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Uri A
21-Sep-2009, 02:29
I just bought a Linhof viewfinder online. I'm surprised to find that the dimensions of the frame don’t look like 4x5 at all – more like 2x3/35mm. Very surprising. What's the deal?

Bob Salomon
21-Sep-2009, 03:20
Which finder did you buy and which mask did it have? A current Linhof 45 finder (those made for the past 30 years has a lens zoom ring from 75 to 360mm. What is yours?

Uri A
21-Sep-2009, 19:54
Hi Bob,

Scale reads 90-360. Serial #7150. Lousy photo attached. Thanks for the info.

Peter K
22-Sep-2009, 00:09
This is the first model "Linhof-Universalsucher" from the early fifties. Seen from the eyepiece, the right-hand scale, 90 - 360mm lenses, is for 9x12cm/4x5" and the left-hand scale, 120-500mm lenses, for 13x18cm/5x7".

The "newer" models are much better.

Peter