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.
Kodak Retina II — Type 122[]
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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[]
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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 used a cocking rack that is prone to breakage.
Bibliography[]
- Brian Coe, Kodak Cameras — The First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988
Links[]
- Kodak Retina II Review at http://blog.bkspicture.com/
- Kodak Retina II (Sample pictures) - (1937-1939 ver and the Ektar lens)
- Retina on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
- Kodak Retina II (type 011), Kodak Retina II (type 014), Kodak Retina II (type 142), Kodak Retina II F (type 047), Kodak Retina IIa (type 016), Kodak Retina IIa (type 150), Kodak Retina IIc (type 020) and Kodak Retina IIC (type 029) on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand