Alan Edward Klein
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I use an Mamiya RB67 SLR MF usually for landscapes. I'm looking for a rangefinder, Lighter than the RB67. To be used for landscapes mainly but maybe some portraiture. Recommendations and why?
If you search, you need to look for the Kodak Tourist, not Tourister.If you wanted a MF for landscapes then I think about a Kodak Tourister
I use an Mamiya RB67 SLR MF usually for landscapes. I'm looking for a rangefinder, Lighter than the RB67. To be used for landscapes mainly but maybe some portraiture. Recommendations and why?
I also have the medalist and I found modifying the 120 spool easier and almost as fast. I snip around the rim with a nail clipper and then place rough sand paper on flat surface and hold the spool vertical and just make circular motion until both ends are about 1/16 thick. Takes about 5 minutes and never had a problem but I have only done 3 or 4 rolls.I like my Kodak Medalist II a lot. It has a certain "built like/looks like a tank" aesthetic, but its very good at what it does and makes a great 6x9 negative. You have to learn to respool 120 film to 620 reels though, but its a minor nuisance.
I also have the medalist and I found modifying the 120 spool easier and almost as fast. I snip around the rim with a nail clipper and then place rough sand paper on flat surface and hold the spool vertical and just make circular motion until both ends are about 1/16 thick. Takes about 5 minutes and never had a problem but I have only done 3 or 4 rolls.
Sandpaper is not really a problem since the film is wound so tight that light can't get in so I don't think the sand paper and plastic from the spool will get in. Try it on a spare spool and do a little at a time until the spool can be taken in and out easily.It's the sandpaper part that has me feeling queasy.
A small lathe can be made from a Dremmel and a few pieces of wood. Or a cordless drill and stand. Then the spool can be shaved with a chisel rather than snipped rough and sandpapered. I've respooled often enough for it to be a routine. If I keep the film tight enough when spooling 120>620 and respooling 620>620, the bump at the tape end is so minimal that I can't identify when the film ends. About 4 to 5 minutes per film without rushing.
When I didn't have a camera with top IQ, ie. big neg and great glass, my GAS for such a camera was high. Once my Medalist II took care of the GAS, fun cameras like entry level folders became interesting. Why not, they're cheap.
+1 Kodak Medalist II is for me the best 6x9 camera, re-spooling takes me 5 min tops.I like my Kodak Medalist II a lot. It has a certain "built like/looks like a tank" aesthetic, but its very good at what it does and makes a great 6x9 negative. You have to learn to respool 120 film to 620 reels though, but its a minor nuisance.
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