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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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The Kodak Retina II was a series of rangefinder-focusing, folding 35mm cameras made by [[Kodak AG]] during the period 1936-1950.
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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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* Produced from 1936-1937
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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 'B'
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* Separate [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] and [[viewfinder]]
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* Top-mounted lever film wind
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== Retina II Type 142 =={{Flickr_image
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/gartenfreuden/5998831086/in/pool-camerawiki
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|image= http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6140/5998831086_23c706fbdc_m.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= with Ektar f:3.5 F=5cm
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|image_by= Dornenwolf
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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* Produced from 1937-1939
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* Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider 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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* Separate [[rangefinder (device)|rangefinder]] and [[viewfinder]]
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* Knob film wind
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== Retina II Type 011 ==
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/26092923@N02/3101053094/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/3101053094_81bf15ece4_m.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens
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|image_by= Jack Hufnagel
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|image_rights= with permission
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}}
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/casualcameracollector/13059504263/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7327/13059504263_d636838004_q.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= with Ektar f/2 47mm
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|image_by= Casual Camera Collector
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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* Produced from 1946-1949
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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 'B'
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* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
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* Knob film wind
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* Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150
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== Retina II Type 014 ==
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{{Flickr_image
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/50699409@N07/6637062169/in/pool-camerawiki/
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|image= http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6637062169_04d801b32d_m.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= with Rodenstock Retina-Heligon f:2/50mm
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|image_by= Gerard Vogels
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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* Produced from 1949-1950
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* Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Heligon f/2 50mm
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* Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
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* Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
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* Knob film wind
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* Standard PC socket for [[flash sync|flash synchronization]]
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* 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 ==
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* 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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[[Category:Kodak AG|Retina II]]
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[[Category:German 35mm rangefinder folding]]
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[[Category: R|Retina II Kodak AG]]
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[[Category: Retina]]
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[[Category:1936]]

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

49291008878_673f4661cf.jpg
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

3101053094_81bf15ece4_m.jpg
Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens
image by Jack Hufnagel (Image rights)
13059504263_d636838004_q.jpg
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

6637062169_04d801b32d_m.jpg
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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