Kodak MEDALIST I (1944) Originally Designed For The U. S. Navy
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7002543 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Model: MEDALIST I | Brand: Kodak Rochester N.Y. |
| Color: Black & Chrome |
Rare Kodak Medalist I camera. Originally designed for the U.S. Navy. Kodak MEDALIST I (1944) Originally Designed for the U.S. Navy Kodak MEDALIST I (1944) Originally Designed for the U.S. Navy ... Click images to enlarge Description FULL WORKING Kodak MEDALIST I (1944) The Original Model. Rochester N.Y. Serial N° 21758 (Stamped on the inside). In Beautiful Original condition. Kodak EKTAR 100 mm Superb Five Element Lens (Considered to be one of the finest 100mm lenses ever made) Serial N° ER2858 (ER = 1944) . Kodak SUPERMATIC 2 Shutter with speeds from 1 sec. to 1/400 Sec. Self-Timer & B.
Originally designed for the U.S. Navy a few cameras were consigned to the the British army. (see photo 12) with King George and Gen. Montgomery admiring the camera)., it is Extremely Solidly Built, Easy to Focus and wind camera.
The Medalist is capable of taking detailed photos unattainable with Leicas or other 35 mm cameras. The 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 inch format permits very detailed enlargements of enormous size.
The Superb Coated Ektar Lens is clean no scratches, cleaning marks or fungus, there is a slight amount of internal dust. I am confident it will produce excellent results.
.The Medalist is in "Ready to Use" Condition. The Shutter Works Correctly AT ALL SPEEDS including the 1 Second and 1/400 sec..
The Black Fine Pebble-Grained Genuine Morocco Leather covering is complete and in Superb Condition. Only the slightest signs of age and careful handling.. The Satin Chrome body has no dents, dings or scratches and only a very few light bright marks and evidence of very careful handling.
Really Incredible for an Almost 75 year old camera.
The image in the viewfinder is Very bright and the"Magnifying Rangefinder " is very bright and Accurate.
The Medalist was one of the Very First cameras with "Parallex Correcting" Viewfinder!! No "Cut-Off" heads on close-ups! Internally the camera is very clean.
There are no indications that the camera has been used with film. In fact it still has the Original film spool (Photo 9).
I had the Medalist cleaned, lubricated and adjusted by a highly qualified camera repair expert just before listing. Please see all photos of the actual camera for condition. It has always been stored correctly.
. In "ready to use" condition and add to a the most discriminating vintage camera collection. From my extensive collection of rare Vintage camera that I am selling because of my age. Please view my other listings and save the site, I will be listing hundreds of Vintage cameras over the next months. Almost all of my collection is in full working and excellent condition. My 100 Percent Positive feedback over 1, 900 times speaks for the accuracy of my descriptions. Carefully Packed shipping World-Wide. Combined shipping possible. Pay Pal payment Only.
The MEDALIST I was Originally designed for the U.S.Navy.
The Medalist is Extermely well built and has an Unique attractive "1940's Look" making it an outstanding Vintage Collectible.
Finding a full working example in such Exceptional condition like this one is really rare. Please see All the high definition photos of the actual camera.
It is practically unknown that the Medalist camera was derived from Walter Dorwin Teagues original design for the Kodak Microfocus 620 (See photo 10 & 11 ). It was only produced in 2 prototype examples.
The basic "Teague" body design is identical to the Medalist and the camera evolved, under the hands of Josef Mihaly, Also designer of the legendary Kodak Super Six-20 and Kodak Ektra, The Medalist has the same possibilties for "microfocusing" with the Large Winding Knob. Focusing is Very Accurate from 3 1/2 feet to Infinity!
The camera comes with a Fresh Roll of Ilford Delta ASA 400 620 film and is "Ready to Use".
Originally designed for the U.S. Navy a few cameras were consigned to the the British army. (see photo 12) with King George and Gen. Montgomery admiring the camera)., it is Extremely Solidly Built, Easy to Focus and wind camera.
The Medalist is capable of taking detailed photos unattainable with Leicas or other 35 mm cameras. The 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 inch format permits very detailed enlargements of enormous size.
The Superb Coated Ektar Lens is clean no scratches, cleaning marks or fungus, there is a slight amount of internal dust. I am confident it will produce excellent results.
.The Medalist is in "Ready to Use" Condition. The Shutter Works Correctly AT ALL SPEEDS including the 1 Second and 1/400 sec..
The Black Fine Pebble-Grained Genuine Morocco Leather covering is complete and in Superb Condition. Only the slightest signs of age and careful handling.. The Satin Chrome body has no dents, dings or scratches and only a very few light bright marks and evidence of very careful handling.
Really Incredible for an Almost 75 year old camera.
The image in the viewfinder is Very bright and the"Magnifying Rangefinder " is very bright and Accurate.
The Medalist was one of the Very First cameras with "Parallex Correcting" Viewfinder!! No "Cut-Off" heads on close-ups! Internally the camera is very clean.
There are no indications that the camera has been used with film. In fact it still has the Original film spool (Photo 9).
I had the Medalist cleaned, lubricated and adjusted by a highly qualified camera repair expert just before listing. Please see all photos of the actual camera for condition. It has always been stored correctly.
. In "ready to use" condition and add to a the most discriminating vintage camera collection. From my extensive collection of rare Vintage camera that I am selling because of my age. Please view my other listings and save the site, I will be listing hundreds of Vintage cameras over the next months. Almost all of my collection is in full working and excellent condition. My 100 Percent Positive feedback over 1, 900 times speaks for the accuracy of my descriptions. Carefully Packed shipping World-Wide. Combined shipping possible. Pay Pal payment Only.
The MEDALIST I was Originally designed for the U.S.Navy.
The Medalist is Extermely well built and has an Unique attractive "1940's Look" making it an outstanding Vintage Collectible.
Finding a full working example in such Exceptional condition like this one is really rare. Please see All the high definition photos of the actual camera.
It is practically unknown that the Medalist camera was derived from Walter Dorwin Teagues original design for the Kodak Microfocus 620 (See photo 10 & 11 ). It was only produced in 2 prototype examples.
The basic "Teague" body design is identical to the Medalist and the camera evolved, under the hands of Josef Mihaly, Also designer of the legendary Kodak Super Six-20 and Kodak Ektra, The Medalist has the same possibilties for "microfocusing" with the Large Winding Knob. Focusing is Very Accurate from 3 1/2 feet to Infinity!
The camera comes with a Fresh Roll of Ilford Delta ASA 400 620 film and is "Ready to Use".
