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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 or [[Rodenstock]] Retina-Heligon 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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+ | The front part of the lens has a bayonet and can be interchanged for a 35mm f/5.6 Curtar Wide-angle or a 80mm f/4 Longar Telephoto lens. | ||
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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 or Rodenstock Retina-Heligon 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).
The front part of the lens has a bayonet and can be interchanged for a 35mm f/5.6 Curtar Wide-angle or a 80mm f/4 Longar Telephoto lens.
Notes
- ↑ 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