My latest acquisitions of cameras

[reagan]

Hey Raid! We're Retinette Bros! I just repaired and shot a test roll in a Retinette 1A thats been in the family for decades. Fun simple shooter with some pretty decent imaging... even though my guesstimating distances really does suck. 😉 Enjoy!

 

[Chaser]

Vince,
I know what you mean; I already have an old 8x10 camera that has a radioactive lens. I used a Geiger counter to check what the level of the radioactivity is. It has a huge 362mm/1.66 lens. I will donate the camera and three lenses to the Physics Department in my university.

hey Raid if they decide that they are not interested in the 362mm/1.66 lens at the university i would love to get a chance to pass some film behind such a rare beast...though with that speed and length it may be big enough to scare even the Calumet C1 that i am pieceing together.

 

[raid]

hey Raid if they decide that they are not interested in the 362mm/1.66 lens at the university i would love to get a chance to pass some film behind such a rare beast...though with that speed and length it may be big enough to scare even the Calumet C1 that i am pieceing together.

Hello,
The lens must weigh twenty punds at the very least, maybe 40. The camera dodes not come with a back and if I had been able to use it, I would have kept it.

 

[raid]

Hey Raid! We're Retinette Bros! I just repaired and shot a test roll in a Retinette 1A thats been in the family for decades. Fun simple shooter with some pretty decent imaging... even though my guesstimating distances really does suck. 😉 Enjoy!

Hello,
Do you like the optical qualities of the lens in your Retinette? I still have to learn more about this camera. I would use a lens hood to reduce flare.