{"id":53,"date":"2024-11-08T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/cavanaugh\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T16:30:18","slug":"kodak-medalist-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/home\/35mm-film\/kodak-medalist-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Kodak Medalist II c.1946-1953"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Medalist was&nbsp;<em>not&nbsp;<\/em>a 35 mm camera, it was a useful and accurate camera for professional photographers, photojournalists, and the military. This camera had an improved split image rangefinder and a double helix focusing tube. It soon became a well-known multipurpose camera. Photographers could insert plates, film roll packs, film sheets, and extensions to shoot close-up images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" data-id=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Medalist II, 1946-1953. Side view, lens fully extended, angled to left.\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIside-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"136\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Medalist II, 1946-1953. Front view, angled to left.\" class=\"wp-image-136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIIfront-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Medalist II, 1946-1953. Top view.\" class=\"wp-image-139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/cavanaugh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/11\/KodakMedalistIItop-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Medalist was&nbsp;not&nbsp;a 35 mm camera, it was a useful and accurate camera for professional photographers, photojournalists, and the military. 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