Kodak Retina Automatic I II III

The three Retina Automatic models were the first Retinas to have automatic exposure control.

Built on the same common chassis, they differed purely in regard to lens & shutter configuration. They are clear developments of the earlier 11S and have a very similar top molding including the counter release button that gives so many problems to the unitiated! (The camera locks at 36 exposures and this needs to be reset to get things functioning again)

The meters of the Automatic II & III give indication of the correct aperture for manual speed selection if the camera is not set to automatic

Retina Automatic I - 1960

Lens: f2.8 45mm Schneider Kreuznach Retina Reomar (3 element) Shutter: Prontormat S Exposure: Shutter Priority Fully Automatic - Sets both Aperture & Speed - No Manual Settings No rangefinder - clicked stop settings at 35' 10' & 6.5' Viewfinder: Bright Line + parallax Correction Marks + zone focus indication Dimensions Width -125mm Height - 95mm Depth - 62mm Price: £54.12.9 (June 1962)

Retina Automatic II - 1960

Lens: f2.8 45mm Schneider Kreuznach Retina Xenar (4 element) Shutter: Compur 1/30 1/60 1/250 1/500 Exposure: Shutter Priority Automatic + Manual Meter: Gossen Selenium - Needle visible top housing window No rangefinder - clicked stop settings at 35' 10' & 6.5' Viewfinder: Bright Line + parallax Correction Marks + zone focus indication Dimensions Width -125mm Height - 95mm Depth - 62mm Price: £65.2.0 (June 1962)

Retina Automatic III- 1961

Lens: f2.8 45mm Schneider Kreuznach Retina Xenar(4 element) Shutter: Compur 1/30 1/60 1/250 1/500 Exposure: Shutter Priority Automatic + Manual Meter: Gossen Selenium - Needle visible top housing window Rangefinder Viewfinder: Bright Line + parallax Correction Marks Dimensions Width -125mm Height - 95mm Depth - 62mm Price: £75.11.3 (June 1962)