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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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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, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120415004927/http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/aa13/aa13pg2.shtml History of Kodak Cameras] (archived), at Kodak.com lists 1955-58</ref> Approximately 136,000 were made.<ref name=Coe />
  
 
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).
 
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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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/instructionmanuals.html Manual available on  the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com]
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_retina_iic_iiic/kodak_retina_iic_iiic.htm Retina IIc manual] at [http://www.orphancameras.com Mike Butkus Orphan Cameras]
*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=332 Retina IIc] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr]
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*[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=332 Retina IIc] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Sylvain Halgand's  www.collection-appareils.fr] (in French)
  
  
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 19 May 2022

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

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