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Thanks for sharing this lovely image, Darr. It brightened my day.![]()
Hasselblad 501CM / 180 CFi + Acros II + 510 Pyro
Thanks, John.Thanks for sharing this lovely image, Darr. It brightened my day.
John
I love it when you're able to stop by and make my day with your spirit and your images. Thank you!![]()
Hasselblad 501CM / 180 CFi + Acros II + 510 Pyro
Ray, you are so kind!I love it when you're able to stop by and make my day with your spirit and your images. Thank you!
I love retro camera porn!A trio of Plaubel Makiflexes by Nokton48, on Flickr
The final Swan Song of the Plaubel Camera Company, (in the early 1960's) was the reflex-SLR version Plaubel Makiflex. Here is my collection of Makiflexes, the two on the left, are the Automatic "Makiflex". Very similar to a European Auto Graflex, with automatic diaphragm mechanism. You cock the lens, and it stops down the lens right before exposure (hence "Automatic"). The Plaubel original lenses are the 180mm Schneider Xenar, and the 210mm F4.5 Schneider Xenar. On the right, is the "Makiflex Standard" with 150mm F2.8 Schneider Xenotar. This model has a more restricted range of shutter speeds, and no auto-iris provision. These cameras are from what I call "The Golden Age of Photography".