Plaubel Baby Makina Blue Finder 1928-1933 + Anticomar 75mm f/3 – Japan Welcome

PLAUBEL BABY MAKINA — BLUE FINDER VARIANT — ANTICOMAR 75mm f/3 — COMPUR
Rare early variant — blue viewfinder — serial #43274 — fully functional.

CAMERA — Plaubel Baby Makina / Serial #43274 (1928–1933) 

Condition: Excellent
The Baby Makina is the compact version of the legendary Plaubel Makina - a strut-folding professional camera produced in Frankfurt, Germany.
This example features the rare blue viewfinder variant, found only on a small number of late Baby Makina viewfinder cameras produced between 1928 and 1933, just before the introduction of the rangefinder on the Makina II.

SHUTTER — Compur Z-D-M Professional
- Front-mounted Compur shutter with Z/D/M selector (Zeit/Dauerzeit/Moment — Time/Long exposure/Instant).
- Speeds: B, 1s, 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/300s.
- All speeds fire correctly.
- Front rotary speed selector — characteristic of professional high-grade Compur shutters of the era.
- Side-mounted soft shutter release.
- Front-mounted cocking lever.

This Z-D-M Compur configuration was reserved for professional
top-of-the-line cameras — offering superior mechanical precision
and exceptional reliability at slow speeds.

LENS — Plaubel Anticomar 75mm f/3
- Glass: Clean and functional. No fungus, no haze.
- Aperture: Functional.
- Focus: Dual helicoid system — smooth operation.

VIEWFINDER — Blue Finder (Rare Variant)
- Original blue viewfinder — period-correct, intact.
- Condition: Good — normal signs of use.
- This blue finder variant is rarely encountered on the market and is the defining characteristic of this example.

BODY & MECHANICS
- Nickel-plated struts: Superb condition. ✓
- Bellows: Light-tight — no pinholes.
- Overall: Very good condition for its age — 90+ years of history.

FORMAT 

- Format: 4.5×6cm on plates (127 film compatible with adapter).
- The Baby Makina accepts standard 4.5×6cm plate holders.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT 

The Plaubel Baby Makina was produced from 1911 to the mid-1930s
by Plaubel & Co., Frankfurt am Main — one of the most prestigious
German camera manufacturers of the early 20th century.

Serial #43274 places this example firmly in the late Baby Makina
production, circa 1928–1933 — the final years before the
introduction of the coupled rangefinder on the Makina II.

The blue viewfinder variant is a transitional feature appearing
on only a small number of examples from this period.
It is significantly rarer than the standard folding frame finder
configuration and highly prized by Plaubel specialists.

WHY THIS CAMERA 

- Blue finder variant — rare transitional configuration.
- Professional Z-D-M Compur shutter — all speeds functional.
- Anticomar 75mm f/3 — clean glass, smooth mechanics.
- Superb nickel-plated struts — exceptional preservation.
- 90+ years of German engineering history.
- Ships from Paris, France — specialist vintage camera dealer.

CONDITION SUMMARY 

Body:         Excellent (very good for age — normal use marks)
Anticomar:    Excellent (clean glass, functional)
Shutter:      Excellent (all speeds — Z-D-M Compur)
Blue finder:  Good (original, intact, normal use)
Bellows:      Light-tight ✓
Struts:       Excellent (nickel well-preserved)

SHIPPING 

Ships from Paris, France.
Japan Welcome — carefully packed, fully insured,
tracked international shipping.
Combined shipping available.

Any questions welcome. Additional photos available on request.