[pure-silver] Re: WAS: 620 film, NOW: Medalist 120 Conversion

Yes, its pretty costly--$280 for the conversion plus another $100 for 
the shutter overhaul. Some might think this foolish as a Medalist II is 
only worth about $200, but from a functional viewpoint it was well 
worth the cost IMO.

The Medalist II is a superb camera. Its very small for the 2-1/4 X 
3-1/4 negative size and has one of the best lenses ever made for a 
medium format camera. I was using mine less and less because respooling 
120 film onto 620 spools, although easy, was a PITA. Nevertheless I 
waited until the camera needed a CLA (the interlock that prevented 
releasing the shutter with the lens retracted started to get stuck).

The shutter overhaul included removing the delay mechanism for F and M 
flashbulbs and resulted in a MUCH smoother shutter release.

Bob Marvin

On Friday, May 27, 2005, at 12:04  AM, Eric Maquiling wrote:

> On 5/26/05, Robert Marvin <marvbej@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I recently got my Kodak Medalist II back from Ken Ruth who converted 
>> it
>> from 620 to 120.Part of the conversion consisted of machining out the
>
> Isn't that a pretty costly job? =20
> --=20

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