Kodak Retina 1b-Type 018 with EV case. 35mm Folding camera.

Kodak Retina Ib – Type 018 camera built by Kodak AG, the German subsidiary of the Eastman Kodak Company between the years of 1954 and 1957.  It was the successor to the earlier Retina Ia – Type 015 and was sold simultaneously with the Retinas IIc and IIIc as the entry level camera in the Retina lineup.  Keeping with the tradition of Kodak’s Retina naming scheme, the ‘single I’ models were scale focus only with no rangefinder or light meter.  Despite it’s stance as an entry level camera, the Retina Ib maintained the same level of excellent build quality and high quality Schneider lenses as the higher end models.

Film Type: 135 (35mm)
Lens: 50mm f/2.8 Schneider-Kreuznach Retina-Xenar coated 4-elements
Focus: 3 feet to Infinity
Viewfinder: Scale Focus with 50mm Projected Bright lines
Shutter: Synchro-Compur MXV Leaf
Speeds: B, 1 – 1/500 seconds
Exposure Meter: None
Battery: None
Flash Mount: Cold-shoe with M and X Flash Sync