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(Created this as the page should really be Kodak Medalist rather than just Medalist, medalist will redirect here)
 
(This page was looking rather sparse for such an awesome camera so i added a spec list using the manuals for reference, and some images from rick)
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The '''Kodak Medalist''' is a high-quality (but bulky and heavy) [[rangefinder camera]] using [[620 film]] made by [[Kodak]] beginning in 1941. The '''Kodak Medalist II''' is a post-WWII version adding [[flash sync]]. The camera was designed by [[Walter Dorwin Teague]].
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===Specification===
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* '''Type:'''          620 Roll Film - 6x9 format.
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* '''Lens:'''         [[Kodak]] Ektar 100mm f/3.5 - 5 element, 3 group design (Kodak Lumenized coated)
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* '''Diaphragm:''' f/3.5 continuously adjustable to f/32, one stop markings
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* '''Shutter:''' Kodak Supermatic No. 2 (Medalist I), Kodak Flash Supermatic (Medalist II)
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* '''Focusing:''' Horizontal split image coupled rangefinder focusing, 3ft to infinity
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* '''Shutter Speeds:''' 1/400, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, 1s and B
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* '''Viewfinder:''' Eye level finder, separate from the rangefinder, parallax correction
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* '''Film Loading:''' Manual - hinged back but can be removed completely as well
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* '''Film Transport:''' Manual wind knob with double exposure interlock prevention and frame counter. Also cocks the shutter.
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* '''Flash:'''         PC socket on the body, sync for F and M type bulbs (Medalist II only)
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* '''Tripod Socket:''' Two sockets, one for the flash and one for a tripod, standard 1/4"
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* '''Filters:''' Series VI type
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** Lens hood
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** Kodak Pola-screen (polarizer)
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** Kodak Portra +1/2/3 close up
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** Sky filter (UV/Haze)
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** Three yellow filters that increase in strength, Color -> K1 -> K2
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** Deep yellow "G" filter, stronger than K2 for panchromatic films
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** Red "A" filter
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** IR620 filter for infrared film
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According to the literature for the camera there is a ground glass back available that allows the use of sheet and plate film. There are also a range of filters for the camera, close up adapters and coloured filters for black and white.
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A high-quality (but bulky and heavy) [[rangefinder camera]] using [[620 film]] made by [[Kodak]] beginning in 1941. The '''Medalist II''' was a post-WWII version adding [[flash sync]].
 
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*[http://www.flickr.com/groups/55012328@N00/ Medalist images] on Flickr
 
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==Links==
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* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/55012328@N00/ Kodak Medalist group] on Flickr
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/kodak/kodak_medalist_ii/kodak_medalist_ii.htm Manuals for the Medalist I and II, Kodak Medalist brochure] at Mike Butkus' site
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[[Category: Walter Dorwin Teague]]
 
[[Category: Walter Dorwin Teague]]

Revision as of 16:40, 30 June 2012

366036635_5a0e401e6c_m.jpg
Medalist I
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)
3402518915_1bbcf182f2_m.jpg
Medalist II
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)

The Kodak Medalist is a high-quality (but bulky and heavy) rangefinder camera using 620 film made by Kodak beginning in 1941. The Kodak Medalist II is a post-WWII version adding flash sync. The camera was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague.

Specification

  • Type: 620 Roll Film - 6x9 format.
  • Lens: Kodak Ektar 100mm f/3.5 - 5 element, 3 group design (Kodak Lumenized coated)
  • Diaphragm: f/3.5 continuously adjustable to f/32, one stop markings
  • Shutter: Kodak Supermatic No. 2 (Medalist I), Kodak Flash Supermatic (Medalist II)
  • Focusing: Horizontal split image coupled rangefinder focusing, 3ft to infinity
  • Shutter Speeds: 1/400, 1/200, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, 1s and B
  • Viewfinder: Eye level finder, separate from the rangefinder, parallax correction
  • Film Loading: Manual - hinged back but can be removed completely as well
  • Film Transport: Manual wind knob with double exposure interlock prevention and frame counter. Also cocks the shutter.
  • Flash: PC socket on the body, sync for F and M type bulbs (Medalist II only)
  • Tripod Socket: Two sockets, one for the flash and one for a tripod, standard 1/4"
  • Filters: Series VI type
    • Lens hood
    • Kodak Pola-screen (polarizer)
    • Kodak Portra +1/2/3 close up
    • Sky filter (UV/Haze)
    • Three yellow filters that increase in strength, Color -> K1 -> K2
    • Deep yellow "G" filter, stronger than K2 for panchromatic films
    • Red "A" filter
    • IR620 filter for infrared film

According to the literature for the camera there is a ground glass back available that allows the use of sheet and plate film. There are also a range of filters for the camera, close up adapters and coloured filters for black and white.


3403328394_106ddcc7c6_m.jpg
Medalist I
image by Rick Soloway (Image rights)
3295159552_e26f556671_m.jpg
Medalist I
image by matias_e (Image rights)
4529886100_d0a7650fcd_m.jpg
Top view of Medalist II
image by Christopher Robin Roberts (Image rights)


Links

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