Kodak Retinette

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The Kodak Retinette is a series of four 35mm viewfinder cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG. They were a budget version of the Retina series, without light meters or rangefinders. The first three models were folders, the last has a fixed-lens rigid body. After this, in 1958 the series moved on to the Retinette I

• Type 147 - 1939; horizontal folder, Kodak Anastigmat 50mm f6.3 lens, Kodak K3 shutter
• Type 012 - 1949-1951; vertical folder, Ennatar, Kodak Anastigmat or Reomar 50mm f4.3 lens, Prontor-S shutter
• Type 017 - 1952-1954; horizontal folder, Reomar 50mm f4.5 lens, Prontor-SV shutter
• Type 022 - 1954-1958; rigid body, Reomar 50mm f3.5 lens, Compur-Rapid shutter

Retinette 022

Retinette 022 - base with winding lever, rewind release and covered back catch

Links

• Retinette 022 on the Living Image
• On Mischa Koning's Kodak Classics
  • Retinette 147
  • Retinette 012
  • Retinette 017
  • Retinette 022
• Retinette 017 manual on [* Mike Butkus' site
• Retinette 147 on the Tomei's Camera Collection pages