Charles Theodore Haacker Jr., 1916-1952, My Dad at 29
This was the pose I was probably trying to emulate in the last slide. Dad was a war correspondent in the European Theater, 1944-45, working for Acme Newspictures, which later was absorbed into UPI. Dad has an Acme-issue medium format roll-film Kodak Medalist in his hands. I have a letter from him to his boss back in New York evidently replying to the question, "How do you like the Medalist?" It turns out he didn't like it as well as his big Anniversary Model 4x5" Speed Graphic, which he wrote he could work faster, especially with film packs.
From Mike Eckman: [The] Kodak Medalist rangefinder camera [was] made in 1944 by the Eastman Kodak company out of Rochester, NY. This camera is considered by many to be the pinnacle of American camera manufacturing. Other highly regarded Kodak cameras were actually made in Germany, but not this one. This is a 100% American made camera made for the US military during World War II. It is one of the very few cameras that were manufactured and sold during the war making it the only camera in my collection from the year 1944. It has a well built Ektar lens that is extremely sharp even by today’s standards, and a mirror-less prism based rangefinder for incredibly accurate focus. The Kodak Medalist is considered by many to be the most sought after antique American camera ever made.
Film Type: 620
Format: 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 (aprx 6x9 cm)
Lens: 100mm f/3.5 Kodak Ektar coated 5 elements
Focus: 3′ 6″ to Infinity
Type: Coupled Rangefinder
Shutter: Kodak Supermatic No. 2 Leaf
Speeds: B, 1 – 1/400 seconds
Exposure Meter: None
Battery: None
Flash Mount: None
Charles Theodore Haacker Jr., 1916-1952, My Dad at 29
This was the pose I was probably trying to emulate in the last slide. Dad was a war correspondent in the European Theater, 1944-45, working for Acme Newspictures, which later was absorbed into UPI. Dad has an Acme-issue medium format roll-film Kodak Medalist in his hands. I have a letter from him to his boss back in New York evidently replying to the question, "How do you like the Medalist?" It turns out he didn't like it as well as his big Anniversary Model 4x5" Speed Graphic, which he wrote he could work faster, especially with film packs.
From Mike Eckman: [The] Kodak Medalist rangefinder camera [was] made in 1944 by the Eastman Kodak company out of Rochester, NY. This camera is considered by many to be the pinnacle of American camera manufacturing. Other highly regarded Kodak cameras were actually made in Germany, but not this one. This is a 100% American made camera made for the US military during World War II. It is one of the very few cameras that were manufactured and sold during the war making it the only camera in my collection from the year 1944. It has a well built Ektar lens that is extremely sharp even by today’s standards, and a mirror-less prism based rangefinder for incredibly accurate focus. The Kodak Medalist is considered by many to be the most sought after antique American camera ever made.
Film Type: 620
Format: 2-1/4 x 3-1/4 (aprx 6x9 cm)
Lens: 100mm f/3.5 Kodak Ektar coated 5 elements
Focus: 3′ 6″ to Infinity
Type: Coupled Rangefinder
Shutter: Kodak Supermatic No. 2 Leaf
Speeds: B, 1 – 1/400 seconds
Exposure Meter: None
Battery: None
Flash Mount: None