1951 German Made Kodak Retina IIa 35MM Rangefinder Cam

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Thank you for viewing this listing. You are bidding on: A Vintage 1951 German Made Kodak Retina IIa 35MM Rangefinder Folding Camera With Accessories as Shown • Some say this may be the best Kodak camera ever. Why? It's beautifully designed, German precision made. It's small, compact and durable, all metal. Superb optics, f:2/50mm Xenon lens, nearly silent leaf shutter, above average finder, and simple, straightforward design. • Specifically, this camera body is serial #575058 and the Schneider Krueznach Retina-Xenon 50mm f/2 lens (in Synchro Compur shutter) is serial #2966712. Retina IIa, (Type 016), manufactured in Stuttgart, Germany, between 1951 & 1954. Folding lens design, coupled rangefinder, compur-type leaf shutter, allowing electronic flash sync up to the maximum speed of 1/500 sec. Shutter 1 to 1/500th, plus B. Green selector lever switches to M for flashbulbs or X for electronic flash. Focus 2.5 feet to infinity. • If you're new to the Retina IIa, a great website for information and instructions in use is . Examples, you must set the focus on infinity in order to shut the case; always, always, fully cock the shutter. • All functions on this camera are tested and working; focus, shutter at all speeds and aperture settings is sharp and quiet, and film winder (it counts backwards from 36). I have not tested the German read more

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