Kodak Retina IIIC 35mm compact camera with lens hood. Serial # 805453. Made in Germany by Nagel Kamerawerke for Eastamn Kodak Co. Version (028). Circa 1958-60. This is the best model, and last of the folding Kodak Retina 35mm cameras series that were made. Kodak Retina III big C model that features the improved viewfinder with built in frame lines for the 35mm, 50mm, and 80mm lenses. This camera has a Schneider Xenon 50mm with a fast f/2 manual focus coated lens. Focus is manual with built-in split image rangefinder focusing. This camera has close focus down to 2.5' or .65m. Shutter speed range is 1/500 - 1sec, B. Aperture range from f/2 to f/22. Camera has a working built in non coupled light meter. Light meter accuracy cannot be 100% guaranteed. ASA - ISO range is 5-1300. Camera is Ex++ or 8.5/9 of 10 cosmetic condition. No dents or dings. Nice fairly clean overall camera with a few minor marks around mostly on the top cover. Clean condition leather covering. Overall a very nice shooter camera. Working shutter. Smooth film advance. Clean optics and lens coating. Viewfinder and rangefinder working. Viewfinder masks inside for 35, 50, & 80mm lenses. The Retina III big C camera is somewhat scarce and a good shooter 35mm rangefinder camera with the sharp Schneider Xenon 50mm with FAST F/2 lens aperture. This Kodak Retina IIIC camera comes with the original Kodak plastic lens hood, 3(three) filters in skylight, red,orange with case. Don't let this nice good shooter 35mm rangefinder camera get away from you. "Cult Classic" compact Kodak Retina IIIC camera with the Xenon 50mm f/2 normal lens & lens hood, filters. 

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Name:   Kodak Retina IIIC (028), Manufactured by Kodak AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

Date:  1958 to 1960.

Lens:    Schneider Kreuznach 50mm Retina-Xenon C F/2 six element in four groups design.

Shutter:   Synchro Compur, has five straight aperture blades.10 speed shutter going from 1 sec. to 1/500 second and B.

ISO:   5-1300 (DIN 9-33) manually set.  Used for setting LV scale only. 

The German built Kodak Retina IIIC is a compact folding 35mm coupled rangefinder from the late 1950s.  This finely crafted camera features a selenium light meter, and uses an exposure value scale to make changes in equivalent settings quick and easy.  Also included, and probably the most notable feature on this camera is the 50mm F/2 Schneider Kreuznach Retina Xenar C lens. Another selling feature of this particular model was the ability to add different component lenses in place of the 50mm F/2 lens; they even put the framing guide lines with parallax correction for each lens in the viewfinder.  The standard lens is the 50mm F/2, but you can get two Curtar 35mm lenses, an F/4 or F/5.6, and a Longar 80mm F/4.  The four lenses attach to the front of the shutter in place of the 50mm, and use the optical group in back of the shutter left over from the 50mm lens.   Along with the ‘Schneider Kreuznach 50/2 Xenon, you could get a ‘Rodenstock 50/2 Heligon lens also, but these are not interchangeable between brands, you have to keep them separated including all component lenses.

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