Kodak Medalist II

Kodak Medalist II – 1946-1953

Weighing in at about three pounds or 1.36kg, this would be the ideal camera to bring to an alley fight. Kodak made some of the lightest and flimsiest cameras on Earth. It’s incongruous that they put The Medalist together. It’s built like a brick bathroom. The Medalist II has lots of dials and knobs and gears and buttons and numbers and screws and stuff. The 100mm f3.5 Ektar is “Lumenized.” Top shutter speed is 1/400 and the lens stops down to f32. A professional camera from the company that specialized in consumer cameras.

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6×9’s on 620 film.

Arista EDU 400 at ASA 200 in HC110(H) for eight minutes

Quabbin Cemetery – Rte 9, Belchertown, Ma

KODAK MEDALIST II – 1946-1953

Truly a brute of a camera. And as far as I’m concerned, truly a classic. There are no shortcuts here.

The 100mm Ektar is a wonderful lens. Resolute and contrasty. It ranks with the best.

Prices for used Medalists are comparatively low. The fact that the Medalist takes 620 film most likely accounts for that.
Re-spooling 120 onto a 620 spool is not difficult.

The camera case weighs more than some digital cameras. It’ll outlast them too, I’d bet.

If you hook the Medalist II up to a sturdy shoulder strap and place it under your coat, you’ll be carrying a concealed weapon.
Perfect for an alley fight.

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Shelburne Falls and Deerfield, Ma