Plaubel is originally a German camera maker, founded in 1902 by Hugo Schrader as a distributor and lens maker. It began the production of cameras in 1910. It became famous for the Makina series of press cameras, introduced as early as 1911 and withdrawn around 1960. After the war, it also made monorail view cameras, and a big 9×9 SLR called Makiflex. In 1975 it was bought by Kimio Doi (of the Doi company) and effectively became a Japanese company. It launched a modernized successor to the Makina, called the Makina 67, in cooperation with Konica, and later with Mamiya. It stopped the production of the Makina 67 in 1986. The company still services and repairs this cameras. Plaubel continues to produce large format monorail cameras (Peco Profia for 4×5, 5×7 and 8×10 inch) but also a 6×9 monorail camera for digital and roll film (PL69D).
Cameras[]
Film plates or cut film[]
large format monorail cameras[]
- Peco Junior
- Peco Profia
- Peco Supra
- Peco Universal
- Peco Profia PL1
4.5×6 strut folding[]
6.5×9 strut folding[]
With adaptors for 120 film.
45×107mm stereo strut folding[]
6×13 stereo strut folding[]
roll film (120 & 220)[]
4.5×6 folding[]
- Roll-Op and Roll-Op II (4.5×6 version)
6×6 folding[]
- Roll-Op and Roll-Op II (6×6 version)
6×7 strut folding[]
6×9 view finder[]
- 69W ProShift (with Schneider Super-Angulon 5,6/47 mm ultra-wide-angle lens)
6×9 monorail view cameras[]
- PL69D
6×10 view finder[]
- Brooks-Plaubel Veriwide 100 (with Schneider Super-Angulon 8/47 mm ultra-wide-angle lens)
9×9 SLR[]
- Makiflex
- Pecoflex
127 film[]
- Makinette (3×4)
35mm film[]
- Makinette 35P, prototypes only
16mm film[]
- Makinette 16, prototypes only
Lenses[]
- Anastigmat-Tele-Peconar
- Anticomar
- Heli-Orthar
- Triple-Orthar
Links:[]
In English:
- Information on PL69D by The Big Picture
- Plaubel Cameras Manual (PDF) : Photo-Manuals.com
- Information on 69W ProShift
In Spanish:
- Plaubel at Historia de Bolsillo by J. Noir
In French:
- Chambres Plaubel by Bernard Sulmon
In German:
- Plaubel website
- Plaubel - Kameras aus Frankfurt Photoscala article on history and current range of Plaubel