KODAK RETINA Nr. 126 (1936-1937)

Type 126 was the last model without a shutter release on top, the silver partner of the black 119. Again the first two are early 1936 versions:

Kodak Retina Type 141 (1937-1939)
With the Type 141 the Retina got a release button on the housing. It was integrated into the frame counter scale, a design unique to this type and its black version Type 143.
The model I own has a obviously self constructed cold shoe raiser.

Kodak Retina Type 143 (1938-39)
This was the black version of type 141, also with release button on top and distinctive frame counter design.

Number 2: somebody stole the button :-)

Kodak Retina Type 148 (1939-41)
This was the last pre-war model. There exist many variations differing by details in the top's design, distance scale, shutters, and lenses.

Kodak Retina I Type 010 (1945-49)
The first post-war model is very similar to the pre-war model 148. Most easily notable is the differnt position of the arrow on the exposure counter. The 148 had it at 1 o'clock, the 010 at 3 o'clock. However, there are many variations in other features in the 010 series such that it is hard to find two identical examples.

Number 1 and 2: German depth-of-field scale, black door closing button (late model), "Made in Germany" on top, distance scale in meters. Also note the late style "FWB" (flange wide back) supporting the front door. The earlier models 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 below sport forward facing more narrow flanges.

Number 3: Same as number 1 but sports a limited series Retina-Xenar with a white triangle (thanks David for pointing that out).

Number 4: English depth-of-field scale, silver milled door closing button, no "Made in Germany" on top distance scale in meters.

Number 5: German depth-of-field scale, silver milled door closing button, no "Made in Germany" on top, distance scale in meters and feet, Compur-Rapid Shutter, Kodak-Anastigmat Ektar lens.

Number 6: German depth-of-field scale, silver milled door closing button, "Made in Germany" on top, distance scale in meters, Compur Rapid shutter, lens Rodenstock Ytar.

Number 7: Same Rodenstock Ytar lens but English depth-of-field scale and distance scale in feet.

Number 8: This one has a Kodak Ektar lens "Made in the USA" but a German depth-of-field scale and a distance scale in feet.

Number 2: with a Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon f:2,8 lens.

Number 3: with the fastest lens available, a Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenon f:2.

Kodak Retina II Type 150 (1939-41)
In this model, produced during world war II, the range finder was integrated into the finder window. The camera is extremely heavy. Again, the three examples in my collection have the three different available lens speeds.

Kodak Retina II Type 011 (1946-1949)
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Kodak Retina IIIc Type 021 I (1954-57)
In the III series Kodak added a selenium exposure meter to the range finder. Both cameras I own differ only by the very different labeling around the rewind button.

Number 1: This camera has a film reminder on the rewind button for different proprietary film brands (Kodak TriX, Kodachrom, Ektachrom, etc.).

Number 2: On this camera the labeling lists general types of film in German (daylight, Tungsten, infrared, DIN gradings).