Kodak Medalist II lenshade requires removing retaining bezel?

<p>So I got a Kodak Series VI lenshade as recommended for my vintage Kodak Medalist II 6x9 rangefinder. The shade mounts via normal threads but my Medalist has no threads available for mounting the shade unless I remove the bezel at the front of the lens. I don't know whether this is appropriate or not -- the front element isn't moving with the shade screwed in place of the bezel -- but I'm wondering whether this is the proper way it is supposed to mount or whether there is some other shade that mounts to the outside of the lens barrel? It looks nice this way, I just don't want the front element wiggling out of alignment. Thanks!</p>

<p>The Medalist II has a Series VI thread, and yours still has the ring that holds the filter in if you don't want to use a hood. The front element should not move at all with the bezel removed. You can simply replace the bezel with a hood when needed.</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

<p>You can get a double retaining ring to replace the single ring that came on your camera. That way series VI filters could be left in place when you remove the hod. Alternatively the hood can be used to hold filters in place.</p>

<p>This is the first photo.net listing that comes up when you google Medalist....so, here is a picture of my Medalist II, converted to 120. You can see the size of it. I have owned handier cameras, but the extraordinary quality of the lens, the accuracy of the rangefinder and the superb flatness of the film make this design a prince among cameras. Astonishing, for a 1941 design. My specimen dates from 1947. The lens is good wide open, superb from 5.6 down. Transparencies from this camera compete with any I make using any equipment, old or new.<br>

I have a Planar Rolleiflex, I have Apo-Symmars on a 4x5, I have used and owned Leicas and Nikons and Linhofs -- but this lens in this system produces image quality equal to or better than all. </p><div></div>

<p>This is the first photo.net listing that comes up when you google Medalist....so, here is a picture of my Medalist II, converted to 120. You can see the size of it. I have owned handier cameras, but the extraordinary quality of the lens, the accuracy of the rangefinder and the superb flatness of the film make this design a prince among cameras. Astonishing, for a 1941 design. My specimen dates from 1947. The lens is good wide open, superb from 5.6 down. Transparencies from this camera compete with any I make using any equipment, old or new.<br>

I have a Planar Rolleiflex, I have Apo-Symmars on a 4x5, I have used and owned Leicas and Nikons and Linhofs -- but this lens in this system produces image quality equal to or better than all. </p>

<p>A typical Medalist image, on Tri-X, f16, 1/125.</p><div></div>

<p>To piggyback onto Frank's thread.......what is the recommended depth of series VI lens shade for the Medalist? There are an abundance of series VI lens shades available from various manufacturers, but how deep of a shade can be used without vignetting the image on this camera?</p>