Anyone have a Linhof?

[frank]

I'm waiting on the post to deliver a Linhof Technika Press 2x3 camera with 100f2.8 Planar lens and roll film back.

 

[CropDusterMan]

I just sold a 100 2.8 and film backs, mine d you, mine is a Linhof Color.

 

[RobC]

I had a technikardan but no longer...
Maybe a technika one day. Its the camera I should have bought.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Congratulations on your upcoming Linhof! I've never owned one, but I've held and operated Linhof Technika IV's -- amazingly well built, precise, lots of features, and... heavy.

Your Linhof Press should be lots of fun; it reminds me a bit of the Linhof Technika 70.

 

[bdial]

Congratulations from another former owner.
I had a 2x3 Technika, but sold it to go to 4x5, still miss it in a lot of ways.
Enjoy

 

[RobC]

what type of focussing does that thing have?

 

[frank]

Helical lens focus, so no front movements.

 

[RobC]

is it linked to viewfinder so you can see when its in focus? i.e. rangefinder style?

 

[frank]

Yes, rangefinder.

 

[RobC]

don't think I've ever seen that model before.

 

[frank]

Right. I don't think it's that common. It's the same design as the Press Mamiya Super or Universal. I had a couple of those some time ago.

 

[munz6869]

I have a 1954 Linhof Standard Press - Like a Technika III without rear movements and very limited front movements, and a Schneider Press-Xenar 127mm lens. Very well used but still smooth and accurate, even after 62 years!!

Marc!

 

[RalphLambrecht]

I had a technikardan but no longer...
Maybe a technika one day. Its the camera I should have bought.

still have my Technikardan but rarely use it.

 

[RobC]

still have my Technikardan but rarely use it.

The technikardan is a beautifully designed and built piece of engineering but not the right camera for me. It was my my first LF camera and I thought that since it was also a monorail it would do everything including studio still life and portrait which it does. But what I didn't realise was that since most of my work is landscapes, its not really the best tool for that type of work IMO. Its a jack of all trades and master of none type of camera. A Technika would have suited me better and is easier to carry due to its clamshell design. I don't care about the weight, its only an extra pound or two. We live and learn.

The OPs Press looks like a nice piece of kit for MF. Does it have movements?

 

[frank]

"The OPs Press looks like a nice piece of kit for MF. Does it have movements?"

Thanks. No front movements but there is rear tilt and swing.
My camera is coming with a roll film back, but no ground glass so I won't be able to use them unless I try it blind.

 

[pbromaghin]

Great score, Frank. I hope you have a lot of fun with it.

 

[miha]

I have a Kardan re. Love it for studio.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Yes.
A Super Technika IV ca. 1959 - factory three lens (90, 150, 270, with cams) outfit with Super Rollex 56x72 back, "Anatomische" grip, universal optical finder, wire frame sports finder with parallax correction, etc. I'm the second owner and I have the original Linhof Passport and other papers.
It was my first LF camera, in 1987.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

... most of my work is landscapes ... A Technika would have suited me better and is easier to carry due to its clamshell design. I don't care about the weight, its only an extra pound or two. We live and learn.

The OPs Press looks like a nice piece of kit for MF. Does it have movements?

A Linhof Technika III, IV or V would probably serve you very well.

All the ones I've come across for sale (in person) had neither lenses nor cams, so I never had the motivation to buy one. Of course, one could choose just to use the groundglass for focusing landscapes.

 

[RobC]

yeah I know there are several models that would be good. I'm not ruling one out some time in the future but for now I'm sticking with 35mm. I have all the enlarger and developing kit for 4x5 and a stache of 4x5 negs that still need printing but I'm not so sure about carrying all the 4x5 kit on long walks anymore. I like to travel light at speed and 4x5 slows me down far more than I would like. A planned 15 mile walk becomes 5 or less whereas with 35mm I walk and work much quicker.

 

[BrianShaw]

That should be a lot of fun, Frank!

 

[frank]

Thanks. It looks like it'll arrive early this week. (Hope there's no Duty attached.)

 

[RalphLambrecht]

yeah I know there are several models that would be good. I'm not ruling one out some time in the future but for now I'm sticking with 35mm. I have all the enlarger and developing kit for 4x5 and a stache of 4x5 negs that still need printing but I'm not so sure about carrying all the 4x5 kit on long walks anymore. I like to travel light at speed and 4x5 slows me down far more than I would like. A planned 15 mile walk becomes 5 or less whereas with 35mm I walk and work much quicker.

Many LF wrkers prefer the slower down approach and claim it makes them etter photographers.It's true for me. 35mm is too fast.MF is just right for me.

 

[RobC]

its the setup and take down time and not the time I take to select a composition. And with LF you need to spend much more time checking and rechecking. I'm still very picky about what I actually photograph having worked with LF and understanding to a degree that what looks like a nice a view doesn't necessarily make a good B&W image.

And walking with a much heavier backpack slows you down too.

 

[frank]

Arrived in the mail today. It needs a viewfinder mask for 100mm lens. And I can't screw on a filter or hood. 58mm diameter, but Are the threads different?