<p>Die folgende Information habe ich beim googeln gefunden.
Sie beschreibt ganz klar das die II wechselbare Objektive hatte.
Also mit dem Schraube war schon ok. Aber -
Die Objektive waren zweiteilige Satzobjektive.
Ein Teil wurde vorne und ein Teil hinten angeschraubt.Kompliziert oder.
Diese Objektive zu kriegen sind sicherlich eine Syphisusarbeit.
Ab der IIS war alles einfacher , da Bajonett.</p><p>Lies Dir den folgenden Artikel durch dann erkennst Du auch die Unterschiede der verschiedenen Modelle.</p><p>Tja , man muss nicht alles wissen , es reicht wenn man weiss wo man suchen muss <img src="http://www.foto-faq.de/images/smilies/cool.gif"></p><p>Es grüsst der "alte" Fuchs</p><p>Hi,</p><p>I would like to make a small contribution to your nice and informative
pages, namely the Plaubel Makina IIs, as I think it might be interesting
for others. In short, buyers should look for:</p><p>- all speeds of Compur shutter working (slow speeds, self timer); note
please: highest speed has to be set before cocking the shutter! For T, B
the shutter does not have to be cocked, just press release button.
Otherwise shutter might be damaged!
- holes in the bellows, especially at edges
- film advance. Check if the cogs on the advance knob are not broken,
check light seals (often can be repaired easily with silk ribbon)
- bent struts</p><p>> Makina IIs is a very well thought-out strut folding press camera for
> medium format with a coupled rangefinder for the normal lens and
> semi-coupled for the tele. A first version was made in 1936. All
> Makinas were constructed by owner of Plaubel, Goetz Schrader in the
> 30s. Post-war IIs (ca. 1948-50) has a rudimentary flash connection
> which was replaced on the later model, the III and IIIr, by a special
> connector for the so-called Makiblitz. Shown here is the post-war
> version.
>
> [Image] Plaubel folds up quite flat without film back. Camera has
> tripod sockets on side and bottom of body.
>
> [Image] Unfolded IIs with Anticomar 100/2.9 normal lens
> (Tessar-type). The big round knob to the right is for focusing. Top
> left is so-called Newton viewfinder. Wide open, the normal lens
> produces very soft images, a great effect if you like it. Pictures in
> my experience are very vivid due to the soft fall-off of
> depth-of-field. At f/8 images become crispy. Plaubel introduced
> another normal with the Makina III, the 100/4.2 which was supposed for
> journalistic work.
>
> [Image] Fully extended camera with sun shade and opened groundglass.
> Visible on the body is the tiny handle which was replaced on later
> model by a metal device on the lens board. Behind it is the lock for
> the groundglass.</p><p>> [Image] Top-mounted Rangefinder. While the screw on the right holds
> the name plate, left one can be used to adjust the rangefinder,
> something that can be easily done with a groundglass or architects
> paper. Below the right RF window (right of bellows) you can find the
> serial number.
>
> [Image] Newton finder and rangefinder. I have no specs about the
> rangefinder but it uses a slightly magnified superimposed two color
> image. The rangefinder eye piece on this camera might not be original
> as the manual describes a telescopic type. The viewfinder has a small
> disc which you can move up and down for parallax compensation. Very
> convenient in use (at least for me).
>
>
> [Image] Under the viewfinder on top of lens board is the focusing
> scale for the normal lens. The scale shows a hyperfocal mark between
> endless and 10m. The manual informs you that you can achieve the best
> DOF between f/6-12 at this mark. Struts on IIs and later models have a
> second mould for the struds to engage using the wide angle, as marked
>Ww for German Weitwinkel (= wide angle). Wide angle is not
> RF-coupled. Flat knob in the middle (another one is on the bottom of
> the lens board): Press them to move the struds to the Ww position or
> to fold/ unfold the camera. Camera has to be set at infinity before
> folding to prevent bending of the struts. Better fold slowly. Far
> right is the shutter release, marked A for German Ausloeser.</p><p>> Besides cable release thread.
>
> [Image] Sports finder on lens board. Right top is the shutter cock
> lever, marked S for Spanner. The small knob marked V for
> Vorlaufwerk, a not very commonly used word anymore for the self
> timer. Cock the shutter once, press the self timer button and repeat
> cocking. Self timer cannot be used on shutter positions T, B and
> 1/200th!
>
>
> [Image] Compur I shutter. Camera is very silent, shutter sound is
> like a Rollei 35, perhaps just one octave below. The IIs was the first
> medium format camera to have the lens mounted in front of the shutter
> (from 1936 on), as far as I know. Lenses on the older Makina II came
> in two parts which you had to mount before and behind the shutter.
> There is a thread on the inside lens board of this camera, so I wonder
> if it might take the older lenses aswell? Makina I did not have
> interchangeable lenses. Lenses are mounted by half a turn clockwise.
> Now this is where the s in the IIs comes from:
> Schnellwechselfassung (something sporty like rapid interchange
> mount). Speeds include T, B to 1s-1/200th. Later IIIr (=Rapid) had
> 1/400th. As you can interchange film backs it is not that limiting as
> it sounds. There was a focal plane shutter available that went up to
> 1/1000th (hard to find today). As it was placed between body and film
> back you could not use the rangefinder anymore. Speeds are changed
> steplessly by rotating the
R-marked ring. T is used for groundglass
> focusing or time exposures or whatever you like: Press release button
> once and the shutter opens, second time for closing it. However,
> shutter cannot be cocked on positions T, B be careful! This may ruin
> the mechanism! Just depress the shutter release. To use 1/200th,
> change the ring to desired position before cocking the shutter!
>
> [Image] Mounted sun shade and close-up device T 1,5. Both can be used
> on all lenses. T 1,5 covers roughly the range between 1,2m and 65cm on
> the normal lens. There were other close-up devices available (DIN up
> to 45cm, R 0,1 for 1:1 on normals and wide angle) aswell as all kind
> of filters. To mount them on the sun shade just open it and screw it
> in.
>
> [Image] Plaubel with 120 rollfilm back for 6,5x9cm. There was a mask
> for 6x4,5cm available and backs for 6x6cm or 35mm. Film backs are
> provided with dark slides. Knob on the right is for advancing the
> film. Left knob is film counter and locks after each frame
> (hopefully). You have to manually set it to the first frame. For the
> 6x4,5cm mask, turn to the mark between the numbers. Wind the film with
> open back until the first bit of exposable material appears on the
> side of the take up spool. Then set to zero and wind just before
> exposure to first frame. As films today are thinner it might turn out
> useful to put a little paper around the take up spool before inserting
> the film. This might help preventing overlapping frames. When camera
> is folded up, the dark slide should be inserted or a cap on the lens
> to prevent fogging (says the manual).
>
>
> [Image] Wide angle Orthar 73/6.8 with 72 degrees fo view (Topogon
> design). Not fully free of distortion it shows even alumination and is
> very sharp, to me a fine performer. Wide angle has to be scale-focused
> or used with groundglass:
The wide angle abstains from coupling to
> the rangefinder as for total control over distortions for
> architectural images the use of a groundglass is indispensable
> (Plaubel booklet 1953). Other lenses available for Makina I*/s/r were
> the Tele-Makinar 190/4.8 (with box):</p><p>> [Image]</p><p>> It can be used with the rangefinder in the normal position. After
> focusing you have to adjust the scale on the lens barrel in addition.
> Plaubel called this
semi-automatic coupled. Shown here ist the
> uncoated pre-war design, which has three elements (post-war has four).
> If not exposed exactly it might show vignetting, colors are fine. Two
> teles for the Makina II were available, the 210/6.3and f/5.4. These
> tele lenses are hard to find today. All post war lenses were coated.
>
> I owe lots of these information to Ms. Pichotka, many thanks. More
> information on IIIr can be found here
> <a href="http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/makina_e.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cosmonet.org/camera/makina_e.htm</a>.</p><p>Information, photos and advice for loading the camera with film can be
seen here</p><p><a href="http://www.mediakyoto.com/camerashopper/cla_came_e/plaubel_makina_e/index_e.html" target="_blank">http://www.mediakyoto.com/camerashopper/..._e/index_e.html</a></p><p>> As you can see from these pictures I am really in love with this
> camera. I am not a collector and I enjoy taking pictures regularly
> with it. So far, no problem has occured. I hope this mail was not to
> long. Take care
>
> Gunnar Buettner, Hamburg, Germany
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