technikardan lensboard

[bicycletricycle]

I just purchased a tk45 and need to get a lense board for it. On the bandh website it shows a lot of lensboards for the technika's. are these the same as what i need or does the technikardan have its own boards? Do they multiple recessed boards? iam getting a 47mm S/A xl, which one would i need? Am i going to need some kind of adapter for the shutter release because of the recessed board? thanks!

 

[Frank Petronio]

The lensboards for the 4x5 Technika IV and later models are what you want. There are numerous knock offs that will work, but the original Linhof lensboards are a better fit because of their precise tolerances and light trap (they also cost more). I believe you need to use a recessed board with anything below a 65 on the TK, and even with a 75 or 90 it isn't a bad idea in order to get more movements from the bellows. If you have to use a recessed board, get a Linhof original, and instead of using the Linhof cable release system (expensive and hard to deal with) get a "Gepe Flexible Cable Release Extension" from Midwest Photo Exchange or B&H or ? These are great little 4 inch extenders that allow you to fit a regular cable release without any complicated mechanical linkages. LF Photo.info forum has a lot of Linhof users to learn from, this forum tends to cater to cheapskates and wooden camera nuts ;-)

 

[dphphoto]

I've seen Linhof recessed boards with the cable release system go on eBay for $65. or so, which is about what you'd pay for a new flat Wista board new. Just keep an eye on the listings in large format. Dean

 

[MichaelBriggs]

The Linhof Technikardan brochure says that a recessed board is only needed for 47 mm lenses. I use a flat lensboard for a 72 mm lens -- it works fine, at least with the bag bellows. I don't think a recessed board would give enough additional spacing to the standards to make the 72 mm lens usable to its full potential with the regular bellows.

You want a Technika 45 board (96 x 99 mm). In recessed boards, Linhof has two versions, one for Copal 0 shutters, the other for Compur 0 shutters.