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The '''Retina IIc''' is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Stuttgart, Germany by [[Kodak AG|Nagel Camerawerk]]. Between the years 1954 - 1957.<ref name=Coe>Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras, The First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1988;<br />however, [http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13pg2.shtml History of Kodak Cameras], at Kodak.com lists 1955-58</ref> Approximately 136,000 were made.<ref name=Coe />
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The '''Retina IIc''' is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Stuttgart, Germany by [[Kodak AG]] between the years 1954 - 1957.<ref name=Coe>Coe, Brian, ''Kodak Cameras, The First Hundred Years'', Hove Foto Books, 1988;<br />however, [http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13pg2.shtml History of Kodak Cameras], at Kodak.com lists 1955-58</ref> Approximately 136,000 were made.<ref name=Coe />
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It has a coated six-element 50mm f/2.8 [[Schneider-Kreuznach]] Retina-Xenon lens, stopping down to f/22. The shutter is a [[Synchro-Compur]] with speeds of 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. The shutter has the [[Exposure Value]] system whereby the aperture and shutter speed controls are linked. The range is from EV 3 to 18. There is a [[self-timer]] with a delay of approx 10 seconds (selected with the 'V' setting).
  
It uses a coated 6 element 50mm [[Schneider-Kreuznach]] Retina-Xenon lens with apertures of f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/11, f/16 and f/22. The shutter is a [[Synchro-Compur]] with speeds of 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500 and bulb. The exposure can be adjusted with the EV system which couples the aperture to the shutter speed. The range is from 3 to 18 EV. To set exposure without using EV, set the shutter speed first followed by the aperture. There is a V mode for [[self-timer]] with a delay of approx 10 seconds.
 
 
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Revision as of 23:27, 19 November 2014

The Retina IIc is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Stuttgart, Germany by Kodak AG between the years 1954 - 1957.[1] Approximately 136,000 were made.[1]

It has a coated six-element 50mm f/2.8 Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon lens, stopping down to f/22. The shutter is a Synchro-Compur with speeds of 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. The shutter has the Exposure Value system whereby the aperture and shutter speed controls are linked. The range is from EV 3 to 18. There is a self-timer with a delay of approx 10 seconds (selected with the 'V' setting).



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  1. 1.0 1.1 Coe, Brian, Kodak Cameras, The First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988;
    however, History of Kodak Cameras, at Kodak.com lists 1955-58

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