And finally a bridge by the boathouse. This spot is favored by wedding photographers throughout the area.Overall I enjoyed using the camera. The lack of an instant return mirror did not hinder me as I advance the film right after the shot out of habit. The focus knob took some getting used to though.

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And I moved the aperture wheel under the wheel a few times by mistake. However I caught it before the shot.I really miss having Essex Camera Repair around as they brought this camera back from the brink. I have other camera I would like to get fixed and I am unsure who to send them to.

Two and a half years must be some sort of record for leaving a shooter as good as the Retina Reflex S on the shelf, untried. Fine images, Raymond, with the Xenar living up to expectations and delivering clarity, contrast and good colour. There's something quite surreal about 'Water over the Edge' and I like the composition and reflections in 'The Escapee' and the 'Rahway River' pics. Sadly, I think the demise and disappearance of trusted camera technicians is an international phenomenon, and I can't see the situation improving. Thanks for a colourful post. Glad to see that the camera works.

A testament of course to the trusted hands of a qualified repair shop. Ionce left a repair go unchecked. I had a TLR which aperture would stick. After being told they replaced theshutter.

I chcked the shutter and it was OK 18 months later when I finally pushed some film through it, Irealized it hadn't been collimated correctly. Nice to see some fine color pics. These cameras are thelogical successor to the great RF line. I like the build quality on them quite a bit. Thank you for showingthis fine model in use!!

Contents.Retina Reflex The Kodak Type 025 Retina Reflex is an camera with so called (German: Wechselobjektiv), interchangeable lens components made by Stuttgart, Germany. It was made between Spring 1957 and October 1958. Like many SLR cameras of German heritage it works with a instead of a. It was named Type 025 Retina Reflex since it inherited several features from the viewfinder camera: The film advance and exposure counting system, the film channel, the, and the focusing mechanics of the lenses. Even the Synchro- shutter is very similar to that of the viewfinder camera. The Retina reflex is basically a fixed-lens camera rear except for one aspect - the front three elements are contained in a cell that bayonets into the front of the lens assembly.

The standard front cell can be replaced with one of three Schneider components - an 80mm and two different 35mm components. The rear part of the lens (which is a permanent part of the camera body) contains the focusing apparatus, the entire Synchro- shutter, the aperture, and the three rear elements, which are common to all 4 lenses. This interchangeable front component concept was introduced in 1954 with the. Care must be exercised when using front components other than the standard (50mm) one, as it is possible to set the body mounted aperture wider than the maximum aperture of the lens (i.e.

F/2 instead of f/4 or f/5.6).A similar system was introduced in 1956 with the. The Retina Reflex is, on rare occasions, found with very similar lenses made. As the Rodenstock front components are not compatible with the Schneider rear component (and vice versa), minor changes were made to the bayonet mount for each manufacturer. These interchangeable Retina lens components can also be used on the, and rangefinder cameras.The camera offers the convenience of image composition with wide open aperture.

The aperture is stopped down to the selected value after the shutter is released. After exposure the mirror stays up until the bottom-mounted single-stroke film advance lever is again wound. Focusing is via a ground glass screen with a central split-image rangefinder.The camera's top plate has the manually set frame counter, the shutter release, the film rewind knob with film reminder dial, the exposure needle window, meter adjustment knob with EV and ASA/DIN scales, the film (advance) release button, the frame (counter) advance slider, and the. The bottom plate contains the tripod socket, the film advance lever, the back release latch, and the film rewind release button.In use, the Retina Reflex frame counter works down from 35 (or 20) to 0, at which point the film advance locks. While this is convenient for the user and does prevent torn film sprockets at the end of a roll, setting the counter up properly at the beginning of a roll is complex, awkward, and time-consuming.

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This is a typical example of much of Retina engineering - complex and ingenious, but perhaps over-engineered.The non-coupled selenium cell exposure meter reads out in exposure values (EVs) only. The camera is then set to the proper EV setting via an easily reached aperture release tab, though the EV scale itself is rather inconveniently located on the underside of the lens assembly. Once the aperture release tab is set and released, the shutter ring is coupled to the aperture ring - moving the shutter ring automatically moves the aperture ring, so that the same exposure value is maintained.

In other words, when in use, the camera is normally locked into one EV setting until the aperture release tab is pressed. Needless to say this can be confusing to those unfamiliar with the camera.All the Retina Reflex cameras are remarkably complex instruments and quite heavy for their size. The Retina Reflex originally sold for $215 USD (app. $1,820 USD in 2014). Approximately 65,000 were made.Lenses for the Retina Reflex The Retina Reflex can be fitted with four different lenses (also for the, and cameras).

Bottom of the Retina Reflex III with the winding lever, the frame counter, the counter advance button and the back openingA later variant is the Type 041 Retina Reflex III. It was made from 1960 to 1964.Its match-needle meter instrument scale is visible in the viewfinder as well as on the top plate. The camera was originally equipped with the same coupled as the Reflex S, but after 1962 a larger one was fitted, again made. The Reflex III features the same 'setting wheel' and interlocking aperture/shutter rings as the Reflex S. As it was fashion in the early 1960s the shutter release button on top was replaced by a shutter release shifter beside the lens mount.

The film advance release button was eliminated, that function being incorporated in the frame reset slider, which was moved to the bottom plate along with the (still) manually reset frame counter. The ASA setting button was moved from the ASA dial to the spot vacated by the release button.This redesign made a new camera case design necessary, leaving additional space for the frame counter, and the frame reset slider. The Retina Reflex cases were already something special before since the film advance lever (Reflex) and aperture/shutter setting wheel (Reflex S) are located on the bottom. The photo shows just how complex the Retina case had become.The Reflex III has the same aperture/shutter setting wheel (which Kodak called simply the 'setting wheel') and interlocking aperture/shutter rings as the Reflex S.The Retina Reflex III originally sold for $248.50 USD (app. $2,000 USD in 2014). Approximately 116,000 were made.Retina Reflex IV The Type 051 Retina Reflex IV was made from 1964 to 1967.

It has a characteristic little window in the front of its housing, which displays the aperture in use in the viewfinder. The now had flash contacts.

The frame counter now automatically resets to 36 when the back is opened; the frame advance slider is used to set the counter for shorter rolls. The split-image rangefinder on the ground glass is now at a 45 degree angle.The Retina Reflex IV originally sold for $277 USD (app.

$2,130 USD in 2014). ^ History of Kodak Cameras at Kodak.com.

Retrieved 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2015-05-14.Sources. Brian Coe, Kodak Cameras - The First Hundred Years, Hove Foto Books, 1988. Rudolf Kingslake, A History of the Photographic Lens, Academic Press, 1989.

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