Kodak Retina IIIS

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The first nonfolding Retina from Kodak AG, the Retina IIIS, factory type 027, was made from 1958 to 1961. It is an interchangeable-lens rangefinder, with behind the lens Synchro-Compur leaf shutter. It has a coupled selenium meter and automatic framelines and parallax control. A wide range of high-quality Schneider and Rodenstock lenses, from 28mm to 200mm, is available for it, uniquely, those lenses may be shared with the contemporary Kodak SLRs Retina Reflex S, Reflex III, Reflex IV, and Instamatic Reflex. The camera and lenses employ a variation of the Deckel (DKL) mount also used by Voigtländer for its Vitessa-T and Bessamatic series.

The Retina IIIS is commonly found fitted with the 50mm f/2.8 Retina-Xenar, the f/1.9 50mm Retina-Xenon, or one of their Rodenstock equivalents, the Retina-Ysarex or Retina-Heligon, as a standard lens. The lenses made specifically for use with the Retina IIIS have a built-in rangefinder cam. The 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 135mm lenses also cause the combined rangefinder/viewfinder to automatically select the correct frame lines for each, with parallax correction. Kodak sold an accessory finder to suit the 28mm lens.


Known Lenses [1]

LENS Focal Length Formula Filter Size Close Focus
Schneider Retina-Curtagon 28/4 7/6 A60 push on, 58 mm screw 3 feet  or .9 m
Rodenstock Retina-Eurygon 30/2.8 7/6 A60 push on, 58 mm screw 3 feet  or .9 m
Rodenstock Retina-Eurygon 35/4 6/6 A32 3 feet  or .9 m
Schneider Retina-Curtagon 35/2.8 6/6 A32 3 feet  or .9 m
 
Rodenstock Retina-Ysarex 50/2.8 4/3 A32 Each Retina 50 available in  2 feet or 3 feet close focus  versions (.6 m or .9 m)
Schneider Retina-Xenar 50/2.8 4/3 A32
Rodenstock Retina-Heligon 50/1.9 6/4 A60 push on, 58 mm screw
Schneider Retina-Xenon 50/1.9 6/4 A60 push on, 58 mm screw
 
Rodenstock Retina-Rotelar 85/4 5/4 A32 5.9 feet or 1.8 m
Schneider Retina Tele-Arton 85/4 5/4 A32 5.9 feet or 1.8 m
Rodenstock Retina-Rotelar 135/4 5/4 A60 push on, 58 mm screw 13 feet or 4 m
Schneider Retina-Tele-Xenar 135/4 5/4 A60 push on, 58 mm screw 13 feet or 4 m
Schneider Retina-Tele-Xenar 200/4.8 7/4 A74 push on, 72mm screw 27.8 feet or 8.5 m,  has no RF cam, but very usable at infinity, has rotating tripod mount


Links

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In French:

  • Retina IIIs at Stephen's Gandy Cameraquest site