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Also listed are "Acceptable versions", this is only a
recomendation to reenactors wishing to join the 167th SPC.
(Please note that non-acceptable versions of any camera may be allowed,
if only to show the evolution of a certain model of camera in a display.)
Kodak Retina 35mm
During the war the Retina was Kodak's middle-of-the-line fixed-lens 35mm camera. Kodak produced two models of The Retina in WWII, the Retina I and II.
The Retina I was the less expensive of the two, and did not come with a range-finder.
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Retina I (1934-1950)
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The Retina II, however, did have a range-finder built into the top.
After the war Kodak introduced the Retina III, which also came equiped with a
selenium
light meter.
A Retina I or II should cost about $30-50.
For more information on the Retina click here. |
35mm Roll Film Sources: It is still largely produced. |
Acceptable versions: Retina I's and II's allowed. |
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Zeiss-Ikon Ikonta 120
In 1930, German owned, Zeiss-Ikon came out with a new line of cameras called the Ikonta series.
Using 120 film, Zeiss took advantage of the many different frame sizes available with medium format, and produced 6 unique versions of the Ikon, called the following:
| 520 (4.5x6cm) |
520/15 (6.5x11cm) |
| 520/2 (6x9cm) |
520/16 (6 x 6cm) |
| 520/14 (5x7.5cm) |
520/18 (3 x 4cm) |
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Ikonta 520/16
1937-1939 |
167th SPC, CU 123
1st Lt. Arnold E. Samuelson |
The 520 line was discontinued in 1940 due to the war and shortage of metal.
Depending on the rareity, an Ikonta can cost $30-100
Zeiss later made Ikonta's with mounted range-finders and called them Super Ikontas.
Super Ikontas usualy cost about $50-150.
For more information on Ikontas visit:
www.pacificrimcamera.com. |
Acceptable versions: All wartime/prewar models permited. |
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Zeiss-Ikon Contax I, II and III 35mm
The Contax was Zeiss's answer to the Leica. Being hugely complex in every aspect, it was Zeiss's flagship of the superior technology they had available to them.
With a removable back for faster film loading, and a vertical metal shutter
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Zeiss-Ikon Contax II 1936 |
167th SPC, CU 123
T-5 John J. O'Brien |
that eliminated the problem of burnt shutter blinds, apparent in the Leica, every part of the Contax was
intended to be better than it's competitor.
Prior to the war, the contax was built in Dresden, Germany. But, due to the Dresden bombings, the Zeiss plant was severely damaged and production ceased. Zeiss-Ikon factories were then moved to Stuttgart, Germany, where the design for the Contax was largely simplified and renamed to the Contax IIa and IIIa.
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The cost for a Contax ranges from $200-400. For more information on the Contax click here.
During the war, the Russians found the schematics to the Contax and took it as war loot. The soviets then proceded to duplicate and mass produce a knock-off version of the Contax often called the Keiv, which
regularly
go for $50-70. |
35mm Roll Film Sources: It is still largely produced. |
Acceptable versions: Contax I,II and III prefered.
Russian copies allowed. |
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Kodak Medalist 620
Production of the Kodak Medalist began in 1941. Up till this time most medum format cameras had been the traditional folding bellows type, but Kodak wanted something different.
Made of cast-alluminum, the Medalist had unparalleled durability, and thus was the perfect candidate for military use. The Navy was the first branch of the armed forces to use the Medalist extensively, but it has also been seen
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Kodak Medalist II
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Robert A. Tekulve, USMC,
Central Pacific
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being used by the Siganl Corps, Air Force, and the USMC.
Unfourtunately, since the Medalist uses 620 roll film, it can still be acquired, but, it is very expensive. Fourtunatly, because 620 roll film has the same film width as 120, but with a smaller spool core
and thinner flanges, one can respool 120 film onto 620 rolls. To learn how to do this click here.
A Medalist will usualy go for $300-500.
For more information on the Medalist see here. |
Acceptable versions: Medalist I and Medalist II. |
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Kodak Ektra 35mm
Introduced in 1941, the Kodak Ektra was Kodak's top-of-the-line 35mm range-finder camera, and it was America's final effort to manufacture the finest 35mm system.
It's long list of
exceptional features and 35mm firsts included:
First range-finder to be parallax-error compensated. |
Kodak Ektra |
Unknown Photographer
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First 35mm range-finder to offer interchangeable film backs.
and it was the first 35mm to have a built in zoom finder.
But, the Ektra had one major blemish in it's beautiful design, the shutter was infamously erratic and almost 95% of the surviving cameras have an inoperational shutter.
Dispite this fact, and because the Ektra is
extremely rare, it can reach all the way up to $1,500.
For more information on this very unique camera visit here.
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35mm Roll Film Sources: It is still largely produced. |
Acceptable versions: The was made from 1941 to 1948 with very minimal design changes, thus any is Ektra allowed. NOTE: The Ektra is a very rare camera
and should never be carried in the field. |
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