Historical Society for Retina
Cameras

Monthly update on various Retina and Retinette cameras and their production changes

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The Historical Society for Retina Cameras (HSRC) is a not-for profit organization made up of avid collectors of Kodak Retina and Retinette cameras.

Announcements

Each month the Journal of the Historical Society for Retina Cameras will be published and linked to this site. The Journal motto is:

" for the acquisition and dissemination of true, complete and accurate historical information concerning Kodak Retina and Retinette Cameras and their accessories "

This month's journal reviews pre-war Retina I cameras with French made lenses. Nope, none of these lenses have "Angenieux" engraved on them.
These pre-war Retinas with French lenses are rare birds (outside of France).

Patrice-Herve Pont helped me acquire serial number data about lenses manufactured by SOM BERTHIOT and we owe him our heartfelt thanks.

Journal pages can be viewed under the Related links below.

Members of the HSRC are invited to submit comments, suggestions and any criticism concerning HSRC Journals to the email address listed below. They may be published at this web site and will serve to improve HSRC Journals.

General Information

For the latest and most accurate information about Kodak Retina and Retinette cameras, please purchase a copy of McKeown's Price Guide to Classic and Antique Cameras 2005-2006. The information and majority of the photographs in the Kodak Retina and Retinette section of McKeown's were supplied by David L Jentz, internationally acclaimed expert on Kodak Retina and Retinette cameras.

This book can be obtained from www.camera-net.com/pg.htm

Join Us

Membership is limited to avid collectors of Kodak Retina and Retinette cameras. An avid collector is defined as someone who has at least 10 Retina or Retinette cameras within their collection.

To become a member, there are no dues or subscription fees. We only require that the member supply serial number and attribute information from at least 10 or more Retina or Retinette cameras within the member's collection. To contact us, see email address.

Email Us

retinacam@comcast.net