Kodak/Nagel Retina Prototype
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Hammer Price
€16,800
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €10,000 – 12,000
Manufacture Year : 1934
This is the prototype of all Kodak Retina cameras designed by Dr. August Nagel in 1934. It is a 35mm compact RF camera in Art Deco style for 75 images 18x24mm half frame. 'Retina' embossed on back door, Galilean viewfinder v=0,35x, separate 1:1 rangefinder (base 4cm), interchangeable Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar 3.5/3.5cm no.708459, focusing to 0.9m. Behind-the-lens central Compur shutter 1 - 1/300, B and T by F. Deckel. Fantastic piece and milestone of photo history, no other example is known to exist!