Kodak retina iia repair user manual guide

How to strip and reassemble the focus mechanism on the Retina Ia and IIa; How to repair the front door stand on a Retina camera; Service manuals & parts lists Kodak Retina IIc, IIIc and related models parts list (pdf) Kodak Retinette 1A parts list (pdf) Kodak Retina IIa parts list (pdf) Kodak Retina IIIS service manual (pdf) fileslib. Camera Specifics. The Kodak Retina IIa (Type 016) is a 35mm folding fixed lens rangefinder, made in Germany in the early 1950s. The front door opens from the side and is unlatched with a button from the bottom of the camera. The camera can only be closed when the focus is set to infinity and is closed by holding in the black marked releases at How to remove and replace the film advance lever successfully on a Kodak Retina IIa camera, and how to recover from common reassembly problems. Kodak Retina Ia. click for sample. Produced 1951-54 type 015, 1934-69 all models; Kodak AG, Stuttgart, Germany. Film type 135 (35mm) Picture size 24 x 36mm. Weight 17.6oz (499g) Lens Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenar 3.5/16 50mm (4 elements, 3 groups) Filter size looks like 22mm. Focal range 1m to infinity.
The Kodak Retina IIa is my favorite of the long lived Retina series, the epitome of a classic small fast lensed 35mm folder.In a nutshell, many Retina fanatics feel the earlier Retinas had less of the desirable features, while the later Retinas sacrificed too much size and weight for additional features. The IIa is Type 016 in Retina
Throughout the mid 20th century, Kodak was not known as a premiere camera maker, but the Retina line stood out as the exception to this rule. Film Type: 135 (35mm) Lens: 50mm f/2 coated Schneider Xenon 6 elements Focus: 3.5′ to Infinity Type: Coupled Rangefinder Shutter: Synchro-Compur Leaf Speeds: B, 1 - 1/500 seconds Exposure Meter: None