John Wiegerink
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My very first Retina was a Retina I (010) with an uncoated Kodak Ektar, which I bought at a rummage sale back in the early 70's. I took it fall steelhead fishing with me since it folded so flat and fit in my pocket nicely. I used a full 24 exp roll of Kodak Kodacolor on the first trip. When I got the shots back I couldn't believe the beautiful rendering of the Fall colors. It certainly didn't make any difference whether that lens was coated or not. Sadly, I sold it for something fancier and better. Actually, I'd say just fancier because you couldn't get much better as I found out later. I owned and still own some of the later Retina cameras, but they just aren't as compact and handy as the Retina I's and even the Ia's were.