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Kodak Retinette (type 017)

This model was the last of the folding Retinettes, and was manufactured from 1951 to 1954.

Kodak Retinette type 017

Unlike the earlier type 012 model, it has a full length chrome top plate, like that used on the Retina I type 013.

They were fitted with a Schneider Reomar 50mm f/4.5 lens in either a Prontor-S, or SV shutter. Like all the Retinettes, the lens is a 'front-cell focusing' type.

This model was available in the French market with an f/3.5 or f/4.5 Angenieux lens in a Kodak shutter, like the one below.

Kodak Retinette type 017

Retinette type 017 instruction manual (pdf)

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