Kodak Retina II
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The Kodak Retina II the name of a series of four rangefinder-focusing, folding 35mm cameras made in Germany by Kodak AG during the periods 1936-1939 and 1946-1950.
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Kodak Retina II — Type 122
Retina II, type 122, Compur-Rapid, Schneider Xenon 5cm f/2.8. Pictures by eBayer Yalluflex. (Image rights) |
- Produced from 1936-1937
- Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
- Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
- Separate rangefinder and viewfinder
- Top mounted lever film wind
Kodak Retina II — Type 142
- Produced from 1937-1939
- Kodak Ektar f/3.5 50mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 or f/2.8 50mm
- Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
- Separate rangefinder and viewfinder
- Knob film wind
Kodak Retina II — Type 011
Kodak Retina II with Schneider Xenon lens image by John Hufnagel |
- Produced from 1946-1949
- Kodak Ektar f/2 47mm or Schneider Xenon f/2.0 5cm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
- Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
- Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
- Knob film wind
- Developed from the pre-war Retina IIa Type 150
Kodak Retina II — Type 014
- Produced from 1949-1950
- Schneider Xenon f/2.0 50mm or Rodenstock Heligon f/2 50mm
- Compur-Rapid shutter 1-500 sec. plus bulb
- Combined rangefinder and viewfinder
- Knob film wind
- Standard PC socket for flash synchronization
- Some collectors consider that this model is more reliable than the later lever-wind Retina IIa, which utilized a cocking rack that is prone to breakage.
Bibliography
- Brian Coe, Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988
Links
- Retina on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Retina II, Retina II, Retina II, Retina II, retina IIa, Retina IIc, Retina IIC, retina IIF on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand