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| − | The Kodak Retina II the name of a series of four rangefinder-focusing, folding 35mm cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950. | + | The Kodak Retina II the name of a series of four rangefinder-focusing, folding 35mm cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950. |
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| + | === Kodak Retina II — Type 122 === | ||
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| + | || ''Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, [[Schneider]] Xenon 5cm f/2.8.<br>Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. {{with permission}}'' | ||
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* Produced from 1936-1937 | * Produced from 1936-1937 | ||
* 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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* Top mounted lever film wind | * Top mounted lever film wind | ||
| − | ===Kodak Retina II | + | === Kodak Retina II — Type 142 === |
* Produced from 1937-1939 | * Produced from 1937-1939 | ||
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* Knob film wind | * Knob film wind | ||
| − | ===Kodak Retina II | + | === Kodak Retina II — Type 011 === |
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| − | |image_text= Kodak Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens<br>image by [ | + | |image_text= ''Kodak Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens<br>image by [[User:Huffy49|John Hufnagel]]'' |
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* Produced from 1946-1949 | * Produced from 1946-1949 | ||
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* Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150 | * Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150 | ||
| − | ===Kodak Retina II | + | === Kodak Retina II — Type 014 === |
* Produced from 1949-1950 | * Produced from 1949-1950 | ||
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* Knob film wind | * Knob film wind | ||
* Standard PC socket for flash synchronization | * Standard PC socket for 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. | ||
| − | == | + | == Bibliography == |
| − | * Brian Coe, ''Kodak Cameras | + | * Brian Coe, ''Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1988 |
| − | ==Links== | + | == Links == |
* [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 | * [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 | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 15 August 2010
The Kodak Retina II the name of a series of four rangefinder-focusing, folding 35mm cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950.
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Kodak Retina II — Type 122
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| Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2.8. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
- Produced from 1936-1937
- 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
- Top mounted lever film wind
Kodak Retina II — Type 142
- 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
Kodak Retina II — Type 011
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| Kodak Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens image by John Hufnagel |
- Produced from 1946-1949
- Kodak Ektar f/2 47mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 5cm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
- Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
- Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
- Knob film wind
- Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150
Kodak Retina II — Type 014
- Produced from 1949-1950
- Schneider Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Rodenstock 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
- Retina on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Retina II, Retina II, Retina II, Retina II, retina IIa, Retina IIc, Retina IIC, retina IIF on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
