Here we have a really unusual Plaubel Makina model lll, (i think model lll) that has had custom work done so it will accept a much wider lens than a normal Makina. This camera has three infinity stops, one each at about 47mm, 62mm and 92mm. The shortest stop is the one that was added and I believe that the other two are normal for the 72mm wide and 100mm normal lenses found on a Makina. The lens board shown on the camera is about 58mm square and the opening in it looks to be about 30.5 mm. All my measurements are made with a ruler to the best I can and are not an absolute.The front of the camera is a high quality sheet of aluminum and the rest of the work is all metal, the machine work has been done by someone who had much skill. As it is on vintage Makinas, the front standard is released and extended by pinching two small flat buttons at the top and bottom of the front standard. And, as it is with vintage Makina cameras it takes a little practice to do this with ease. I will say that on this camera I'm finding those two buttons a little harder to access when the camera is fully collapsed, I found it easier to do if i pinch the two buttons with one hand and add a gentle nudge with one finger of the other hand. A little lube would probably help this. The rangefinder is bright and clear and does move with the focus knob when the lens is extended to the "normal" stop that would have been used with the 100mm lens normally found on vintage Makina cameras. It is not set up to work with the short lens, might can be, I do not know about that. There are focus scales as per usual on this camera. The focus is very smooth.
I checked the bellows with a bright LED light and found no pinhole light leaks.
The roll film back is very clean. Since modern film is thinner than roll film was back when this back was new, it is advised to use a wooden 120 spool on the take up side of this and many other vintage roll film backs in order to help with more even frame spacing. Empty wooden spools can be found on Ebay for not much money.
$270. plus $16.50 priority mail shipping cost to the lower 48 USA States only. International, we can talk.
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