Kodak Retina IIIS
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| Retina IIIS interchangeable-lens rangefinder image by paulfromukcamera (Image rights) |
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, and a wide range of interchangeable 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 Bessamatic SLR.
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, also with parallax correction. Kodak sold an accessory finder to suit the 28mm lens.
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In French:
- Retina IIIs on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
