Use of a 100mm Ektar lens for large format

[ned_fenimore1]

My question is as follows:

 

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I currently possess two Kodak Medalist II cameras with 100mm, 3.5 Ektar lenses mounted to the cameras in their original Supermatic Flash Shutters. I'm planning on having the best camera reworked for 120 film usage, and using the other in a large format camera, such as a Bender 4x5 kit. So having said that, does anyone have and knowledge or experience with either of these cameras to know whether or not the Medalist lens and shutter can be adapted to a 4x5 view camera? Will the 100mm lens cover 4x5, and would it seem to be too much of a wide angle lens to be practical?

 

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Any help with this would be appreciated.

 

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Regards,

 

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Ned

[pat_krentz]

I have a 101mm Ektar which I use on my Graphic 45 for macro work. Pat

[andrea_milano]

your lens won't cover 4x5 but as it has been said before you can use it

in cose up photography, you'll enjoy it!

[david_goldfarb]

It won't cover 4x5", but it's a great lens. I adapted one for 35mm

use. Info at:

 

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http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/cameras.html

 

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Use of the shutter will also be awkward with a view camera, since the

Medalist is set up to cock the shutter from inside the camera, and

there isn't a normal cocking lever. In the 35mm conversion, I just

leave the shutter open all the time and use the camera's focal plane

shutter.

[wilhelm]

There's a 2.25x3.25 back for sheet film, etc, for the Medalist. They

come up on eBay fairly often. Neat!

[david richhart]

Ned...the Kodak Medalist is a great old camera and is worth a fair

amount of money. Why not just sell one on EBAY and use the cash

toward the purchase of a decent lens??? I think it's a shame to see

the old cameras parted out.

[david_goldfarb]

Just for the record, I would agree with the above poster about being

reluctant to strip a working Medalist for the parts. The one I had

had already been stripped, but the lens and shutter were intact.

[ned_fenimore1]

David,

 

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I can't seem to find your site on adapting the Medalist to 35mm use.

I'd like to see that, thanks.

[david_goldfarb]

Oops. Pasted the wrong link. That should be:

 

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http://people.smu.edu/rmonagha/mf/medalist/

 

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The site is not mine, but Bob Monaghan's. He has an enormous site

with lots of useful info on medium format cameras, above all the

classic Bronicas, and third-party lenses for 35mm cameras. Old

Bronicas are popular among lens hackers (it is very easy to adapt LF

and other lenses for them), so there is some good info about this

topic as well, and I sent him a few test shots and a description of my

Medalist/35mm adaptation for the site.