Kodak Retina Automatic III – Type 039 (1961)

What is it? This is a Kodak Retina Automatic III 35mm rangefinder camera made by Kodak AG of Germany between the years of 1960 and 1963.  It was the top of the Retina Automatic series with a 6-element Retina-Xenar f/2.8 lens and coupled rangefinder.  The signature feature of the Retina Automatic…