I got 5 different Retina camera's in a job lot that included 3 Voigtlander Vito B's that I was actually after. The real problem with the Retina's was Kodaks choice to just shove the film advance lever on the bottom of the camera. I still don't understand that design choice.
I think it was driven by the desire to locate an exposure meter in the top cover of the Retina IIIc, and all the other models are derivatives of the IIIc.
@@ChrisSherlock Thanks Chris. There is a theory online that the Retina nr.122 was the first camera with a film advance lever. I don't know if that's true, but if Kodak AG were not taking any design cues from competitors there would be no right or wrong way of innovating.
Chris, it seems like you know these cameras like the back of your hand. It’s very impressive to see how quickly and skilfully you work on it.
I got 5 different Retina camera's in a job lot that included 3 Voigtlander Vito B's that I was actually after. The real problem with the Retina's was Kodaks choice to just shove the film advance lever on the bottom of the camera. I still don't understand that design choice.
I think it was driven by the desire to locate an exposure meter in the top cover of the Retina IIIc, and all the other models are derivatives of the IIIc.
@@ChrisSherlock Thanks Chris. There is a theory online that the Retina nr.122 was the first camera with a film advance lever. I don't know if that's true, but if Kodak AG were not taking any design cues from competitors there would be no right or wrong way of innovating.