Oh Man! Plaubel Makina III!

[Fujicaman1957]

Does that surplus store have more of those bags?

 

[Nokton48]

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I called them for you, they are in the process of moving. Message said call back in a few weeks.

"Swedish Medical Bag" is what I got.

 

[Nokton48]

I've been out shooting with my fave Makina II with 7.3cm Orthar, I'm putting through many rolls, alternating between Kentmere 400 120, and HP5+ 120 as well. Rating at 800, and developing for Ei 1600 is my plan. D23 is my go-to for now. In bright sunlight I'm shooting at F25 with the Orthar, focus set to four meters. According to the DOF Makina tables for the Orthar, that's 1.5 meters to infinity sharp. So it's a WIDE Makina point and shoot. Quite a hoot to use such a quirky operating camera. It's great fun to use. Will post some new photos soon. BTW I'm still using the Olde wooden spools with the 120 Makina backs. A Minolta incident meter for checking the light, and the Makina body with Domke Gripper strap. Works for me.

 

[Nokton48]

I've just (finally) processed eight rolls of 120 HP5+, and Kentmere 400, both shot at EI 800 in my fave Makina II body. I was mainly testing the 7.3cm Plaubel Orthar, which looks quite excellent and sharp in the B&W negatives. Also one roll I tested my Plaubel F6.8 Telephoto, on a local Church Spire. Focus looks good on the film using the instructions I got here. I'll next be printing the negatives and digitizing the b&W prints. I'll post them here. Stay tuned.

For Makina Wide Angle the EI 800 speed is a Godsend. They did not have films with such quality back in the Olden Days when EI 50 was fast.

 

[Nokton48]

Plaubel Makina II 7.3cm Orthar Hyperfocused HP5 Push 800 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makina II 7.3cm Orthar Hyperfocused HP5 Push 800 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makina II 7.3cm Orthar Hyperfocused HP5 Push 800 3 by Nokton48, on Flickr


Plaubel Makina II with 7.3cm Orthar Wide Angle, hyperfocal sharp per the Plaubel DOF tables. Ilford 120 HP5+ EI 800, pushed in D23 1:1 to EI 1600. Plaubel Yellow Filter. Exposure was bracketed. 5x7 Arista #2 RC silver paper, print processed in Ansco 130 at 1;3. Sony Nex7 50mm Zeiss Touit, Broncolor Impact Polarized strobes, Polarizer on the lens.

 

[Nokton48]

Plaubel Makina II 21cm Telephoto Hyperfocused Kentmere Push 800 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makina II with 21cm Makina II Telephoto, focused per the instructions from Plaubel (translated from German). Yellow Plaubel Filter and Plaubel Lens Hood. Viewfinder fitted with Makina II Black 21cm Mask. Kentmere EI 800, processed to EI 1600. 5x7 Silver Print on Arista #2 RC, developed in Ansco 130 1:3. Nex7 50mm Zeiss Touit, Broncolor Impact Strobes at 45 degrees camera left and right. Polarizer on Touit, and on the strobes as well.

 

[rknewcomb]

Nice little images! They have a pleasant rounded "sharpness" to them and a lovely tone.
Did you focus on the church tower through the ground glass or just set infinity or ??
Robert

 

[Nokton48]

Nice little images! They have a pleasant rounded "sharpness" to them and a lovely tone.
Did you focus on the church tower through the ground glass or just set infinity or ??
Robert

Hi Robert! Here is my 21cm procedure, which I have now verified is the correct way to do it. I think these are Plaubel instructions, translated from the German (I think):


To use it, you need to do the following preparation:
1. Set the focusing on the lens(not the body) to infinity and turn the knob on the body until the image on the ground glass is sharp on infinity.
2. Mark this position on the makinas bodies distance scale. This will be the position at which the Tele-Makinar is sharp. (I USED A THIN BLUE SHARPIE MARKER TO DO THIS ON MY MAKINA II).
3. Now you can use the scale on the lens to set the focus(while having the hand on the bodys distance scale set to the point where the lens is sharp at infinity).

To use it with the rangefinder, you can first focus with the rangefinder, then transfer the distance to the lens and set the body back to the marking for sharpness at infinits.

SO NOW I AM GOLDEN

 

[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

 

[Chuck1]

Yet another item i didn't know i needed

 

[Nokton48]

Plaubel Makina III F4.2 Anticomar Foma 200 MicX by Nokton48, on Flickr


Ye Olde Mill, Utica, Ohio. Plaubel Makina III, F4.2 Anticomar (their -sharp-lens!) Foma 200 Microdol-X Replenished.

Notice the precision framing at the edges top and bottom. The Makina Viewfinder is quite accurate to the film and allows this kind of precision framing if you wish. Not bad for a rangefinder!

 

[rknewcomb]

"Notice the precision framing at the edges top and bottom. The Makina Viewfinder is quite accurate to the film and allows this kind of precision framing if you wish"

So, that is the way you framed it when shot and not a crop after the fact?
Very good for sure.

 

[Nokton48]

"Notice the precision framing at the edges top and bottom. The Makina Viewfinder is quite accurate to the film and allows this kind of precision framing if you wish"

So, that is the way you framed it when shot and not a crop after the fact?
Very good for sure.

Hi Robert! Yes I composed starting at extreme edges top and bottom, adjusting camera distance and position, until framing was -right- where I wanted it. No cropping after the fact in this case.

I'm quite impressed with the accuracy of the Makina Glass Viewfinder. Good enough to frame precision compositions.

 

[Nokton48]

Shell Sweep Table Makina IIIR PanF D23 1to1 by Nokton48, on Flickr
Shell Sweep Table Broncolor C171 Beauty Light Plaubel Makina IIIR with 100mm F4.2 Orthometar. The sharp, not soft Makina lens. Yellow Makina Filter. PanF+ in Makina 6x9cm 120 back D23 1:1. 8x10 Arista RC #2 Dektol 1:2 Omega DII laser aligned 180mm black Rodagon. Handheld

 

[Jeff Bennett]

Anybody know where I can find a manual for the iii? I didn’t see one on Butkus. My iii was just delivered last week and it’s intimidating.

 

[Nokton48]

This one looks pretty good....

Plaubel Makina III

This site is dedicated to folding cameras for 120 film. It's run by Reinhard Blanck

www.120folder.com

Makinas are darn quirky but very lovable once you get to know them.

 

[loccdor]

Shell Sweep Table Makina IIIR PanF D23 1to1 by Nokton48, on Flickr
Shell Sweep Table Broncolor C171 Beauty Light Plaubel Makina IIIR with 100mm F4.2 Orthometar. The sharp, not soft Makina lens. Yellow Makina Filter. PanF+ in Makina 6x9cm 120 back D23 1:1. 8x10 Arista RC #2 Dektol 1:2 Omega DII laser aligned 180mm black Rodagon. Handheld

Very nice one!

 

[xya]

Anybody know where I can find a manual for the iii? I didn’t see one on Butkus. My iii was just delivered last week and it’s intimidating.

PM me your E-mail address and I can send you a .pdf file. I'm the owner of the site Nokton48 just mentioned...

 

[Jeff Bennett]

PM me your E-mail address and I can send you a .pdf file. I'm the owner of the site Nokton48 just mentioned...

Oh great. Thank you. I’ll send it now.

 

[Jeff Bennett]

PM me your E-mail address and I can send you a .pdf file. I'm the owner of the site Nokton48 just mentioned...

There must be a security setting preventing me from viewing your profile or sending you a pm.

 

[xya]

I sent you an e-mail. I hope it worked. They seem to have introduced some more complications. Via PM it won't work as the files are more than the limit of 2 MB.

Kind regards

 

[McCheeseBob]

Hi there - I recently acquired an earlier Makina II along with a 120 back and plate holders - it's been lovely so far. Unfortunately my copy did not come with a ground glass back.
I'd love to use the Makina as a smaller alternative to my Speed Graphic and also more critically check focus at times - but haven't had any luck tracking one down on its own. Can't imagine they're too common or affordable in the USA.

Does anyone know if any third party/non-Plaubel branded 6.5x9 ground glass backs are compatible/mount correctly on the back of a Makina II? Has anyone tried a Voigtlander/Kodak/Zeiss Ikon back on their Makina? Those all seem much easier to source.

Thanks.

 

[ivan35mm]

Hi there - I recently acquired an earlier Makina II along with a 120 back and plate holders - it's been lovely so far. Unfortunately my copy did not come with a ground glass back.
I'd love to use the Makina as a smaller alternative to my Speed Graphic and also more critically check focus at times - but haven't had any luck tracking one down on its own. Can't imagine they're too common or affordable in the USA.

Does anyone know if any third party/non-Plaubel branded 6.5x9 ground glass backs are compatible/mount correctly on the back of a Makina II? Has anyone tried a Voigtlander/Kodak/Zeiss Ikon back on their Makina? Those all seem much easier to source.

Thanks.

Not that I know of... but with some experimentation I'm sure you could figure something out. I know of people who use the Rollex-Patent 6,5x9 back on their Plaubel's, so it shares a similar flange focal distance as the Plaubel backs.

Glenn Evans has a 6,5x9 Plaubel back for sale on his website. $150
www.glennview.com

I also have an extra plaubel 6,5x9 ground glass back... laying around here somewhere lol. Not really sure I want to sell it, but if you wanna shoot me an offer, I'll think about it

 

[McCheeseBob]

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll keep my eye out for the Rollex/Balda backs and any camera parts that might be compatible.

 

[xya]

If you have a spare sheet film holder or a useless pack film holder, you can make a ground glass yourself for the time waiting. Put some ground glass or even a piece of ground clear plastic with a bit of glue instead of the film. For a pack film holder just get rid of the hinged back part, for a sheet film holder you have to cut an opening into the the metal back.

On mine the ground glasses of other 6.5x9 cameras would do the job...