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The Kodak Retina II the name of a series of four [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder-focusing]], [[folding camera|folding]] [[35mm]] cameras made in Germany by [[Kodak AG]] during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950. The Retina II is a folding camera with no built-in lightmeter. This feature only exists in [[Kodak_Retinette|Retinette]] and [[Kodak_Retina_IIIS|Retina III]] cameras.
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The '''Retina II''' is a series of four folding 35 mm rangefinder cameras made in Germany by [[Kodak AG]] during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950. Unlike some of the [[Kodak_Retina_IIIS|Retina III]] cameras, none of the Retina II models has a lightmeter.
  
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=== Kodak Retina II — Type 122 ===
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== Retina II Type 122 ==
 
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|| Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, [[Schneider]] Xenon 5cm f/2.8.<br><small>images by {{image author |eBayer Yalluflex}} {{with permission}}</small>
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| Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, [[Schneider]] Xenon 5cm f/2.8.<br/><small>images by {{image author |eBayer Yalluflex}} {{with permission}}</small>
 
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* Produced from 1936-1937
 
* Produced from 1936-1937
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* Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or [[Schneider]] [[Tessar|Xenon]] f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
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* Ektar f/3.5 50mm or [[Schneider]] [[Tessar|Xenon]] f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
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* [[Compur-Rapid]] shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
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* [[Compur-Rapid]] shutter 1-500 sec. plus 'B'
 
* Separate [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] and [[viewfinder]]
 
* Separate [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] and [[viewfinder]]
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* Top mounted lever film wind
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* Top-mounted lever film wind
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== Retina II Personal View ==
 
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It is only when you handle these old cameras that you really begin to appreciate them. They feel lovely! The leather covering and the shape makes them so tactile. You are handling craftmanship, history and other people's stories which only the camera has witnessed. They are truly beautiful. So much more then their leatherette antecedents. (Laurie Pettitt. 2010)
 
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I recently bought an old II to use as spares on another one. It turned out to have a 2.8 xenon lens rather than the Ektar 3.5 and, unlike the one for which it was supposed to be a donor, this one had the II of Retina without a surrounding circle. It makes collecting more fun to realize that you may buy two or three of the same model and all different. When I pluck up courage to post a picture again, I'll show you the differences in the same models. I have 1bs that are different too.
 
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Someone should issue a health warning on Retinas though. They are '''highly addictive''' and you will need more to feed your addiction. I had 2, now I have 14 and I'm still looking. Fortunately, I stick to the 1s and 2s, the threes being overrated and over priced (in my opinion).
 
  
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During the time of writing that last paragraph I found that I had bought another two. I wonder if they do patches!
 
  
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Laurie Pettitt 2011. Learning the hard way.
 
  
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== Retina II Type 142 =={{Flickr_image
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|image_text= with Kodak Ektar f:3.5 F=5cm
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|image_text= with Ektar f:3.5 F=5cm
 
|image_by= Dornenwolf
 
|image_by= Dornenwolf
 
|image_rights= wp
 
|image_rights= wp
 
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=== Kodak Retina II — Type 142 ===
 
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* Produced from 1937-1939
 
* Produced from 1937-1939
 
* Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
 
* Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
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=== Kodak Retina II — Type 011 ===
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== Retina II Type 011 ==
 
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|image_text= Kodak Retina II with [[Schneider]] Xenon lens
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|image_text= Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens
 
|image_by= Jack Hufnagel  
 
|image_by= Jack Hufnagel  
 
|image_rights= with permission  
 
|image_rights= with permission  
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|image_text= with [[Kodak]] Ektar f:2 47mm
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|image_text= with Ektar f/2 47mm
 
|image_by= Casual Camera Collector
 
|image_by= Casual Camera Collector
 
|image_rights= wp
 
|image_rights= wp
 
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* Produced from 1946-1949
 
* Produced from 1946-1949
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* Kodak Ektar f/2 47mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 5cm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
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* Ektar f/2 47mm or Xenon f/2.0 5cm or [[Rodenstock]] Heligon f/2 50mm
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* Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
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* Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus 'B'
 
* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
 
* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
 
* Knob film wind
 
* Knob film wind
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=== Kodak Retina II — Type 014 ===
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== Retina II Type 014 ==
 
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|image_text= with [[Rodenstock]] Retina-Heligon f:2/50mm
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|image_text= with Rodenstock Retina-Heligon f:2/50mm
 
|image_by= Gerard Vogels
 
|image_by= Gerard Vogels
 
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* Produced from 1949-1950
 
* Produced from 1949-1950
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* Schneider Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
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* Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Heligon f/2 50mm
 
* Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
 
* Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
 
* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
 
* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
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* Standard PC socket for [[flash sync|flash synchronization]]
 
* Standard PC socket for [[flash sync|flash synchronization]]
 
* Some collectors consider that this model is more reliable than the later lever-wind [[Kodak Retina IIa|Retina IIa]], which utilized a cocking rack that is prone to breakage.
 
* Some collectors consider that this model is more reliable than the later lever-wind [[Kodak Retina IIa|Retina IIa]], which utilized a cocking rack that is prone to breakage.
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
 
* Brian Coe, ''Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years'',  Hove Foto Books, 1988
 
* Brian Coe, ''Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years'',  Hove Foto Books, 1988
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== Links ==
 
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_retina_ii/kodak_retina_ii.htm Retina II manual] at [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Butkus.org]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=669 Retina II] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Collection Appareils] by Sylvain Halgand (in French)
  
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeKo_imagettes.php#Retina Retina] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=497 Retina II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=12095 Retina II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=12100 Retina II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=669 Retina II], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=697 retina IIa], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=332 Retina IIc], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=1112 Retina IIC], [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=626 retina IIF] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
 
  
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[[Category:Kodak AG|Retina II]]
 
[[Category:German 35mm rangefinder folding]]
 
[[Category:German 35mm rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: R|Retina II]]
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[[Category: R|Retina II Kodak AG]]
 
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[[Category: Retina]]
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Latest revision as of 05:43, 19 May 2022

The Retina II is a series of four folding 35 mm rangefinder cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950. Unlike some of the Retina III cameras, none of the Retina II models has a lightmeter.


Retina II Type 122

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49291716502_0e00abd782_m.jpg 49291533696_ef7b851f6c_m.jpg 49291036283_24eb7c7ff5_m.jpg
Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2.8.
images by eBayer Yalluflex (Image rights)


Retina II Type 142

5998831086_23c706fbdc_m.jpg
with Ektar f:3.5 F=5cm
image by Dornenwolf (Image rights)
  • Produced from 1937-1939
  • Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
  • Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
  • Separate rangefinder and viewfinder
  • Knob film wind


Retina II Type 011

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Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens
image by Jack Hufnagel (Image rights)
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with Ektar f/2 47mm
image by Casual Camera Collector (Image rights)
  • Produced from 1946-1949
  • Ektar f/2 47mm or Xenon f/2.0 5cm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
  • Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus 'B'
  • Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
  • Knob film wind
  • Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150


Retina II Type 014

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with Rodenstock Retina-Heligon f:2/50mm
image by Gerard Vogels (Image rights)
  • Produced from 1949-1950
  • Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Heligon f/2 50mm
  • Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
  • Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
  • Knob film wind
  • Standard PC socket for flash synchronization
  • Some collectors consider that this model is more reliable than the later lever-wind Retina IIa, which utilized a cocking rack that is prone to breakage.



Bibliography

  • Brian Coe, Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988


Links

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