Let me go against this one: Olympus 35RC is NOT better than Kodak Retina IIc. In fact it feels so cheap by comparison, not a contender. It can take great pics though, like countless others. But everyone can have their own favorite.But if you want a better camera it would be the Olympus 35RC, an added advantage of which is that if you choose to you can put a battery in it and have a meter and an 'Auto' option. I will now annoy everybody by adding a link to our favourite camera reviewer
https://www.kenrockwell.com/olympus/35rc.htm
Let me go against this one: Olympus 35RC is NOT better than Kodak Retina IIc. In fact it feels so cheap by comparison, not a contender. It can take great pics though, like countless others. But everyone can have their own favorite.
The Olympus XA, and the RC types line are pretty small and give quality results with those great lenses.
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I have an XA (somewhere, presuming it hasn't been destroyed by battery leakage -- hadn't been used in a good while and now it's been packed for six and a half years from my last move). Definitely not all mechanical. Yes, it's one of the tiniest rangefinder cameras on 35 mm -- but it won't work at all without a battery.
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The Retina IIa is at least seventy years old and will require service. I've had several Retinas (IIa, IIc and IIIc) serviced by Advance Camera in Portland, Oregon. Service takes between twelve and sixteen weeks and cost about $125 but is well worth it.If you need service there's a nice fellow on the West Coast who works on these machines. Did an excellent job on my IIc.
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The Retina IIa is at least seventy years old and will require service. I've had several Retinas (IIa, IIc and IIIc) serviced by Advance Camera in Portland, Oregon. Service takes between twelve and sixteen weeks and cost about $125 but is well worth it.
https://kodakretina.exposure.co/the-story-of-the-kodak-retina-camera
Mr. Paul Barden did an excellent job on my IIc with a quick turn around.
A pocket knife would probably fix a Retina Ia in the field, but I've never had one break. They're bullet proof cameras, and only the film advance needs to be treated gently. A little bit on the heavy side because they're all metal and glass, but very compact, and you can leave the filter on when you close it back up.Ok I like the Retina I because I can service it myself in the field with only things I have in my first aid kit.
Olympus XA is about as compact as it gets.
Another vote for the 35RC. Great lens and take-everywhere smallness, which has enabled me to capture many shots when I didn't want to be lumping a bigger camera around.Perhaps the Olympus 35RC
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