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Post by Rachel on May 29, 2006 7:54:00 GMT -5
My new Retina II with Ektar lens.   |
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Post by Rachel on May 29, 2006 9:08:13 GMT -5
Hi Brian,
Yes EO236 on the lens. There's a symbol after it which I can't really make out; a circle with an L shape in it?
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Post by Rachel on May 29, 2006 13:31:27 GMT -5
I looked it up. Your lens is "Lumenized"! Sounds dangerous to me  LOL IThe Ektar on my Retina II is "EO722". Looks like it was bought in a German shop by a USAF Officer after the War, made it's way to a little shop in Fredericksburg, Virginia where I picked it up. Yes, it's amazing how cameras get around the world. Do you know how high the EO numbers went? |
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Post by byuphoto on Jul 7, 2006 19:17:44 GMT -5
Has anyone noticed the similarity to a Zeiss Ikon Nettar. I just got a IIa and it is almost a twin.
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Post by bsdunek on Jul 19, 2006 14:16:13 GMT -5
Congratulations, Rachel, These are really nice cameras, even if a little slow with knob wind and the focussing lever. My Wife and I each have Retina II's that belonged to our Fathers. Both have Schneider lenses, and make really sharp photos. It's neat when we go out together with them - people wonder what we've got.  |
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Jul 19, 2006 21:34:43 GMT -5
Hi Rachel,
Not sure how high the EO numbers went but mine is EO8777 on my Retina II.
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Post by kamera on Jul 20, 2006 8:48:02 GMT -5
Rachel,
I have the Retina IIa and it is my favorite older RF to use next to my Voigtlander Vito II.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by Rachel on Jul 21, 2006 16:40:10 GMT -5
Ron,
I do find the viewfinder not so easy as I have to wear glasses to see the shutter controls.
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Post by kamera on Jul 21, 2006 17:54:21 GMT -5
Rachel,
Yes...we people who wear glasses...and not contacts...often have a disadvantage even if you only need them for reading or like you say to see those small controls.
For my cameras that will take them, I have obtained diopter lenses and not use my glasses at all. That is one big advantage to glass wearers on a lot of the new cameras...built-in diopter adjustment.
Ron Head
Kalamazoo, MI
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Post by Rachel on Jul 22, 2006 5:28:27 GMT -5
Ron, Perhaps I should wear a monocle then I could see the camera settings with the "monocled" eye and use the viewfinder with the other |
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Post by kamera on Jul 23, 2006 15:13:39 GMT -5
Rachel, Yes...I had forgotten that English glasspiece. Send us a pic of you wearing it...   ;D...!!!!! Ron Head Kalamazoo, MI |
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Post by philmco on Feb 20, 2007 1:47:25 GMT -5
I finally managed to get a Retina IIc and am I ever impressed with the lens on this unit! I have been looking for a Retina for at least the past several years and had I known how good they are I think I would have got one a lot sooner. This one was just one of seven cameras I picked up in a case lot for $100 (CDN) along with a bunch of accessories including the 80mm Longar-Xenon C f4 Schneider-Kreuznach lens. It is too bad the lens is not coupled with the range finder on this model. Otherwise a really fine camera. I will get some pictures posted when I can get them scanned in, but the scanning will not do them justice as they are that sharp. |
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Post by pentaxgraflex on Mar 19, 2007 19:02:42 GMT -5
The "EO" is kodaks date code they used on their Ektar lenses from 1940 to
sometime in the 60's when they phased out lens production. The code is:
C A M E R O S I T Y
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
That makes EO 1946. That is when the lens was produced. For further
info go to Graflex.org.
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Post by pentaxgraflex on Mar 19, 2007 19:21:33 GMT -5
The circle "L" stands for Lumenized which is Kodaks name for their
hard coating. Kodak actually started selling coated lenses in limited
applications in 1941 (the Ektra lenses). I personally have some 16mm
Kodak Cine Special lenses from 1943 (from a military outfit) that are
coated. The early coatings were soft enough to wipe off the lens, so
they were only used on internal surfaces ( I also have a 100mm F/3.5
Ektar from a 1944 Medalist that is soft coated on the inside surfaces only).
They started to hard coat the lenses about 1945 and that's when the
Circle "L" symbol appeared. That's also when the coatings were put on the
outside lens surfaces. It's hard to imagine today but from WW1 to the 1960's
America had a optical industry that was the equal of the great European
manufacturers such as Zeiss, Schneider, and Rodenstock and was used for
domestic consumption. Kodak in particular built their lenses beyond their price
level with excellent quality control. Just ask any devout Graflex user!!
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Post by Rachel on Mar 20, 2007 8:15:02 GMT -5
Thanks pentaxgraflex for the useful and interesting information.
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LOL
