This little thing is pretty awesome

[rhl-oregon]

I concur with Frank. So I got one. Here are a couple from the first roll, taken from a dark interior of a bright late winter day facing west:

 

[optiluks]

Agree with the previous posts. I have a Retina IIa and IIIc (small c), both are fantastic cameras. The IIIc was missing the flip up lid for the meter, so I had to buy a parts camera to get the lid. Little did I know that depending on when the camera was made that the lids are designed differently. My IIIc had a lid catch on the bottom right of the meter bezel, the parts camera lid had the catch on the left side. Luckily the meter was working in the junker, so I was able to swap the entire meter assembly which included the lid.

 

[Pirate]

I just got a IIa with a bent focusing ring. I rebuilt the rangefinder but have to fabricate a spanner wrench to take out the lens to get to the focusing ring, then I can fix it and put everything back together and calibrate the rangefinder. A lot of work to be done, but I'm loving it - and I'm learning every little bit about rebuilding these things! And this thing has no serial number. I have it apart and can not see one anywhere.

A picture from yesterday:

 

[Chris Sherlock]

G'day Pirate,
The reason this camera has no serial number is that originally the serial number was stamped on the accessory shoe, which would have been fixed with screws from the inside of the top cover. They were prone to coming adrift. The shoe fitted at the moment came from a later Retina or Retinette, and it looks like it has been fixed with rivets.
Regards, Chris

 

[Pirate]

Thanks, Chris, it is indeed fixed with rivets. I was really wondering about that. I might use this as one of my Black Paint models. And you were right about how thin the chrome is. I was using a scotch-brite pad to knock off some gunk on it and it went right through the chrome. Very, very thin.

Chris