Set of three viewfinders for a Plaubel Makina IIIR camera.
Plaubel
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1953 - 1960
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
24 x 33 x 8 mm
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525688.3
Summary
Set of three viewfinders for a Plaubel Makina IIIR camera. Three alternate viewfinder fronts for use when taking different format frame size pictures on roll film.Each is a metal frame which slides over the front element of the viewfinder, two have additional glass screens one does not. 1. simple slide reducing to 20 x 20 mm square frame2. two part metal frame with additional lens3. two part metal frame with additional glass screen with frame guides and reducing to 16 x 11 mm.
Provenance
Donated to The Fox Talbot Museum by David Walker
Makers and roles
Plaubel , manufacturer