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Ronald Bishop
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« on: January 24, 2012, 07:55:46 PM » |
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I scored big time today {for me anyways}. I found a little folder Kodak Retina, the case has Retina II on top. I didn't think it was right so I Googled and found that it is a lot older than the R-II. It is a Retina Type 117. To my surprise it is about the same age as me, they were built in 1934/35. So I got a keeper and I don't see why it won't give me good results. xxEverything seems to work and the bellows look good also.   |
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 09:30:44 PM » |
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Good one, Ronald. Hardly ever see the ones with the Compur shutter and the big logo on the fold-out stand.
PF
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 09:41:25 PM » |
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Congratulations! That's a good looking Retina. It must have been well taken care of; only a little paint rubbed off-- the leather looks fine. It'll be fun to see some pictures from it.
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Dean Williams
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 10:37:27 PM » |
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That looks like a nice one, Ron. I don't even see any bumps under the leather. A lot of the early embossed
ones have warts all over them after all these years. Great find!
Dean
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Dean W Filled with a vacuum Oh, and it's been SIX almost SEVEN years!  Larry; Try to keep up! |
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2012, 02:38:26 AM » |
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Cool.
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Film photography and the Soviet Union are not dead. Just downsized.
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« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 04:43:59 PM » |
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That;s a nice Retina. For a while, I had been trying to get a Type 117 at a reasonable price. I have a Type 118.
I see that yours has the Xenar lens. These have the distinction of being released to coincide with Kodak's then-novel 35mm daylight loading cartridge.
These are such nice little cameras. They're very pocketable, although they aren't lightweight. No plastic in this camera. Just metal, glass and leather.
You need to put that to work as soon as you can.
Mike
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Ronald Bishop
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2012, 05:13:02 PM » |
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Well darn, I done lots more Googling and figured out that it is a Type 118. But what the heck , she still be ah keeper :confused:
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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2012, 09:14:36 PM » |
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A Type 118 is the camera that Sir Edmund Hillary took of Sherpa Tseng on top of Mount Everest.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 01:22:01 PM » |
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Schweet, Ron! Have you used it yet? I'm currently waiting for a Kodak 35 I won on the 'bay -- the non-rangefinder type. Here's the listing, it's got a partially used (and exposed to the light) roll of Agfa film in it. With luck it'll be here tomorrow. |
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Pete (Corpus Christi, TX) Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. - Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) My Website
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Len Robertson
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2012, 05:08:39 PM » |
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Ronald - If that one is from the thrift on E. Trent, I looked at it a couple of weeks ago, and had them put it back in the display case. I've been in a Big Camera mood lately, and not using the multitude of 35mm cameras I already own, so I thought I should leave the Retina for someone who would appreciate it. However, I didn't take time to open the front door on it. Had I seen that pretty Xenar/Compur combo, I probably wouldn't have been able to resist. I'm glad it has found a good home.
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2012, 05:15:12 PM » |
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What's the logo on the side of the lens? (the one that ain't the Kodak logo)
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Pete (Corpus Christi, TX) Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur. - Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995) My Website
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2012, 05:39:36 PM » |
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Hi Pete,
The logo is for the F. Deckel company in Munich (Munchen). They build the Compur shutters.
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Ronald Bishop
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2012, 06:45:30 PM » |
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Well I figured out that it is a Type118 instead of a 117 :rolleyes: I put a roll of old expired Fujifilm 200 through it. I didn't do too well, all operator error-IE half frames , double exposer, and ah s---'s. the shutter release is really 'touchy' :p Here is one of the better shots :cool:  Kodak Retina Type 118 by Tobacco Road, on Flickr |
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2012, 08:04:31 PM » |
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For the time of day, that's a really good result, Ronald. And just enough blur in the car to infer motion. It's a sharp lens on that baby.
PF
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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2012, 08:35:41 PM » |
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Not surprisingly, the Xenar has performed excellently.
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