Linhof branded shutters end date? Linhof engravings

Witold said:

As I've been looking for some "period correct" Linhof select lenses to complement Technika 70, I've noticed all kinds of different Linhof engravings. Early on those lenses had Linhof branded Compur shutters too. Then at some point it appears they moved away from it and shutters became standard looking Synchro Compurs (eventually Copals of course).

Is there a clear date/period when Linhof branded shutters were replaced by run-off-a-mill ones?

Similarly, Linhof and Technika engravings were all over the place, initially so prominent, one could not miss it, then slowly fading into scantier style. I just came across a nice looking Tele Arton and all it has is small Linhof on outer barrel, nothing seen from the front, with standard Synchro Compur shutter.

Is there some reference source to trace these changes? Serial number data base, preferably with photos?

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Ian Grant said:

There was a very good history of Prontor and Compur in English somewhere online, it had a history of both companies and the eventual take over of Compur by Prontor. It mentioned how the Deckel Compur factory was badly damaged during air raids on Munich which severely restricted production after the War. The Gauthier Prontor factory had largely escaped and quickly dominated the market with shutters for 35mm and 120 cameras. It took a few years for Compur to rebuild/repair their factory re-equip and catch up. At some stage both companies were taken over by Zeiss and eventually merged some years later in 1984 to form the Prontor Shutter division. The article gave more deatils about times and the changes. I'll try and find it

Bob, was the end of the Linhof marked shutter when when Compur shutters were no longer manufactured ? Did you ever come across the Compur shutters that took bayonet fitting cells, they were available in the old Dial Set Compurs and also the Rimset Compurs before WWII and Deckel made them for Meyer Silar camera - actually made by Linhof. This allowed quick use of Meyer's Triple Convertible Plasmat and also a Meyer WA to be used with the same shutter that's if I'm reading the German correctly. I wondered if Shcneider's short lived special convertible Symmar lens sets used a similar fit, I don't mean the regular Symmar's that could be slit.

Witold, Cameraeccentric.com has brochures on Linhofs.

Ian

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Witold said:

@Ian Grant That link is great, will keep me busy when I'm not, thanks.

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Bob S said:

I sold lots of bayonet mounted lenses for Compur shutters. Contaflex lenses, Kodak Retina lenses, Braun Paxette lenses, Voightlander Prominet lenses, Hasselblad lenses, etc.. but none for LF. LInhof stopped marking shutters well before Prontor Werke discontinued Compur shutters.

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