Hello everyone, I bought an old Kodak Retinette 1A in a fleamarket. It seems to be in working condition, although I'll only know for sure after I developed the first photos. I found a manual for a later version (or a different one, the manual is in English and the camera is from Germany) but the lense and the labeling on the lenses are very different from mine.
I was hoping maybe someone with more knowledge of photography could help me make an educated guess. I assume the part labelled with an "m" is distance in meter, but otherwise I have no clue.
The first ring is the aperture, the second ring is the exposure time, and the third one is the focus ring. The distances are in meters.
The ring visible from the front of has the aperture numbers arranged in an expanding pattern from the top center. Those show the depth of field. If you set the aperture to 11, the area in focus should extend from the focus distances shown between one 11 mark and the other.
I would recommend checking the light seal around the film door if you've not put film in the camera. The adhesives on those break down with time. It may need to be replaced.