Author name: Ray Larose

Based in the rolling hills of northern New England, Ray Larose is a large and medium format film photographer whose work has appeared in many local, national and international publications and galleries. He has worked as a freelance photographer, shooting commercial and not-for-profit work within the Boston metropolitan area and has shot cover and promotional work for national music artists. His vision is to shoot with a creative and unique style which is currently focusing on distinctive film photography to document the stories that need to be told. Ray Larose is the founder and editor of SALT Magazine and the annual New England Photowalk. He can be found online at raylarose.com.

Plaubel Makina 670 Review – How it Killed my love of 35mm – by Ray Larose

By Ray Larose / June 1, 2016 / Medium & Large Format / 63 Comments

The Plaubel Makina 670, in my opinion, is the perfect medium format rangefinder camera. Hell, I’ll go one step further and say it’s the perfect camera. So much so, that it ruined my long-time love affair with the 35mm film format as a whole.

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You are very kind Karen, thank you. I made that camera about 40 years ago now. The only ply part…
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