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Retina was the brand-name of a long-running series of German -built Kodak 35mm cameras, produced from 1934 until 1969. Kodak Retina cameras were manufactured in Stuttgart-Wangen by the Kodak AG Dr. Nagel Werk which Kodak had acquired in December 1931.
There were three model families, defined by Kodak as Retina as I, II, and III. However, this selection does not mean much. Excluding the odd ‘S’ models, the classic Retinas have 26 klapp and eight monoblock bodies, 19 viewfinders and 15 rangefinders, 15 series I, ten series II, four series III, two marked Retina only, and three marked ...
The Kodak Retina IIIC was the last of the folding Retinas, and the best of them all. From there, it only went down hill. Yet while Dr. Nagel was now under the leadership of the American Kodak, he nevertheless continued to innovate.
Review: Kodak Retina IIc (Type 020) 135 (35mm) Film Camera. While I consider myself to be primarily a “medium format guy,” I own a great many 135 cameras as well, and really enjoy their myriad forms and feature sets — from dirt simple to sophisticated, from fully manual to fully automatic.
The Kodak Retina I is a vertical spring folder for 135 format. It was designed by Dr. August Nagel who was the founder of the August Nagel Camera Works; he sold his firm to Eastman Kodak in 1932, and its name changed to Kodak AG.
Kodak Retina 1a, closed and ready to pocket. When the frame counter reaches 1 and you've made that shot, the advance lever locks. This way you know the film's done.
This was the early Kodak Retina series that was first released in 1934. That was until the bean-counters at Kodak realized they could cheapen the quality and mass produce it in the 1960s. The later non-folding Retinettes and SLR Retinas were nowhere as nice as the early rangefinder ones.
Retina IIc and the Kodak Retina system. A few years ago my cousin passed her father’s Retina IIc on to me including a lens hood, a couple of filters and a 1958 copy of The Retina Way by O. R. Croy. This informative book covers all the Retinas and the accessory system from 1934 with guidance on using everything.
It's small size, superb 50/2 Xenon or Heligon lens, better than average finder, quiet leaf shutter, and the simple straightforward design which translates to pleasurable shooting. The IIa was produced only from 1951 to 1954, yet over 100,000 were produced.
For over 30 years, the HSRC has complied a database of over 59,000 Kodak Retina and Retinette cameras and their attributes. We rely on the contributions of enthusiastic Kodak Retina Collectors, in addition to the collections of the museums mentioned above and information from internet auctions.