What is this Linhof thing?

gck303 · Apr 12, 2015

What is this. I am at a loss to what it is.

It seems to have a viewing thing, an interal mirror, plus an adjustable magnetic base.

Thank you!

pdeeh · Apr 12, 2015

I can confirm unequivocally that it is a thing

RalphLambrecht · Apr 12, 2015

gck303 said:
What is this. I am at a loss to what it is.

It seems to have a viewing thing, an interal mirror, plus an adjustable magnetic base.

Thank you!

a viewfinderthingy for a 4x5 camera?:confused:

gck303 · Apr 12, 2015

RalphLambrecht said:
a viewfinderthingy for a 4x5 camera?:confused:

Okay, so when you look through one side, there is a hole in a frosted piece of glass. You can see the circle printed on the other glass in addition to a rectangular frame.

There is no way to adjust the size of the frame. There are no markings to indicate what lens it is set for.

I am wondering if it some sort of macro type focusing device?

Old-N-Feeble · Apr 12, 2015

pdeeh said:
I can confirm unequivocally that it is a thing

Obviously... but Thing 1 or Thing 2?

BruceO · Apr 12, 2015

das Ding or die Sache. Depends on the gender....

Heinz · Apr 12, 2015

It is a focus aid for enlarging. You place the base on the paper, orient it such that the ring is projected by the enlarger light in the marked center of the frosted glass, on which you can then focus your image - using a loupe for better focussing if you like. It is quite nice, since you can also focus in the edges of your paper.

gck303 · Apr 12, 2015

Heinz said:
It is a focus aid for enlarging. You place the base on the paper, orient it such that the ring is projected by the enlarger light in the marked center of the frosted glass, on which you can then focus your image - using a loupe for better focussing if you like. It is quite nice, since you can also focus in the edges of your paper.

Goodness. Thank you so much. That makes perfect sense.

I would have never worked that one out!!!

daleeman · Apr 14, 2015

I actually thought that this was the alien autopsy adapter for imaging into the body cavity of Thing 1 or Thing 2

AgX · Apr 14, 2015

Heinz said:
It is a focus aid for enlarging.

It is more than that:

It also got an adapter (to place on the viewing window; seemingly missing here) to take a Gossen Lunasix (the model still without attachmens) for spot metering on the projected image.

Dr Croubie · Apr 14, 2015

I'm not sure of the english word, but in Dutch it's a 'dingetje'

Simon R Galley · Apr 15, 2015

In English, English..... its a thingamebob

Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :

daleeman · Apr 15, 2015

But if Bob did a jig it would be a thingamejig

Old-N-Feeble · Apr 15, 2015

daleeman said:
But if Bob did a jig it would be a thingamejig

No, that would be a thingamabobdidajigthing.

Eric Rose · Apr 15, 2015

It's a near field bokeh generator.

pdeeh · Apr 15, 2015

Eric Rose said:
It's a near field bokeh generator.

genius

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