The Plaubel Makina III S is a folding medium-format press-style camera using 6x9 roll film, made by the German manufacturer Plaubel. It dates from the mid-twentieth century and was positioned as a professional folding rollfilm camera before Plaubel later moved to the Makina 67 series.

Auction data for the Makina III S is extremely thin: a single UK saleroom record from 2006 shows a hammer price of £300, so any current valuation in 2026 is indicative rather than firm. As that figure is a wholesale auction result excluding commission, what a Makina III S sells for today depends heavily on shutter health, bellows condition and lens clarity, and a clean, working example would likely be worth more than a parts body.