Recent content by PercyMcfly

Just found out about the „Makina Extension Outfit“, another rare part to keep an eye out for :) https://www.cameramanuals.org/prof_pdf/makina_iis_booklet.pdf

Wow, i am speechless about what i just acquired.. I found someone who actually had a bunch of factory parts for the Plaubel Makina IIs, III and IIIR . Which means: i have unused springs, faceplaces, and so on. I am still in Japan, and it will be sent to my german Address, but in July i will be...

Thats indeed something i have done before too, not with the makina but another medium format camera. For 70mm film, it would beat re-spooling 120 film, which i have not tried yet, but i think it would be better to just make a new back for it, or even just a thin 70mm film cateidge to use the...

Two f4.2 copies i have do not have a red dot indicating a coating, but they are definitely coated(removed the coating of one because if had too many scratches).. But recently, i purchased a Makina IIIR, which came with a lot of accessories i didn‘t own yet, including a f4.2 Anticomar with the...

I was also thinking about shooting 65mm or 70mm in 120 rolls. 65mm film is especially interesting to me because of Kodak Motion Picture film. With the rising film prices, and the unsure future of film, i feel that immersing oneself in the process becomes increasingly difficult. My hope is that i...

My big project that i decided to work on eventually, is to make a back for the Makina that is meant for 65mm kodak vision3 film. As the 35mm back already has the mechanism necessary, i will design a 3D model for this kind of back, or even a modification of the 35mm or regular plaubel back to...

I recently cleaned my previously purchased f4.2, just to see that the glass has some annoying scratches which were invisible due to the strong haze.. This week i found another, purchased it and was again greeted with a lot of scratches, this time in every single element. Seems that someone in...

I am wondering if resellers like these are part of the reason kodak made this decision..

I am thinking about first spooling 120 film from it and then, later on, building a 70mm back for my Plaubel Makina III R.. Should be a fun project. I would really love to buy a 1000ft roll of 65mm Vision3 250D.. Crazy to think that i‘m just a few months too late to buy it directly from Kodak..

I sent an email to kodak to confirm.. unfortunately it‘s true, no motion picture film is being sold anymore, outside of motion picture projects..

I heard that there is drama between Kodak Alaris and Eastman Kodak. Motion Picture sales to anything outside of motion picture projects is forbidden now(as far as i understand), so this decision is a massive blown for anyone aiming to bulk load motion picture film. Tri-X, Vision 3.. all the good...

I am just wondering if anyone is able to buy the film any longer, as Kodak doesn‘t seem to sell to anyone but motion picture projects at the moment. I find other film stocks(Rollei, Fomapan, Ilford) in 35mm readily available, but 70 and 65mm seems out of my reach at the moment.(Maybe i just...

Definitely not selling in Germany, i contacted them recently and only got the reply that it is only being sold to motion picture productions. I assume same goes for all their motion picture film.

I am hoping to shoot mote „medium format“ but am put off by the price. As i saw that some people shoot motion picture film(65mm) with 70mm backs, i was wondering what the availability of 400ft and 1000ft rolls is in germany/europe. When i contacted Kodak today, they told me that motion picture...

Thats great! Looking forward to seeing some photos taken with the Tele-Makinar. I took a break from repairing my Makina IIIR and started work on the f2.9 anticomar of my black IIS to familiarize myself again with Plaubels lens design before i clean the f4.2. I am still trying to understand how...