Anyone here shooting Medalists? NSFW

[Mr_Flibble]

Tried the nail-clipper method for using 120 spools in the feeding side this last weekend. It didn't work well for me either. The film didn't tear, but the feeding 120 spool would get jammed so tight that I couldn't advance it by hand.
Re-spooling definitely saves time and aggravation in the long-run.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

The film I used was Ilford XP2 Super. I had it developed today. There were tears in the edges of the film on some frames and the sprockets of the frame-counter spool imprinted along the edges too, like a pizza-cutter.

Still had some great results from it though:

Slightly cropped

Unfortunately the next shot where he was looking at the camera got ruined by some frame overlap. So much for my Alfred Palmer style pictures 🙁

 

[Way]

Just picked up a Medalist II form the 'bay and am in the process of sending it off to Ken Ruth for the 120 conversion. Camera looks to be in nice shape, the lens a bit dusty but appears to be clean and well kept. Will try to get some 620 film to try it out before mailing it off to Mr. Ruth.

 

[GaryLH]

Just picked up a Medalist II form the 'bay and am in the process of sending it off to Ken Ruth for the 120 conversion. Camera looks to be in nice shape, the lens a bit dusty but appears to be clean and well kept. Will try to get some 620 film to try it out before mailing it off to Mr. Ruth.

I use Ken for my old folders.. He is a great..🙂
Gary

 

[mattgatesphoto]

Steve, thanks. I didn't take the Medalist
with me to the delivery room so I had to
make do with a Rolleiflex:

This is a very gorgeous shot of your newborn and your wife! Good luck with the child!

 

[Thomas78]

Recently I took my first two rolls with my new Medalist II:


Delta 400, f/3.5:


Medalist2_Delta400_01_005 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


HP5:


Medalist2_HP5_02_001 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_HP5_02_003 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[citizen99]

I've tried the 'nailclipper' method on 120 spools once so far; I think I was a bit too 'aggressive' in the amount I cut off, and/or not winding tightly enough when re-spooling back on to the cut-down 120 spool to send for processing, as the pictures showed a light leak, all along one edge.

However, using a professionally-machined-down-spool (Fuji Reala 100) 120 film supplied by
http://www.photosupplies.co.uk/wpc/camera-film/

it all worked nicely in the Medalist 1. A specimen picture from that roll is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43334883@N03/6329511147/in/set-72157622436997353

 

[vitaly66]

I put a 1944 Medalist into service recently and carried it during a weekend in Berat, Albania:

wandering in berat...


The camera itself is a bit oafish, especially the long and deep shutter release plunger. But that 100mm Ektar sure is a sweet one!

 

[noah b]

How much would a conversion cost for this camera? Looks like an interesting device to make pictures with.

 

[Denverdad]

How much would a conversion cost for this camera? Looks like an interesting device to make pictures with.

Ken Ruth has a detailed description of what he charges for the conversion, here:
http://www.baldmtn.com/medalist_cost.htm

 

[Thomas78]

Two Pictures with Provia 400X


Medalist2_Provia400X_03_006 von thomas.78 auf Flickr



Medalist2_Provia400X_03_007b von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[Way]

Tri-X. Love the richness of the lens. Nice signature.

 

[citizen99]

Ornamental Brassicas, early spring, 2012 by johnnyh4, on Flickr
Kodak Medalist I

 

[citizen99]

Castle Street, May 2012 by johnnyh4, on Flickr
Kodak Medalist I

 

[Thomas78]

Some recent pictures taken with my Kodak Medalist II and Delta 100:


Medalist2_04_Delta 100_002 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_04_Delta 100_004 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_04_Delta 100_008 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[Thomas78]

Some more:


Medalist2_05_Delta 100_004b von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_05_Delta 100_003 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[Thomas78]

I took my Kodak Medalist II for a walk at the cities old protestant cemetery:

(Ilford HP5+ and red filter)


Medalist2_09_HP5+_003 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_09_HP5+_004 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_09_HP5+_006 von thomas.78 auf Flickr


Medalist2_09_HP5+_007 von thomas.78 auf Flickr

 

[Moto-Uno]

Here's one from my Medalist 1 while on vacation in Costa Rica. Shot on Velvia 50 with great light. The lens performed rather well into the sun I think!!
Regards,Peter

 

[Franz Elmar]

I had my Medalist II converted by Ken Ruth and it took forever and was expensive but he did a fine job. Try to avoid phone conversations unless you have a couple of hours to kill, he is a yakker....

It is a nice quality built and interestingly designed camera, the lens is excellent and superior to anything up to and including modern glass, smooth yet sharp. The high-mag rangefinder is also a pretty cool idea but I often couldn't figure out where I was focusing because it was so magnified that I couldn't orientate myself quickly. The focus throw is amazing, the machining is amazing... but when you fire the shutter, the ergonomics are such that you rotate the camera clockwise with the firm release. You can brace yourself but you really can't do as slow a handheld speed as you'd like, I found that anything under 1/250th would show signs of blur from the release itself.

I probably shouldn't have sold it since we have Kodakers in the family but I can't say I liked using it once I recognized it's faults. But a noble early effort, had Kodak refined the design into the 60s it sure would have been a great camera.

If you try an old pre-500 Hasselblad or a Russian 120 SLR you really begin to appreciate all the subtle tweaks and engineering that went into the later, much more refined cameras.

 

[Brian Legge]

I tried the Ektar lens on a 2x3 camera; the experience quickly convinced me to pick up a Medalist. I was fortunate enough to pick up a converted, serviced one here on the forums. Here are a few shots from my first roll with it: