tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post7693056339799268214..comments2024-03-28T19:19:12.154-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: If you happen to be in ValenciaMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-15292958491612908132012-02-16T07:51:59.528-07:002012-02-16T07:51:59.528-07:00RJ Lam once offered to loan me a Plaubel Makina ov...RJ Lam once offered to loan me a Plaubel Makina over at photo.net. I declined because I was reluctant to see it exposed to the risk of international shipping. He made excellent images with it, but I've seldom found other instances of people actually shooting the camera.<br />(see http://www.luxcamera.co.uk/pages/Plaubel/Anticomar.htm)<br /><br />That's the problem with the cameras that appeal to collectors, they often go unused. Another in the same category is the close copy of the Plaubel Makina made in the 1930's by Minolta; I've never seen a picture from one.<br /><br />At least with the Makina and the Minolta, there is no film format problem if you can find the rollfilm adapter that lets you use 120 film in them. Some of the other fine old cameras that go unused require some rather difficult film cutting. The many great little 127 cameras can still be shot easily if you are willing to pay the high cost of the available film, but others like the Kodak Bantam Special demand film-slitting technology and some mechanical dexterity.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-80074236389293924762012-02-14T16:57:46.207-07:002012-02-14T16:57:46.207-07:00There was a Plaubel Makina going around locally fo...There was a Plaubel Makina going around locally for around $400. Too much for my hobbyst budget, too. <br /><br />Those must have been really expensive items in 1939.Julio Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927595214961421525noreply@blogger.com