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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 />. | |
− | + | 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. | |
The camera has different accessories that you can purchase which include lenses, flashlights, light meter, tripods and lots more. This is all I have so far but I am trying to find more about it. | The camera has different accessories that you can purchase which include lenses, flashlights, light meter, tripods and lots more. This is all I have so far but I am trying to find more about it. |
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The Retina IIc is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in Stuttgart, Germany by Nagel Camerawerk. Between the years 1954 - 1957[1]. Approximately 136,000 were made[1].
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.
The camera has different accessories that you can purchase which include lenses, flashlights, light meter, tripods and lots more. This is all I have so far but I am trying to find more about it.
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