Linhof Technika Special / Studio

Linhof showed a Technika Special in their brochure from 1963. This is basically stripped down Technika 70 or Super Technika in 2x3/6x9 size only. No rangefinder, no possibility to mount one either. Simple left hand grip. Otherwise it is same bed / box as the other Technikas 6x9.

I appears very few were made, or nobody wants to let it go. So far searches for technika Special produced zero results. Then below popped up:

Linhof Technika Studio .

Was this specifically for US market? Box clearly states Studienkamera 70 suggesting it came from German market and clearly even in Germany not being called Special.

At least now I can look for this model instead. I like its simplicity also resulting in smallest form factor of all Technikas. But any input on its apparent history would be welcomed.

Not quite sure ... The Linhof Technika Special you mentioned above could be the Expert 70 ...
From https://galerie-photo.com/linhof-technika.html : ''.... for the model 70, the name remains Technika 70 when it is equipped with rangefinder and EXPERT 70 when it is deprived of one ...''
Mike Butkus has a German manual for the Linhof Expert 70 Studienkamera: https://www.butkus.org/chinon/linho...pert_70/linhof_super_technika_v_expert_70.htm

@macfred Thanks for the links. I don't see Expert mentioned anywhere except in Butkus' link and all I know is that Linhof called Special in their English version brochure, and now I see the Studien in any other source I can find. So I am not sure where that "expert" is coming from.

Special/Studio is the same in critical basics as Super Technika, sans rangefinder, so the manual you linked shows both as operationally they are the same except for the rangefinder part.