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Kodak Retina IIIc

            Kodak Retina IIIc with Schneider Retina-Xenon in Synchro Compur shutter

A German top-notch product, introduced at the Photokina in Cologne 1954. It is a very early copy, because there is no protection around the button for the frame counter reset. And the leatherette of the film advance lever has a hole in its center.
The IIIc was the top model of a series of 3 cameras: the IIc has also a rangefinder and a six-element lens, but lacks the uncoupled exposure meter. The Ib has no rangefinder, no meter and only a four-element lens.
The c-cameras were replaced by the C-cameras (big C) with improved viewfinders.

A new feature to the Retina cameras was the cabability to interchange the front lens element for another focal length, so 35 and 80 mm were also available. It was not very convenient: the camera couldn't be closed with another element, you need an extra viewer for framing. Also focusing was cumbersome: you have to read out the correct distance from the 50 mm scale (determined with the rangefinder) and transfer it to the 35 mm or 80 mm scale, which is also on the focus ring.

The shutter is of the "exposure value type": you transfer a number from the exposure meter and then f-stop and shutter speed are coupled, every pair will result in a correct exposure. What is nice here: f-stop and shutter speed are not really locked together, so if you turn the shutter speed ring and reach the end of the f-stop range, you can just turn it further because the EV setting will "slip over".

The IIIc cost DM 438,-, which was more than a Leica IIf with Elmar. From the IIIc 210.000 were made.

Taken on: May 31, 2019

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