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The '''[[Kodak AG|Kodak]] Retina I''' is a vertical spring folder for [[35mm|135 format]]. It was designed by Dr. August Nagel who was the founder of the [[Nagel|August Nagel Camera Works]]; he sold his firm to [[Eastman Kodak]] in 1932, and its name changed to [[Kodak AG]].
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* The following is a list of Retina I cameras produced from 1934 to 1941 and 1945 to 1950.
 
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* Typ 117 Retina  -  1934 to 1935
 
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* Typ 118 Retina  -  1935 to 1936
 
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* Typ 119 Retina I - 1936 to 1938
 
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* Typ 126 Retina I - 1936 to 1937
 
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* Typ 141 Retina I - 1937 to 1939
 
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* Typ 143 Retina I - 1938 to 1939
 
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* Typ 148 Retina I - 1939 to 1941
 
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* Typ 149 Retina I - 1939 to 1940
 
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* Typ 167 Retina I - Summer 1941
 
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* Kodak AG stopped camera production in the summer of 1941. Plant was requisitioned by German government to make time-fuses.
 
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* First camera parts for post-war production manufactured in July 1945.
 
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* Typ 010 Retina I - November 1945 to June 1949
 
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* Typ 013 Retina I - June/July 1949 to December 1950
 
  
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* The Retina camera illustrated above right is a Typ 119 Retina I.
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The original Kodak Retina (type 117) is a historically significant camera, because [[Kodak]] introduced the now ubiquitous daylight-loading 135 cartridge for this camera (earlier 35mm cameras required 35mm cine film to be manually spooled into proprietary cassettes). The design of the Retina borrowed significantly from the 127-film [[Vollenda]] which had been manufactured by [[Nagel]] before its takeover by Kodak.
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The Retina I cameras differ from the [[Kodak Retina II|Retina II]] and III models in that they use [[scale focusing]], rather than using a [[Rangefinder_%28device%29|rangefinder]]. The later Retina models are among the archetypal rangefinder cameras, and Kodak introduced the Retinette name for the corresponding viewfinder cameras.
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The eventual triumph of the [[35mm|135 format]] owed much to the acceptance of the Retina as a compact, precision 35mm camera, as well as to the success of lower-priced alternatives such as those manufactured by [[Argus]].
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The following is a list of Retina I cameras produced from 1934 to 1950. Production stopped during the WW2, but interestingly the numbers produced almost evenly split between before and after the war<ref name="Knippsen">[http://knippsen.blogspot.com/2016/05/kodak-retina-i-126.html Retina production over the years] on [https://knippsen.blogspot.com KniPPsen]</ref>.
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! Type !! Timeframe !! Numbers produced
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| 117 || 1934-1935 || 29,299
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| 118 || 1935-1936 || 46,898
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| 119<ref name=A>Between 1936 and '40, the Retina was always available in two forms; 'Modell I schwarz', with black-painted body trim, and 'Modell I verchromt', with chrome-plated trim. Thus the 119 and 126 are otherwise identical, and were available concurrently, as were the 141 and 143, and the 148 and 149: see the pictures.</ref> || 1936-1938 || 39,000
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| 126 || 1936-1938 || 31,900
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| 141<ref name=A/> || 1937-1939 || 27,000
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| 143 || 1937-1939 || 15,000
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| 148<ref name=A/> || 1939-1940 || 15,000
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| 149 || 1939-1940 || 15,000
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| 167 || 1940-1941 ? || 2,000
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| colspan="3"| Kodak AG stopped camera production in the summer of 1941. </br>Plant was requisitioned by German government to make time-fuses.</br>First camera parts for post-war production manufactured in July 1945.
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| 010 || 11/1945-06/1949 || 126,000
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| 013 || 08/1949-12/1950 || 116,000
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| colspan="2" | '''Total Production:''' || '''> 460,000'''
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|colspan=4 align="center"|Various Kodak Retina I models
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|image_text= Type 119
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|image_text= Type 126
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|image_by= Süleyman Demir
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|image_text= Type 013
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|image_by= Dirk HR Spennemann
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==Notes==
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<references/>
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://www.mwclassic.com/articles/rare_retina/rare_retina.htm Rare Retinas]
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*[https://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_retina_i/kodak_retina_i-splash.htm Kodak Retina I user manual] at [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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* [http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7ESrawhiti/index.html Chris Sherlock's Retina collection]
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* [http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=216  Mischa Koning's Kodak website]
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* [http://www.wctatel.net/web/crye/retina.htm Kodak Retina]
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* [http://retinarescue.com/ Chris Sherlock's Retina collection]
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* [http://www.toptown.com/nowhere/kypfer/retina_faq.htm Folding Retina FAQ]
 
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* [http://www.host.fptoday.com/melek/retina/cameras.html Retina Cameras]
 
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* [http://www.toptown.com/nowhere/kypfer/f_index.htm Chris Eve's Kodak Camera collection]
 
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* [http://hjem.get2net.dk/Carlsens/retinaogretinette.htm Retinas illustrated]
 
 
* [http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/ The Kodak collector's page]
 
* [http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/ The Kodak collector's page]
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* [http://www.toptown.com/nowhere/kypfer/RetinaGuide/index.htm The Retina Guide]
 
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.com/liste6_imagettes.php Retina Cameras at Camera Collection by Sylvain Halgand]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 06:04, 10 April 2023

The Kodak Retina I is a vertical spring folder for 135 format. It was designed by Dr. August Nagel who was the founder of the August Nagel Camera Works; he sold his firm to Eastman Kodak in 1932, and its name changed to Kodak AG.

The original Kodak Retina (type 117) is a historically significant camera, because Kodak introduced the now ubiquitous daylight-loading 135 cartridge for this camera (earlier 35mm cameras required 35mm cine film to be manually spooled into proprietary cassettes). The design of the Retina borrowed significantly from the 127-film Vollenda which had been manufactured by Nagel before its takeover by Kodak.

32203808028_d0be34a1b0.jpg
model 118
image by SBA73 (Image rights)

The Retina I cameras differ from the Retina II and III models in that they use scale focusing, rather than using a rangefinder. The later Retina models are among the archetypal rangefinder cameras, and Kodak introduced the Retinette name for the corresponding viewfinder cameras.

The eventual triumph of the 135 format owed much to the acceptance of the Retina as a compact, precision 35mm camera, as well as to the success of lower-priced alternatives such as those manufactured by Argus.

The following is a list of Retina I cameras produced from 1934 to 1950. Production stopped during the WW2, but interestingly the numbers produced almost evenly split between before and after the war[1].

Type Timeframe Numbers produced
117 1934-1935 29,299
118 1935-1936 46,898
119[2] 1936-1938 39,000
126 1936-1938 31,900
141[2] 1937-1939 27,000
143 1937-1939 15,000
148[2] 1939-1940 15,000
149 1939-1940 15,000
167 1940-1941 ? 2,000
Kodak AG stopped camera production in the summer of 1941.
Plant was requisitioned by German government to make time-fuses.
First camera parts for post-war production manufactured in July 1945.
010 11/1945-06/1949 126,000
013 08/1949-12/1950 116,000
Total Production: > 460,000
Various Kodak Retina I models
20759014_b4ff36dd17_m.jpg
Type 119
image by Martin Taylor (Image rights)
5523143822_371ac7373b_m.jpg
Type 126
image by Süleyman Demir (Image rights)
5177796405_5309aaa917_m.jpg
Type 013
image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

Notes

  1. ↑ Retina production over the years on KniPPsen
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Between 1936 and '40, the Retina was always available in two forms; 'Modell I schwarz', with black-painted body trim, and 'Modell I verchromt', with chrome-plated trim. Thus the 119 and 126 are otherwise identical, and were available concurrently, as were the 141 and 143, and the 148 and 149: see the pictures.

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