Makina 67

The Makina 67 is a 6×7 strut folding camera with a coupled rangefinder. It was developed by Plaubel after the company was bought in 1975 by a Japanese company named Doi. First shown at Photokina 1978, it was released in 1979. The camera's shape is reminiscent of the earlier Makina.

The first prototypes were called Makinette 67 and made in Germany, and are quite different from the production model.

The production Makina 67 bodies were made in Japan by Konica. They have a Nikkor 80/2.8 lens.

The Makina 670 followed, with a modified body, which it shares with the wide-angle Makina W67, equipped with a Nikkor 55/4.5 lens.

Plaubel Makina W67 wide-angle model image by Stefan Kellner (Image rights)

Combined focus knob, shutter release, winder image by peta-W (Image rights)

Bibliography

• Lewis, Gordon, ed. The History of the Japanese Camera. Rochester, N.Y.: George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, 1991. ISBN 0-935398-17-1 (paper), 0-935398-16-3 (hard). P. 154.
• McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). P. 789.
• Sugiyama, Kōichi (杉山浩一); Naoi, Hiroaki (直井浩明); Bullock, John R. The Collector's Guide to Japanese Cameras. 国産カメラ図鑑 (Kokusan kamera zukan). Tokyo: Asahi Sonorama, 1985. ISBN 4-257-03187-5. Items 1397–8 and 1400.

Links

In English:

• Makina 67 (also in Japanese) in Hiura Shinsaku's camera site
• Makina 67 and sales brochure in Ken Rockwell's website
• Makina 67 review by Rob Gardiner
• Makina 67 (brief summary and archived bulletin-board discussions) at an archived version of Robert Monaghan's Medium Format Photography website, at the Internet Archive.

In French:

• Makina 67 at galerie-photo.com
• Plaubel Makina 67 sur le site de dirapon

In Japanese:

• Makina W67 and more pictures at Hayata Camera Laboratory