The Retina Ia (Type 015) is a folding camera for 35mm film made by the German Kodak AG. It was introduced in January 1951 as a revision of the Kodak Retina I. Its main new feature was the rapid winding lever. The cameras of the Retina I series have an optical viewfinder but no rangefinder.
This camera is in really excellent condition.
Body dimensions: 4.75x3x1.5 inches.
Weight: 1 pound.[1]
From January to May of 1951, the camera was fitted with a Compur-Rapid shutter and was coupled with a Retina-Xenar 50mm f/2.8 lens.
In June 1951, the shutter was changed to a Synchro-Compur with M-X flash synch as shown in the images.
Lens: Schneider Xenar 50mm f/2.8
Diaphragm: 10 blades stopping down to f/16. Full-stop clicks, can stop down past f/16 to about an unmarked f/32.
Shutter: Synchro-Compur 1-1/500 sec and Bulb.
Flash Sync: X-sync at all speeds up to 1/500 (better than the $5,000 Nikon D3 and $8,000 Canon 1Ds Mk outlet III). Selectable M sync for flashbulbs.
Focus: By scale in feet, only.
Infra-Red Focus Index: Yes.
Film Wind: Top Lever.
Film Rewind: Manual, by knob (not crank).
Frame Counter: Manual reset, counts down.
Cable Release Socket: Yes, in shutter button.
Size: 3-1/8" high, 4-3/4" wide and 3-3/8" deep, open. When closed, its only 1-5/8" deep. In the 1950s, US consumers had no idea of the metric system, but if they did, the measurements would have been 79 x 121 x 86mm, and 41mm thick when closed.
Weight: 17.642 oz. (500.15g), without case and without film.
All my cameras are tested and working.
Product code: Kodak Retina 1a w/Schneider-Kreuznach outlet 50mm f/2.8