Kodak retina iia manual

At a local estate sale this morning, i spotted a kodak retina iia, in its leather case, on a corner table. The retina iic is a 35mm rangefinder camera made in stuttgart, germany by kodak ag between the years 1954 1957. I bought this camera to increase my somewhat limited kodak retina collection. Later production models also have the redesigned shutter face also found on later kodak retina ia and iia models. The most visible to me is that the back element of the rodenstocks is larger than that of the schneider versions, but is throttled back with a mask. Retina was the brandname of a longrunning series of germanbuilt kodak 35mm cameras, produced from 1934 until 1969. This compact and robust folding 35mm rangefinder camera was available with either a rodenstock heligon or schneider xenon f2 lens. A copy of the original instruction manual for the kodak retina iitype 011 35mm folding camera. Kodak retina iia type 016 1952 mike eckman dot com. Kodak retina iia instruction manual, user manual, free pfd. Within a few weeks, three camera collectors whose blogs i follow all wrote fawning praise for their kodak retina iia and shared some great photographs from these 60yearold cameras.

Prior to the retina s introduction, 35mm cameras leica and others used similar cassettes, but photographers had to. Some people like the iiic because it was the last and most. Kodak retina iia instruction manual, user manual, free pfd camera. Kodak manual focus rangefinder film cameras for sale ebay. Retina collectors and retina historical specialists refer to retina models by the factory type number given before the camera name. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. Duo six20 retina type 118 retina 1a retina ia retina iia retina ib retina ib retina iic. Following the video are some photos taken with this camera. The kodak retina iia is my favorite of the long lived retina series, the. Working with kodak retina 1b oil on the aperture and shutter blade duration. Kodak released a series of german built retina cameras starting with the original retina in 1934, all the way through the nonfolding retina s2 in 1969. Several people have reported troubles with the lever advance of the iia. Kodak retina iitype 011 instruction manual retina rescue. While i found the portability appealing it was really the lens that impressed me.

The kodak retina iiic enjoys the reputation as one of kodak s most collectible cameras. Well, its about time to write about the camera thats visible in my header image. Kodak retina iiiiaiic compared by dante stella retina iia manual at mike butkus orphan cameras retina iia type 150 retina iia type 016. You have to wonder what the point of the kodak retina iic was, given that it replaced the very similar retina iia in 1954. Finden sie topangebote fur bedienungsanleitung kodak retina iia ii a 2 a anleitung instruction manual bei ebay. We have 1 kodak retina iia manual available for free pdf download. Kodak retina iia camera stripdown and service part 02 duration. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full. Like any fine lens, this lens should be cleaned with lur.

Since i only had a retina iia prior to this purchase i doubled my collection with one purchase the camera was sold with the proviso that the shutter was jammed so i knew it would require a bit of work to get it fully operational again, but that was one of the attractions. Forums equipment classic manual cameras kodak retina ii vs iia. Kodak acquired german manufacturer nagel in order to produce a camera that could compete with contax and leica. The type 150 retina iia was manufactured from 1939 to 1941. This is a kodak retina iia rangefinder camera built by kodak ag, the. Kodak retina iia coat pocket rocket photo thinking. Introduction to the kodak retina iia type 016 youtube. The iic was the successor to the retina iia and while on the surface is a very similar model, there are many cosmetic and functional improvements that make it an entirely different camera. A folding camera, its gorgeous to look at and small, light and easy to carry. Kodak retina cameras were manufactured in stuttgartwangen by the kodak ag dr. Then wipe the surface gently with kodak lens cleaning paper or a soft, lintless cloth. Bedienungsanleitung kodak retina iia ii a 2 a anleitung instruction. Most of the manuals have been put on the web by people who are doing it out of the kindness of their hearts or for a small shareware fee to recoup scanning timecosts.

How to strip and reassemble the focus mechanism on the retina ia and iia. Ive been to too many antiques shows and seen just way too many brownies, instamatics, and broken folders stacked up to the ceiling and worth their weight in scrap metal. Nagel was now under the leadership of the american kodak, he nevertheless continued to innovate. The kodak retina iia type 016 is a 35mm folding fixed lens rangefinder, made in germany in the early 1950s.

Kodak retina ii instruction manual, user manual, free. Both are germanmade compact folding rangefinder cameras for 35mm film, with fixed 50mm lenses, leaf shutters, and fine lenses. Its usable but its so old that you have to make some compromises despite the good range of f stops and shutter speeds. Fixed 6 element 502 schneider xenon or rodenstock heligon lens lenses or lens elements will not interchange like the later retinas, filter size 29. Kodak retina iiic instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual. The shutter is a synchrocompur with speeds of 1 1500 second, plus b. The designation retina iia can refer to two different camera production runs. The kodak retina iiic was the last of the folding retinas, and the best of them all. When i rediscovered our kodak retina reflex s i went into the history of the retinas, and the compact rangefinder cameras fascinated me.

Priced as much an nice entree and two beers, at your average restaurant. Manual available on the favorite classics section of. The retina ii type 014 also featured the trim on the shutter front. Discussion in classic manual cameras started by wdavidprice, dec 24, 2005. A kodak retina iia type 016 35mm rangefinder camera in chris sherlocks. Kodak retina ii 4 kodak retina iia 9 kodak retina iic 7 kodak retina reflex 7 kodak signet 35 6 kodak signet 40 3 kodak vigilant six. Ok, so let me get my collecting biases on the table. The kodak retina iia was a rangefinder, folding 35mm camera made by.

Rodenstock and schneider kreuznach f2 retina lenses. Some of the secrets to using a kodak retina retina rescue. Top view of kodak retina ii type 014 showing the characteristic film reminder dial beneath the rewind knob. Both cameras started using the synchrocompur shutter as soon as it was available. Get the best deals on kodak manual focus rangefinder film cameras when you shop the largest online selection at. The books of the nonbrownie cameras are mainly found elsewhere on the web. Kodak retina iia type 016 manufactured from 1951 to 1954.

Kodak retina iia 35mm rangefinder film camera body only. And after i watched this episode of ted forbes the art of photography podcast, i started searching for one you can imagine my happiness when i finally not. Kodak retina reflex s dutch 591 536 hollo17730359kn. What followed was a series of finely crafted compact 35mm folders marketed as the kodak retina. The retina ib, like the retina ib, has a xenar lens, rather than the more. Bewildering numbers of folding retinas were built in germany at the old nagelwerke in stuttgart, an early kodak acquisition. This is a kodak retina iia rangefinder camera built by kodak ag, the german subsidiary of the eastman kodak company. This type of camera is totally new to me, so, after careful evaluation, including opening the lens panel, deploying the bellows, and figuring out the shutter, and a. Kodak retina iia 35mm rangefinder camera w schneider 50mm f2 lens. The modern folding retina cameras, models ia, iia, ib, iic, iiic etc.

In 1951 leverwind was added to the camera, to give the retina ia type 015 and the retina iia type 016. Kodak retina iic type 020 1954 mike eckman dot com. May 14, 2015 kodak retina iiic instruction manual, user manual, pdf manual, free manuals. This is a kodak retina iic rangefinder camera built by kodak ag, the german subsidiary of the eastman kodak company.

The retina is perhaps the most important camera of the 20th century as it was the first camera to use the ubiquitous standard daylight loadable 35mm film cassette we all know and love, introduced by kodak of course. Speeds on the compurrapid shutter range from 11500 second. Nagel werk which kodak had acquired in december 1931 the retina line included a variety of folding and nonfolding models, including the retina reflex single lens reflex camera. The camera can be closed with the ultraslim kodak filter shown here beside the camera in place. The kodak retina ii was the biggest surprise in the pack of five i received from my cousin.

Well, i have a kodak retina iia in my hands photrio. Kodak retina iic 35mm rangefinder camera simon hawketts. My retina ii is a postwar model with a 50mm f2 coated schneiderkreuznach retina xenon lens. Introduction to the kodak retina iia type 016 this video mirrors the kodak retina iia type 016 instruction manual to look a the cameras features and functions. View and download kodak retina iia user manual online. To clean the front or back surface, first brush alvay any grit or dust. The wartime german government ordered a stop to all camera production at kodak a. Im very irritated by people on ebay who sell copies of used classic camera manuals.

When the frame counter reaches 1 and youve made that shot, the advance lever locks. The manually reset film counter counts down, showing how many. Retina iic retina iiic retina iiic retina iis retina iiis retina reflex s instamatic 500. How to repair the front door stand on a retina camera. The iic differs from the iia in several ways, but two stand right out.