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Kodak Retina
IIc Reviews
Posted by Bengt Köhler Sandberg 2012-06-16  Manufactured: 1954-1957 Approximately 136,000 were made Specs: Lens: Rodenstock Retina-Heligon C 50mm f/2.8 Aperture: f/2.8 - 22 5 bladed aperure Shutter: Compur Synchro 1/500s to 1s plus a Bulb setting Light meter: None Flash: sync connection Weight: 609g Takes standard 135 film 24×36 mm negative size. Viewfinder: Not very clear, bright or big. Built in range finder that I have found very accurate and I have never got the focus wrong despite the not so good viewfinder. Image quality Analogue B&W film
This is a crazy sharp lens! Shoot wide open and it still is really great. Most lenses are good but this lens plays in the same league as Leica etc. f/2.8  Download
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Bokeh Great!
Flare Can get quite odd looking flare.
Build quality Built like a tank and have very good build quality. Conclusion One of the best lenses I have ever seen on a 135-film camera. And this camera hade a price tag not far from a Leica when this was new. The front elements of the 50mm lens are held into the shutter with a three-prong nayonet mount and you can change this front element with a 35mm f/5.6 or a 80mm f/4. These are unfortunately quite rare and there are two lens manufacturer and there are not compatible with each other (Schneider Kreuznach and Rodenstock) Ergonomics is a bit odd and you find the film advance lever underneath the camera but this is something you get used to. The viewfinder is not very good in terms of size and clearness but I have never missed focus so it does it job. Thumbs up: Really good image quality Build quality Thumbs down: Viewfinder Flare Want to help
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