Technikardan "bag" compendium shade

[tim atherton]

doesn anyone else use the funny little Technikardan compendium shade that uses a big instead of pleated bellows. It always seems rather fussy to me. Do you actually find it useful?

here's a view of it

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/largeimages/31038.jpg

[Bill McMannis]

Tim,

I use it quite a bit and it works great. I used a compendium with a "standard " type bellows on a previous camera and I find that the Technikardan works as good or better than my old one. There is an internal wire frame that keeps the shade in shape regardless of how long or short the extension. Also, the unit disassembles and folds into a very compact package for backpacking. As a bonus, the Lee polyester filters fit nicely on the Technikardan unit.

Bill

[tim atherton]

Bill

does yours have a bar as long as the one in the b&h picture? The bar on mine is a touch under 4" - it hasn't been shortened. But that's one of the reasons I find it fidly

(wonder where can get some 1/4" square bar?)

[Brian Ellis]

I used one for a while back when I had a Technikardan. I found it fussy and enough of a pain to fiddle with that I didn't use it very often. Mine had two bars of different lengths as I recall.

[Bill McMannis]

Tim,

Mine came with two bars; one about four inches and the other about eight inches.

Bill

[David A. Goldfarb]

I've sometimes used a bag bellows as a shade on a Sinar. It's handy for wide lenses, but it does stick out and get in the way of the lens controls and such.

[tim atherton]

ahh - I guess I only inherited the 4" bar

[Frank Petronio]

Duct Tape. You can get special black duct tape from Linhof for only $30 per roll.

[tim atherton]

yep - I don't want to think was the cost of a genuine Linhof replacement 8" bar is...

Now if I can find some nice black anodised or powder coated 1/4" bar :-)

[Bob Salomon]

You don't have the complete adapter set for the TK per your picture.

This compendium is used for the Master technika, the Kardan and the Technikardan. Each has its own specific rod set. Yours is missing rods.
and possibly, a joiner block.

Marflex should have the TK rod set for your version of the compendium for the TK.

Adapters for older versions of the compendiumare no longer available.