Plaubel Makiflex Standard.

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Makiflex TMX100 Kodak Readyload 545 D23 by Nokton48, on Flickr

TMAX100 4x5 Readyload 545 Back Makiflex D23. Omega DII with Omegalite laser aligned Arista RC #2 paper Multigrade dev. Digital background shot by Tim Layton and enlarged at Cosco. Studio overhead lighting. 150mm f5.6 chrome barrel Schneider Xenar. Great lens I bought for fifty bucks.

 

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001 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Here is another Makiflex lens I just completed. After many, many hours of metal cutting, and hand filing, here is my 240mm F4.5 Schneider Xenar, in barrel mount. Had to cut and file a very heavy brass flange, essentially turning it into a retaining ring. This -just- fit into a (completely cut-out) circular flat plate from China. Combining three of the 30mm results in infinity focus, to extreme close-up, on the Makiflexes. Really alot of work, but worth it, in my opinion. The 240mm Xenar is a rather big, heavy lens, but works well on the Makiflex, and the groundglass image looks great, even wide-open. Looking forward to shooting with this setup. Also shown in the photo is a short Cable Release, which screws into my Makiflexes. This also came from China. It also fits my Sinar Norma Mechanical Shutters. How many brand new items can you buy for these really old things? Next project will be a 300mm Rodenstock Imagon in barrel. Takes the same flange as the 240mm Xenar, so it will just fit inside the tube system

 

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2015-12-16 18.19.04 by Nokton48, on Flickr

360mm F5.5 Schneider Tele-Arton, lens flange bolted to a scrap Sinar Norma Extension Cone I had in my Norma Parts Box. Shown with Graflex RH8 Wind Knob 120 Back, With Makiflex Adapter Back.

 

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002 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Here is my Makiflex Standard, with 30mm Tube, and Flat Plate with #2 sized hole. This is perfect for my 240mm Schneider Tele Arton, which has a large rear cell, which protrudes into the Makiflex body. This is about as good a setup as I can get with this lens. I tend to use it for closer-up shooting due to lack of infinity focus on the Makiflex.

 

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Makiflex 150 F2.8 Auto Xenotar MINR Mammo by Nokton48, on Flickr

Foxglove on the back deck. Plaubel Makiflex with 150mm F2.8 Schneider Auto iris Xenotar lens wide open. 4X Neutral density filter added. Kodak MINR Mammography Film 18x24cm, cut down into four 9x12cm's. Microdol-X Legacy Developer 12 minutes at 74F. Aristo #2 RC 8x10 print, Omega DII laser aligned 180mm black Rodagon, Dektol dev 1:2. Handheld which I have been doing with Makiflexes a bit.

I like the "jagged" Xenotar Bokeh!

 

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Pecoflex Adapter Auto Maki 270 Tele Xenar Maki Cable Release by Nokton48, on Flickr

Pecoflex Adapter on Maikiflex Automatic Body, Makiflex Cable Release restored and now functional, a smooth releasing cable mechanism. Shown with 270mm Schneider Tele-Xenar, a short telephoto design perfect for 6.5x9cm with small movements. This was not an expensive lens and I am looking forward to using it more on the Plaubels.

 

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6x9cm Linhof Rollex 120 Wind Knob Backs CLAed by Nokton48, on Flickr

Camtronics just finished overhauling these two matching 6x9cm Linhof Rollex 120 Film Backs. They go onto Graphic Cameras, so the Makiflex Graphic Adapter goes onto my Makiflexes. What I like about these backs, is that the mechanisms are a pretty good match in function and feel, to the controls on the Makiflexes. So they are a great choice for these, one now loaded with Eastman 5222 Motion Picture Film, and the other with some Maco UP100. Ran multiple dummy rolls through these yesterday, both are super smooth and ready to go. And I dropped off two more matching units to them yesterday BTW I recovered these backs with rubber sheeting, intended for the Rollei SL66 Anniversary model, a friend picked it up from the Rollei Factory in Germany.

 

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Notice also how I redid the light trapping on the Makiflex Adapter, it was rotten. Recovered with the right thickness of adhesive sheet foam. So now lightproof, no leaks.

 

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Homemade Makiflex Tapped Bolt Cut Down Prontor Fires it by Nokton48, on Flickr

Homemade Makiflex Tapped Bolt Cut Down Prontor Fires it by Nokton48, on Flickr

The Metric Bolt (tapped out completely through by a Machinist), then screwed PRONTOR Cable Release. It fires in all my Makiflexes NO PROBLEM! with the Prontor. This is a big deal, as the SINAR is expensive, and the Prontor, is not. On a couple of my Makiflexes I have secured the homemade Bolt/Adapter semi - permanently, with RED LOCTITE.

BOTH WORK OK!!

 

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360mm Tele Arton Makiflex Agfa APX100 Legacy MicX by Nokton48, on Flickr

Infinity focus test of the 360mm F5.5 Tele-Arton on the Makiflex. A lazy Saturday morning at the local park, my wife and her birding friends were waiting for something to swoop in. Agfa APX100, Microdol-X straight 24 minutes at 18C Jobo Multitank 5 on a Unicolor Uniroller.

 

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Arca Swiss Stovepipe Auto Makiflex 150 Xenar Prontors by Nokton48, on Flickr

Olde Prontor Cable Releases can be hacked to the Makiflexes. Just got a nice Double Prontor Release, will modify it to work with the Pecoflex. Like an auto iris firing view reflex camera. Awesome!

 

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SONY DSC by Nokton48, on Flickr

Camtronics has finished CLA's on all of these, they are loaded, tested by me, dummy rolls look good film spacing. All four loaded the 6x9 backs are Eastman 5222 XX, Maco UP100, and Ilford FP4. The 6x6 back is loaded with Ilford Delta 100. I like all of these films, sometimes I will "bracket" by shooting two or three types of film, to give myself a choice (if I really like the scene). The Prontor Cable Releases have the large black grip, which I like when looking through the cameras. They fire all the Makiflexes (all of them) without issues. So all you need is the Adapter machined from a metric bolt, then cut down with a hacksaw to fit Makis. Then you willl have fairly original setup as I've seen in a lot of Maki bundles. There are other Prontor Cables, but these are the ones you want. The SINAR cables will work but they are expensive, while these Prontors are not at all expensive in local shops. They seem to be in short and long versions, and with and without cable lock. I prefer the cable lock but I'll take what I can find around here on the cheap. With the Graphic Maki Adapter Back I'm in business in style and Linhof Backs are the best made in IMO. The Wind Knob ones seem to be a match to the "feel" of shooting and winding on with the cameras.

 

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Makiflex Std 1 150 Xenar Porro GX680 Linhof Wind Knobs CLAed by Nokton48, on Flickr

Makiflex Standard #1 Fuji GX680 Porrofinder hacked, 150mm f5.6 Barrel Xenar, Prontor Cable Release w/Makiflex Cable Adapter. Four freshly CLA'ed Linhof Wind Knob 6x9 & 6x6 120 Film Backs. Zone VI Modified Pentax Spot Meter, misc rolls of 120 ready to shoot. Sometimes I'll shoot more than one back of a particular scene, if I like it enough. All this goes in a small bag, camera gets carried on a lightweight but sturdy tripod.

 

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Auto Maki no 2 270 4.8 Tele Arton HRU 4 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Automatic Makiflex #2 270mm F4.8 Tele-Arton Makiflex Auto Iris 1/30 F11 Fuji 8x10 XRay HRU cut down to 4x5 in Graphmatic back StarD tripod. Development 12 minutes 60F straight Mic-X replenished by inspection of shadow values by deep red safelight. 8x10 Arista #2 RC Omega DII 180 Rodagon f22 35 seconds Omegalite diffusion head Multigrade developer

 

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Auto Maki no 2 180 2.8 Xenotar HRU 3 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Automatic Makiflex #2 150mm F2.8 Xenotar wide-open 1/15 Fuji 8x10 XRay HRU cut down to 4x5 in Graphmatic back StarD tripod. Development 12 minutes 60F straight Mic-X replenished by inspection of shadow values by deep red safelight. 8x10 Arista #2 RC Omega DII 180 Rodagon Omegalite diffusion head Multigrade developer

 

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Makiflex 150 Xenar HRU D23 Octobox 150 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makiflex 150mm Schneider barrel Xenar 4x5 Fuji HRU XRAY D23 1:1 8x10 Aristo #2 RC Omega DII laser aligned. Dektol 1:2 Broncolor Octobox 150 with frosted bulb and Octobox Supplemental Diffusion. Backround by David Maheu "Tim Kelly Classic".

 

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I delivered my Makiflex + adapter to SK Grimes today. We should know sometime in July what pricing and timing would be for a run of new production 4x5 adapters.

@lensretro @Nokton48 The new production adapters should be ready in a few days. Please contact me for details. If anyone else wants one we have a couple that are currently unspoken for.

 

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@lensretro @Nokton48 The new production adapters should be ready in a few days. Please contact me for details. If anyone else wants one we have a couple that are currently unspoken for.

Awesome! Great effort on your part. Useful and hard to find. Opens a lot of possibilities.

 

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Digitized Test 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

Minolta SRT Copy Stand Sony Nex-5 30mm Nex Macro. First test of digitizing B&W prints. I have been scanning everything for years, I think I like this result better. 120 roll Makina Back Plaubel Peco Junior View Broncolor Octobox 150 frosted bulb supplemental diffusion. One Pop Broncolor C200 Monolight 1600J. 8x10 RC Arista Print Ilford Multigrade Developer, Omega DII 105mm black Rodagon laser aligned.

 

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I picked up the Makiflex 4x5 adapters yesterday. Attached are photos front and back. It mounts nicely to the Makiflex. I shot a sheet of Polaroid this morning and was quite happy with the results!

I have sent messages to everyone signed up for one with payment and shipping details. We have one back still unspoken for. If interested please send me a message.

 

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Gosh Those are Lovely! Can't wait to get mine. Folks the originals of these come by every blue moon or so, in my experience. Graflock opens a lot of doors to Makis. This is cool.

 

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The Makiflex is having its day on the internet:

 

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Arca Swiss Stovepipe 4x5 A S 9x12cm Film Holder SK Grimes 1 by Nokton48, on Flickr

S K Grimes manufactured this 4x5 Graphic Film Holder, it's a new and different design, for Plaubel Makiflexes. Here is Makiflex Auto #3 with the Schneider barrel 270mm Tele-Xenar. The Film holder is Arca Swiss 9x12cm Film Holder, you cannot remove the darkslide until it is on the camera. The S K Grimes Adapter is solid and virtually light leak proof. The Stovepipe is also 4x5 Arca Swiss, the Monocular Eyepiece swivels up or back. Very High Eyepoint view with a nice black border. So for 9x9cm images on 9x12cm sheet film, this will be one of my main go-to setups.

 

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Patio Blinds Pecoflex Swing Movement Test by Nokton48, on Flickr

Plaubel Makiflex with Pecoflex Adapter 240mm f4.5 chrome barrel Xenar Ilford 9x12cm Ortho+ Legacy Mic-X replenished 18 min tray 8x10 Arista #2 Multigrade dev. 30 degree camera front swing to the right, the refocus as needed aligned the film to the patio blinds, which I thought were in interesting light. 2 1/2 minute exposure at f22. Learning to use the highly adjustable Pecoflex Attachment with homemade bag bellows. It is fun to figure out how all this old stuff really works on the job. Taken while I was feeling very incarcerated during the covid lockdown

 

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Plaubel Single Lens Reflex Cameras EPOI by Nokton48, on Flickr