Oh Man! Plaubel Makina III! Back to RF.


J Lane 6.5cmx9cm Dry Plates by Nokton48, on Flickr

An early Birthday gift to myself. Thirty 6.5x9cm J. Lane Hand-Coated Silver Gelatin glass plates. I have over sixty (60) Plaubel Makina film holders that I use with my Makinas and Makiflexes. Some of these holders will be loaded with these J. Lane glass plates. Bright sun exposure should be about 1/125th at F2, with my new Super Cinephor lens (rating plate at EI 2). Or could go to 1/60 at F2 for denser exposure (about EI 1). This will be fun.

Or 1/50 at F2.9 in Plaubel Makinas in bright sun 🙂
 
These cameras look super nice, and I wouldn't mind having one myself. But since I'm wearing glasses I fear that using the rangefinder on these would be a nuisance. Is there any chance of making a diopter for these? If the viewfinder eyepiece is possible to unscrew I might get an optician to put in a -4 lens. Any experience or thoughts about this?
 
Hey Kai,

I wear fairly thick eyeglasses, and I've never considered using diopters with the Makinas. But I'll wager it's do-able in some manner.

With these cameras, your eye is somewhat pulled away from the rangefinder eyepiece, due to the thickness of the film backs. This effect is lessened with the use of the cut film backs. Then you can get your eye fully up to the rangefinder eyepiece. The optical viewfinder works great just as it is and is actually incredibly precise to use for framing.

The rangefinder has NEVER bothered me a bit. You get used to it, along with the cameras' other quirky aspects. I'd try it for a while and then decide if you want to mess with diopters. I have never found that to be an issue at all for me.
 
Thanks Dan,


that is very useful info. If the optical viewfinder is accurate I can just use the rangefinder to focus, that should not be a problem even with glasses. I've seen a very nice model III, but I'm expecting a rather large bill this month, so I'd better cool down a bit. 🙂
 
Dan,
I was the first bidder on that Makina tripod adapter. When the second bid appeared I thought it was probably you. I gave up rather then get in a bidding war with you. I'm such a wuss.
Robert


After many years of searching, I have finally found one of these at a decent price.

The Makina Tripod Adapter. Now on it's way to me.

I've thought about making one of these, but gave up on the idea.[/QUOTE]
 
Robert,
I also had a feeling that the first bid might have been you. Tell you what, if this doesn't work out for my intended uses, I'll sell it to you if you want. Give me a bit of time to try it out. It has to fit all my Bogen tripods and that -might- be an issue. I'll let you know what I decide.

-Dan
 
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Nokton48 said:
Robert,
I also had a feeling that the first bid might have been you. Tell you what, if this doesn't work out for my intended uses, I'll sell it to you if you want. Give me a bit of time to try it out. It has to fit all my Bogen tripods and that -might- be an issue. I'll let you know what I decide.

-Dan
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Thanks, I would very much appreciate that.
Robert
 
Wooden 120 film spools by Nokton48, on Flickr

I have just decided I will no longer attempt to load modern plastic 120 spools into Plaubel Makina film backs. I shot a rather important roll a couple of weeks ago, using a plastic spool I wrapped with duct tape. Well when I opened the back to change film, it did not load evenly onto the spool, and the roll is fogged! Luckily I was able to switch backs and reshoot my important photos but I am not going through this again!

I bought another dozen wooden spools for the take up side in these backs, which will solve that problem! Onward and upward! :smile:

I am opening and re-loading all of my Plaubel backs with wooden take up spools as of now.

Film advance with these old wooden spools is smooth as butter. Very nice!
 
New Showcase for Plaubel System by Nokton48, on Flickr

We have new floor to ceiling shelving in the office area of my home, so here is my Plaubel collection, ready for use. Nicely organized behind glass doors to keep it dust free. This keeps me thinking about taking it out and using it! That is up ahead, in a very big way. �� This is not all of it (no way) just the things I want to use all the time. The rest is in my studio in the basement.
 
6x9cm Plaubel Film Magazines All Loaded by Nokton48, on Flickr

Seven of my Plaubel film backs fully loaded each with a different film. Wooden take up spools also installed. This is what is great about interchangeable film mags. Somewhere around here I have one more, loaded with Foma 200. Gotta find it. HP5, FP4, Foma Retro 320, Panatomic-X, Acros, Verichrome Pan, and Delta 3200.
 
73mm Plaubel Orthar Set New Old Stock 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

73mm Plaubel Orthar Set New Old Stock 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

73mm Plaubel Orthar Set New Old Stock 3 by Nokton48, on Flickr

L@@K what I just bought on German Ebay, New Old Stock. Actually I just want the wide angle viewfinder, but look at the lens. Never used I think. Original correct box

Merry Christmas to ME 😛😎😎😎😎😎😛

Since this is a F6.8 lens, I suspect this is a Dagor formula lens. Which is is very good thing! Like a Schneider Angulon. I have another of these 73mm lenses, in rather rougher shape. But with the Makina Optical Wide Angle FInder, I will be using this camera in more upcoming situations.
 
carbo73 said:
Hi,
I've just bought a chrome Makina IIS (I think so, but maybe is a II, only) and it looks like the rangefinder is misaligned, both vertically and horizontally. Even the half-translucid second image is way to the left, not centered at all. Anyone know if it is a difficult adjust to do oneself, or has some pdf manual about it?


Many thanks in advance.
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Carbo73,
Alex in Moscow completely stripped and cleaned completely his Makina II.
Looking at his pictures it seems rather straightfoward, if you are handy.

See his threads with digipix here:

https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/plaubel-makina-ii-act-i.163624/

Alex test pix Makina II:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/11782047@N02/sets/72157705651475015/
 
Makina II has arrived by Nokton48, on Flickr


My Makina II has arrived here from Germany! Only two days time by Fedex!

My friend Alex in Moscow helped me find this one the other day. Lovely cosmetic condition but needs a CLA. Considering it was made in the 1930s, I am not at all surprised!

It is going out this morning to Mr. Binder in New York City. He is an early Makina repair expert, and has a very large collection of Makina parts!
 
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