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Kodak Retina Reflex III - Retina Xenar 2.8/50mm
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:04 pm    Post subject: Kodak Retina Reflex III - Retina Xenar 2.8/50mm Reply with quote
Any experience ? I just bough i today in MINT condition , even light meter works and accurate Shocked


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
youre a lucky guy! this is one of my favorite cameras, i have all the S-K lenses as well. you canget adaoters to use on m4/3 , where the lenses really shine.

it is a very fun cam to use. ive found the light meter to be very accurate, ive never had an exposure problem. the lenses i like in order are the SK 35/2.8, 50/1.9 and 85/4. the remaining lenses are fine, but tend to be very low contrast. rodenstock also made lenses, as did voigtlander. ive used a coup,e of both and found they were not worth the extra money.

good luck and i cant wait to see some pictures!


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Many thanks Tony! Good news really!


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
anytime! btw, i really like hoe kodak elite chrome film looks from this cam


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I will try it out, thanks!


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The "S" earlier version with the same lens was my first SLR, 40 years ago.

Very nice lens indeed ! Quick and easy to use camera. Focusing and DOF calculation are excellent.

You are very lucky, most of these don't work.


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh I didn't know that, this camera must be did came from a serious collector, everything works perfectly , shutter , light meter is accurate as well. Pretty awesome engineering at first glance I like it very much.


PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yes great engineering. yes also many dont work. yes also impossible to fix if they break--almost no one fixes them so treat her well!

Last edited by rbelyell on Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:46 pm; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
attila, here are a few samples: first elite chrome and i think 35/2.8, second ilford sfx with 85mm arton, third is ferrania 400 and i think the 85 as well, fourth is the 50/1.9 on the ep1--these lenses are beautiful on m4/3:






btw, my, these downloads now look SO much better! i am no longer embarrassed to post! thank you for whatever you did!


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Great images! Thank you! I did replace , server side processing engine, which is works better.


PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
im glad you like them. the first is one of my all time favorite portraits. i cant wait to see what you do with this cam and when you try the lenses on your g1!


PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
#4 is stunning...glad the forum agrees with your images now! Very Happy Cool


PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
hey mo, good to hear from you and thanks! i must say i was starting to get quite the insecurity complex! Laughing


PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Today I did finish first test roll, I like this camera pretty much!


PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
looking forward to seeing shots from your first roll!


PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:05 am    Post subject: Re: Kodak Retina Reflex III - Retina Xenar 2.8/50mm Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
Any experience ? I just bough i today in MINT condition , even light meter works and accurate Shocked

What have I done wrong?...can't see any images of the camera?
Cheers, Pickles.


PostPosted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I didn't publish any images.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://forum.mflenses.com/kodak-retina-reflex-iii-retina-xenar-2-8-50mm-agfa-apx-100-t37848.html


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:
I didn't publish any images.

Aaaahhh.....well that's ok then.....but hang on, no it's not.
I would like to see what such a rare beast & lens looks like....so what about a couple of images....Please!
Cheers, Pickles.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you for your interest, here is one. I did take from camera when I did try it out with first roll.



PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Geez, that is one good looking camera. What accessories/lenses do you have for it...and if it did break down or fail in some respect...meter etc...could it be fixed.
Nothing like as good as what you've shown there, but I do have a German made Retinette 1a, Compur Rapid 1/500 shutter f3.5, which I bought around 1960....the first 35mm I ever owned!
Cheers, Pickles.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't have any other lens for this camera yet, if meter is gone , easier to use external meter than fix or replace light meter.

I have two light meter what I like very much.

1) Gössen Pilot II, very small very accurate on daylight
2) Sekonic digital lightmeter , perfect in every lights.

Even if she has Kodak brand, this a German camera well designed , beautiful built. If you are interest to take one you can grab one from Ebay.
Perhaps I will also sell mine when 'new toy' feeling is over and I will look for another toy. I will let you know first before I will sell it.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
pic kles, many available on ebay, where i got mine w working meter. also, if youre really interested, i could find the site of one ebay seller who refurbishes these cams, bringing them to A+ condition.


PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
rbelyell wrote:
pic kles, many available on ebay, where i got mine w working meter. also, if youre really interested, i could find the site of one ebay seller who refurbishes these cams, bringing them to A+ condition.

I wouldn't mind having a look at that site, but I'm afraid that I'm a bit "naughty"......I just "fall in love" with lovely machinery....whatever it is!
I'm in enough "trouble" with my Spotmatics & SMCs....I think I'd better stick with them!
But, I can remember when those Retinas & things like Zeiss-Ikons were sold new. On the ship coming out from England in 1958, the on board shop had heaps, & later on in Toowoomba Qld, when "Camera Shops" were common....I used to "lust" after them too.
But, I saved my "pocket money" to buy the best that I could afford at the time, when I was in school, and I bought my German made Retinette, which I still have!
Cheers, Pickles.
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