuznach-mitteilungen/ Kodak Retina documentation (German)], at [http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/ Schneider Kreuznach] | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160402150524/http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/startseite/suchen-und-finden/dokumentenarchiv/schneider-kreuznach-mitteilungen/ Kodak Retina documentation (German)] (archived), at [http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/ Schneider Kreuznach] |
| − | + | ||
[[Category: German camera makers]] | [[Category: German camera makers]] | ||
[[Category: Kodak|*]] | [[Category: Kodak|*]] | ||
[[Category: Kodak AG|*]] | [[Category: Kodak AG|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:10, 21 January 2024
Kodak AG is the German branch of the Kodak company. It originated at the end of the 19th century as the German branch of Kodak in Berlin, named Eastman Kodak GmbH
Later, in the 20th century, the German Kodak branch became listed at the German stock market, and it bought the independent camera maker Nagel, and its founder Dr. August Nagel became general director of the company when it was bought by Eastman Kodak Company on December 1, 1931. The name was changed to Kodak A.G. - Dr. Nagel Werk and developed its own line of products, including the Kodak Retina Camera. The first Retina camera (Type 117) was introduced in the summer of 1934 along with a new 35mm film Daylight Loading Cartridge (DLC). A camera was sold at Westlicht, which the auctioneer describe as the prototype for the Retina (and it is marked 'Retina' in the leatherette); interestingly, it is a half-frame rangefinder.[1] Dr. August Nagel held the German patent for this new 35mm DLC. This 35mm Daylight Loading Cartridge was designed for the Kodak Retina camera and was also designed to retrofit into existing Leica and Contax cameras. Nagel's son Helmut Nagel led the company after the war.
Contents
35mm
Folding
|
| Retina I |
- Viewfinder cameras (scale focusing):
- Coupled rangefinder cameras:
- Retina II (122, 142, 011, 014)
- Retina IIa (150,016)
- Retina IIc (020)
- Retina IIIc (021)
- Retina IIC (029)
- Retina IIIC (028)
Rigid-bodied
- Viewfinder cameras
- Retina I BS (040)
- Retina IF (046)
- Retinette (Type 022 - 1954)
- Retinette I (Type 030 - 1958)
- Retinette IA (Types 035 - 1959, 042 - 1960, 044 - 1963)
- Retinette IB (Type 037 - 1959)
- Retinette IB (Type 045 - 1963)
- Retinette II (Type 026 - 1958)
- Retinette IIA (Type 036 - 1959)
- Retinette IIB (Type 031 - 1958)
- Retina S1 & S2 (060, 061)
- Rangefinder cameras
- Retina IIS (024)
- Retina IIF (047)
- Retina IIIS (027)
- Retina Automatic I, II & III (038, 032, 039)
- SLR cameras
126 film
|
| Instamatic 500 |
Viewfinder
See the Instamatic page for a comprehensive list.
SLR
110 film
- Mini-Instamatic S 30
- Mini-Instamatic S 40
- Pocket Ektra 200 Camera
- Tele-Ektralite 600 Camera
- Pocket Instamatic 300 Camera
- Pocket Instamatic 500 Camera electronic
127 film
Folding
Rigid
- Pupille
- Ranca
120 & 620 film
Folding
616 film
Folding
Plate
Folding
Literature
- Coe, Brian: Kodak Cameras, the First Hundred Years; Hove Foto Books, Hove, UK. 1988; ISBN 0-906447-44-5, or 2nd edition, 2003; ISBN 1874707375.
- NAGEL, Helmut: Zauber der Kamera: Beispiele aus dem Kodak-Nagel-Werk, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1977. ISBN 3421025169.
- KEMMLER, Karl Otto: Nagel und Kodak Kameras, Gisela Kemmler, 1983.
- GUBAS, Larry: Further Thoughts on August Nagel, available at Zeiss Historica, vol. 29, Fall 2007, pages 21-22. ISSN 1553-5371.
- GUBAS, Larry: Zeiss Ikon and Dr. August Nagel (History), available at Zeiss Historica, vol. 6, Spring 1984, page 4. ISSN 1553-5371.
- WALLAGE, Peter: August Nagel and the Retina, available at Zeiss Historica, vol. 27, Fall 2005, pages 10-15. ISSN 1553-5371.
Notes
- ↑ Half-frame Retina prototype, with 3.5cm f/3.5 Xenar, sold at the 29th Westlicht Photographica Auction, in November 2016.
Links
| Photo industry in Stuttgart |
| Contessa | Contessa-Nettel | Drexler & Nagel | Ebner | Hauff | Kenngott | Kodak AG | G. A. Krauss | Nagel | Zeiss Ikon |
- Historical Society for Retina Cameras
- Retina Rescue - Chris's Camera Pages, by Chris Sherlock
- Kodak Classics by Mischa Koning ~ Contains, besides information about more than 500 Kodak cameras, online copies of the "Retina Guide", the "Retina Reflex Guide" and the "Retinette Guide" by Focus Press.
- Kodak Retina documentation (German) (archived), at Schneider Kreuznach
