Nokton48
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Makina II with new 7.3cm Orthar correct vintage Sweet 7.3 Finder by Nokton48, on FlickrNew to me 7.3cm Plaubel Orthar Makina II vintage. Looks marvelous and sharp at infinity. Looking forward to shooting film with this. As a bonus, the "Mittel" medium yellow Makina Filter I have, fits this directly. So Happy Happy with WA Makinas. Black Olde 7.3 Supplemental Finder looks brand new. Glass appears perfect.
Nokton48
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SONY DSC by Nokton48, on FlickrNew to me 7.3cm Plaubel Orthar on my Makina II, with Makina 7.3cm Black Finder. Looks sharp on the glass, can't wait to shoot some film. I played with all the controls, it's performing perfectly. Using the Makina II is a hoot, and I've always wanted the 7.3cm lens, you don't see many of them, this one came to me from Poland. This will make a great carryin' around camera, very compact when folded down. I also have a 7.3 for my IIIR, it's fun to use also. I think the Black Professional Finish makes it stealthy. Silver was available for hobbyists.
SONY DSC by Nokton48, on FlickrPlaubel Makina II Body, with Groundglass Back with Hood. Three correct original lenses. Far left the 7.3cm f6.8 Orthar, then the 100mm F2.9 Orthometar. On the far right, the 21cm F6.8. Black Finder Masks II vintage 7.3cm left, and 21cm right. So a fairly complete set ready to use. Great for carryin' around.
Nokton48
Veteran
I've been having a shoot-out between my Makina II, and Makina IIIR, both with the 7.3cm Orthars. Wide angle comparison F22 with Mittel Plaubel Yellow Filters. Two frames each, Full Sun Day, 1/200 at F22, for a direct comparison. Kentmere 400 120 pushed to EI 800. I think these will make nice 5x7 RC prints. I expect the Orthars will be excellent.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Very interesting old Plaubel Makina!
The Plaubel Makina 67 I bought shortly before the holidays is at the shop awaiting its full service and viewfinder/rangefinder repair. (Some element of the viewfinder became loose and jumped out of position during shipment ... I decided to have it repaired rather than just return it. And of course, that takes some time...)
I'm looking forward to using it, it's been a while since I worked with 6x7 negatives.
G
The Plaubel Makina 67 I bought shortly before the holidays is at the shop awaiting its full service and viewfinder/rangefinder repair. (Some element of the viewfinder became loose and jumped out of position during shipment ... I decided to have it repaired rather than just return it. And of course, that takes some time...)
I'm looking forward to using it, it's been a while since I worked with 6x7 negatives.
G
Nokton48
Veteran
Thanks Godfrey! Olde Makinas are to me like medium format Barnack Leica class. Same type of shooting buzz in the larger format. The Reporter's Camera! "The Rolls Royce of Photography" according to their old adverts. Quirky and a blast to shoot.
HOLY GRAIL 150mm Voigtlander 15cm F4.5 Apo Lanthar Plaubel Maxiflex Auto Aperture by Nokton48, on Flickr
This for me is like finding the HOLY GRAIL of Plaubel Makiflex; I purchased a decent set (just teeniest bit of edge seperation dreaded) LANTHANIUM elements or some such. I've seen a few over the decades, Ken Ruth (famous repair Guy) warned me over very long phone conversation. He got a Maki Apo Lanthar all the way from MILAN to California; he couldn't fix it! He told me to BEWARE seperation in the 15cm Apo Lanthar. This one will not affect optical performance at all I believe. I'll get a Medium Yellow Filter and Rubber Hood to finish this. I bought the cells for 225BP, in a Linhof Compur I put on a Norma board. Recently I purchased this Auto Aperture marked F5.5, I have no idea what it fit. Well it seems to be VERY similar to the Linhof Compur in terma of construction. The image at infinity on the Auto Makkiflex is razor acute sharp on the glass, it appears a perfect match. The F/Stop Band will need to be re-calibrated, that's doable. So HAPPY I bought this for a great deal. This is Uber Rare and Fully Functional.
HOLY GRAIL 150mm Voigtlander 15cm F4.5 Apo Lanthar Plaubel Maxiflex Auto Aperture by Nokton48, on FlickrThis for me is like finding the HOLY GRAIL of Plaubel Makiflex; I purchased a decent set (just teeniest bit of edge seperation dreaded) LANTHANIUM elements or some such. I've seen a few over the decades, Ken Ruth (famous repair Guy) warned me over very long phone conversation. He got a Maki Apo Lanthar all the way from MILAN to California; he couldn't fix it! He told me to BEWARE seperation in the 15cm Apo Lanthar. This one will not affect optical performance at all I believe. I'll get a Medium Yellow Filter and Rubber Hood to finish this. I bought the cells for 225BP, in a Linhof Compur I put on a Norma board. Recently I purchased this Auto Aperture marked F5.5, I have no idea what it fit. Well it seems to be VERY similar to the Linhof Compur in terma of construction. The image at infinity on the Auto Makkiflex is razor acute sharp on the glass, it appears a perfect match. The F/Stop Band will need to be re-calibrated, that's doable. So HAPPY I bought this for a great deal. This is Uber Rare and Fully Functional.