Linhof Technika III 2x3/6x9 lens boards

abruzzi · Apr 9, 2020

I was looking at a Super Angulon 65mm ƒ8 for my new baby Tech III, but it doesn't have a lens board, and other than the potluck on eBay, I haven't found any sources for new or used lens boards for this camera. Am I out of luck? Wait until I can find a lens with a board? Buy a sheet of aluminum and cut my own?

Dan Fromm · Apr 9, 2020

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Medium-Large-Format-Lensboards/ci/99/phd/4291364092/cp/15293+18210+99

I b'lieve the lens you're considering is in a #00 shutter. If you look around you should be able to find an adapter for mounting a #00 shutter on a board bored for a #0.

When you look for boards, look for Nikon and Wista brand as well as Linhof. Coupla years ago I got a lens from Japan on a Nikon board. Same as Linhof board for 2x3 Technika. But have the seller check the board's dimensions before buying.

Bob S · Apr 9, 2020

Those boards have not been made by Linhof for several decades. Don’t buy a current one, it won’t fit. It s very easy to buy a board that fits that he too large a hole and mount a piece of aluminum or opaque plastic to the back of the board to cover the hole and mill the proper size hole into the patch.

Dan Fromm · Apr 9, 2020

Bob, that's interesting. Can you give a source for dimensions of Linhof boards for the various vintages of their various cameras?

edit: Bob, I found a source, have made a little table and want to add it to the list. You can see it at https://1drv.ms/x/s!AggQfcczvHGNgZkWsE-tK8FsI-AOAQ?e=ZnEhgf Please check and suggest changes.

abruzzi · Apr 9, 2020

thanks for the suggestions. I have one lens with a board, and my brother has a fair amount of metal fabrication experience, but I was hoping to find something off the shelf. "Brother Favors" are in limited supply at the moment.

Bob S · Apr 9, 2020

Dan Fromm said:
Bob, that's interesting. Can you give a source for dimensions of Linhof boards for the various vintages of their various cameras?

edit: Bob, I found a source, have made a little table and want to add it to the list. You can see it at https://1drv.ms/x/s!AggQfcczvHGNgZkWsE-tK8FsI-AOAQ?e=ZnEhgf Please check and suggest changes.

Left out the current Techno camera.

Dan Fromm · Apr 9, 2020

Thanks for the reply. I've looked, it seems to take Tecnika boards. 96x99?

Bob S · Apr 9, 2020

Current Technika 45 boards.

Dan Fromm · Apr 9, 2020

Thanks.

reddesert · Apr 9, 2020

Dan, a couple of additional pieces of information of interest for your table:
- 4x5 Technika IV/V 96x99mm boards have clipped bottom corners and a raised circular light trap on the rear. Original Linhof Technika boards have the lens mounting hole a few mm below center of the light trap. Not all other-brand boards have that offset.
- 4x5 Technika III boards are about 93x100mm WxH, square bottom corners, and a slightly recessed circular light trap.

I have a board that appears to have been trimmed so that it fits into both a Technika III and a Technika IV as a kind of class-B fit, but since it's flattish on the back it doesn't provide the raised light trap.

Dan Fromm · Apr 9, 2020

Thanks. Updated.

Bob S · Apr 9, 2020

reddesert said:
Dan, a couple of additional pieces of information of interest for your table:
- 4x5 Technika IV/V 96x99mm boards have clipped bottom corners and a raised circular light trap on the rear. Original Linhof Technika boards have the lens mounting hole a few mm below center of the light trap. Not all other-brand boards have that offset.
- 4x5 Technika III boards are about 93x100mm WxH, square bottom corners, and a slightly recessed circular light trap.

I have a board that appears to have been trimmed so that it fits into both a Technika III and a Technika IV as a kind of class-B fit, but since it's flattish on the back it doesn't provide the raised light trap.

Linhof makes a 3 size Technika board with a centered hole that has a “Z” suffix, for centered, for some 240 and longer boards that will not mount without that hole space.

abruzzi · Apr 10, 2020

after a fair bit of searching I came across this ebay listing from Camley Photographic in the UK:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Linhof-23-...627678?hash=item4d5a12419e:g:1d0AAOSw1T1cNFyp

Its for a #00 board (which I believe is what the SA 65mm ƒ8 uses) but it also mentions that they have #0 and #1 boards as well. I also have a 180mm tele arton on the way, but it has a newer board that I will need to replace.

Bob S · Apr 10, 2020

abruzzi said:
after a fair bit of searching I came across this ebay listing from Camley Photographic in the UK:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Linhof-23-...627678?hash=item4d5a12419e:g:1d0AAOSw1T1cNFyp

Its for a #00 board (which I believe is what the SA 65mm ƒ8 uses) but it also mentions that they have #0 and #1 boards as well. I also have a 180mm tele arton on the way, but it has a newer board that I will need to replace.

It is not, repeat NOT, the board for the later Technika 23 cameras like the V or the 70.

abruzzi · Apr 10, 2020

correct, but I have a technika III, which was the original question in the thread.

Bob S · Apr 10, 2020

abruzzi said:
correct, but I have a technika III, which was the original question in the thread.

Shouldn’t the ad mention this minor detail?

abruzzi · Apr 10, 2020

Don’t know. It’s clear on the size in the listing, and the photo of the the camera is a III.

Bob S · Apr 10, 2020

abruzzi said:
Don’t know. It’s clear on the size in the listing, and the photo of the the camera is a III.

And it is plainly not for the later models, but someone reading that offer, wouldn’t know that unless they recognize the uncut corners. Truth in advertising is much better then a disappointed buyer.

Linhof Technika III 2x3/6x9 lens boards

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