Retinette ib instruction manual on mike butkus excellent. Handling is the same as for the iib, except for shutter speed and aperture where special instructions apply. The retinette developed along the folding route until this, the model 022 introduced the first rigid variant in 1954. It even came with the originally box and instruction manual. This model is similar in outline to the retinette ia type 042, and this model was fitted with a reomar 45mm f2. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. If the image below looks like your camera, click below to see the full manual. A continuation of the type 022 style but including a taller top housing with a. Retinette ia type 0357, retinette ia type 042, retinette ia type 044 on by sylvain halgand. You can change your language preferences any time you like just select your language from the dropdown list.
Kodak retinette 1b type 037 fat boy photo thinking. Kodak retinette ib instruction manual, user manual, free instruction. The needle for the coupled selenium meter is visible in the viewfinder. My question is, the manual states the films it uses and quotes asa 1032. The first folding retinette featuring a kodakanastigmat 50 mm f6. Kodak retinette type 022 camera 35mm with reomar 45mm f3. Kodak retinette 022, 35mm camera, c1954 camera museum. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. The retinettes were aimed at a wider market, and had cheaper shutters and lenses.
This camera, made between 19541958, is a 35mm viewfinder. The retinette iia has a builtin coupled exposure meter. The retinette guide these webpages have been scanned and converted from a photocopy of the focal press publication retinette guide, 1965 edition. This iib is one of the best equipped of the lot, and it lacks very. It even seems to be something kodak labelled it with. Fixing the kodak retinette 1a manual focus lenses m42. This extraordinary film goes a step farther even than kodak ss panchro. The kodak retinette ib was produced from october 1959 to february 1963. Kodak retinette is the name of a classic series of cameras manufactured by the eastman kodak company. The name retinette ib is used for two rigidbodied, 35mm viewfinder cameras in the series of retinettes made by kodak ag in germany. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Kodak retina automatic iii just a video talking about the kodak retina automatic 3 from my retina collection. This camera manual library is for reference and historical purposes, all rights reserved. Forums equipment classic manual cameras 1954 kodak retinette model 022 my first roll. They were introduced in 1939 as a less expensive alternative to the kodak retina series. The first models were of the folding type using bellows and their lenses had three elements as compared to the four element tessar lenses greek. The retinette became a rigid camera in 1954 with the 1a model. The kodak retinette ii type 160 followed not long after and was a much more traditional looking model, similar to the retina type 149 but with a black top housing. I grew up in the uk the 60s and my dad used a retinette 1b. Does anyone know howwhere i can get a free or reasonable download of a retinette 1b manual. The retinette 1a forms part of a series of retinette cameras produced in german from 1940 to 1966.
The big advantage of the retinette to me is the precise and apparently extremely solid construction all the special switches are safely hidden from accidental operation. Kodak retinette ii type 160 this was the second retinette model from kodak, and was made around 1939. Kodak retinette instruction manual, kodak retinette i and. Though not as hefty as a retina, the retinette is a wellbuilt and fairly pocketable camera. We have been in business for over 40 years and have hundreds of thousands of satisfied customers all over the world. Film camera kodak retinette ib manual 24 pages film camera kodak cine kodak magazine 16 operating instructions manual 21 pages.
Early retinette models and also the latest, have no film release, and you have to cover the lens while advancing the film, exposure by exposure, as you release the shutter each time. Kodak made a boat load of these in a number of variations. There may be reference to current and discontinued models. Rather than the whole lensshutter assembly moving on a helical as with the retina i models, the lens is of the frontcell focusing type. Pdf file printed, bound and mailed to you, see this outside companys offer click here to go to main camera manual site to open the file, click on the link below. It is a slightly later model called 22 variant, manufactured specifically for the uk market around 1958. Kodak retinette i, type 030, vintage compact film camera. Kodak retinette instruction manual, kodak retinette i and iib user. Kodak retina 1b testing checking over a kodak retina 1b 35mm film camera.
The kodak retinette 1a is a 35mm film viewfinder camera made by kodak ag. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. After some misadventure with the selftimer which was also fun id never. The retinette 1b type 037 is a middle child model of this range. All mechanical parts and there really only are mechanical parts still function like new. Conclusion hard not to like a beautiful camera like this. And its a great one at most point like build quality and feel. The kodak retinette series was produced by kodak ag the german branch of the kodak corporation as a cheaper alternative to their retina series of rangefinders.
The problem with this camera was that the lens block was loose, and the plastic piece behind the lens was broken. View and download kodak retinette how to use manual online. Digital camera kodak retina automatic i instruction manual. Receive a high quality printed and bound manual in days. Obviously all retinette cameras are now long discontinued, but for ease of editing if nothing else, all the original text has been. The kodak retinette 022 featured here belongs to the first nonfolding range, introduced in 1954. Kodak retinette iia type 036 manufactured from 1959 to 1960.
The retinette ii used the same basic layout as the retina cameras of the time, and was quite unlike the earlier type 147 retinette. The retinette series was first introduced in 1939 to compliment the retina range first introduced in 1934. The same scene was photographed by the collections finetta 88, same aperture and shutter speed, you can judge which one performed better for yourself incidently another retinette 1b was donated to the collection recently, in equally pretty condition, with exactly the same problem. Kodak retina automatic i instruction manual 12 pages. View and download kodak retina i how to use manual online. Compact camera but fully manual with built in light meter. T his kodak retinette is one of a family of vintage compact cameras known as nonfolding, or solid, retinettes, which appear to have been produced from around 1954 until the mid 1960s. The one time he lent it to me was in the summer of 1976. Description and information on retinette ib its history and how it works. Kodak retinette kodak retinette booklet kodak retinette i and iib kodak retinette ia, ib and iia kodak retinette f french posted 8705 8262019. The retinettes control for aperture is the ring closest to the camera body, and includes a metal tab to recognize it without having to look at it, its marked in full stops, though the manual states that intermediate points can be used safely. They seem robust, and ive used two of them they are three in the set to fix the retinette. This mav take 3 full minutes for this pdf document to download. Butkus has a 1a no lightmeter but i would really like the 1b info.
How to use video manual a video manual on how to use kodak kodak retinette type 022. Kodak retinette 1b sample pictures retinette ib 037 in german retinette ib 045 in german kodak retinette ib type 037 and kodak retinette ib type 045 on by sylvain halgand retinette ib 045 french user manual on by sylvain halgand retinette section at by simon simonsen. On poursuit dans les appareils argentiques avec le kodak retinette 1b. You probably think i am stupid but i am in the process of buying a kodak retinette 1b. One of the giveaways is the fact that the distance scale is in feet and not in metres. I was a student and came to the usa for my summer vacation so all my photos of that experience were taken with the kodak. Kodak retinette ib instruction manual, user manual, free. Like many viewfinder cameras from the 1950s, such as the voigtlander. If you arent completely happy just return the manual for a full refund. Its always a bit of a rush to win on ebay if youre like me and dont bid too often, i guess. The kodak retinette type 022, produced between 1954 and 1958 was the less expensive option to their retina line, though the retina 1b type 018 has similar features including lack of rangefinder. Obviously all retinette cameras are now long discontinued. I have searched online but while it is called this in many places i cannot find any reason why it is called this.
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