Recommend a Kodak 35mm Camera

[Pioneer]

Wow!

Just wow!

I took my newly acquired Retina iiiC for a photo tour and I have to say; I am impressed. First of all this particular camera is still in great shape and everything seems to work great at this point. I can certainly see why people like these cameras even years after their heyday.

The first roll is hanging in the shower to dry (that does sound a bit odd) and they look really, really good.

Getting to know this camera better is going to be a lot of fun.

Now all I need to figure out is what Series filter adaptor fits the Retina-Xenon lens. I already own a full set of Series 5 and 6 filters.

I am very glad I started this thread.

 

[GRHazelton]

Not a Kodak camera, but.... When my Father returned from a business trip sometime in the mid '50s he brought with him a new AsahiFlex IIa, the one which looks like a screw mount Leica with a waist level finder attached. This was my intro - and his - to SLRs. He used it for decades, taking closeups and/or macros of wildflowers, and of course family photos, landscapes, etc. My Father died in 2001, I now have his AsahiFlex kit, the 50mm 3.5, a Sears Tower 35mm f2.8, the 83mm f1.9, extension tubes, bellows, etc. The camera itself is pretty rough, having been heavily used, not abused.
So, when I saw the same camera with the 50mm f2.4 available, I bought it. A little work by Advance Camera and I can reconnect with my Father. In some sense you can go home again......

 

[BrianShaw]

Now all I need to figure out is what Series filter adaptor fits the Retina-Xenon lens. I already own a full set of Series 5 and 6 filters.

it’s a lot easier to get the Kodak “32 mm” filters. They are abundant on eBay. The Kodak filter will fold into the camera. Also get a Gen-u-whine Retina lens hood... you’ll not regret it.

 

[GRHazelton]

it’s a lot easier to get the Kodak “32 mm” filters. They are abundant on eBay. The Kodak filter will fold into the camera. Also get a Gen-u-whine Retina lens hood... you’ll not regret it.

Or try filterfind.com Brother Tim will steer you in the right direction.

 

[abruzzi]

just remember the Kodak "32mm" filters are actually 29.5mm thread (in case you're looking at third party filters for something Kodak never made like a R72 filter.)

 

[Pioneer]

Thanks. I was pretty sure some of you would have the answer.

I'm sure I have some 29.5mm filters somewhere around here for my Agfa but I also found a Tiffen Series 6 Filter Adapter in my junk drawer that fits the thread. That solves the problem for now.

While I can't fold the camera up with the filter adapter in place I will probably survive. Since I have a huge assortment of different types of Series VI filters that saves me from needing to buy something else. My GAS is satiated for the moment so I just want to enjoy the camera and learn what I can do with it without having to spend a lot more money.

 

[BrianShaw]