Kodak Retina 126

Manufactured : 1936-38
Lens : f/3.5 50mm various
Shutter : Compur-Rapid
Quantity Made : 39,100
Original List Price : $57.50
Film Size : 135
Negative Size : 24x36mm
Produced concurrently with the Retina I (119), "Modell I schwarz", but being distinctive by it's chrome trim, "Modell I verchromt", this particular camera is fitted with the Kodak Ektar lens, but is otherwise very similar. On the base of the camera is a German language depth of field calculator, calibrated in metres. This model is often seen with an accessory shoe fitted, this option can be seen adjacent to the film rewind knob.


Kodak Retina II

Manufactured : 1946-49
Lens : Various
Shutter : Compur-Rapid
Quantity Made : 48,000
Film Size : 135
Negative Size : 24x36mm
The first of the post-war rangefinder-equipped Retinas