I recently damaged an internal part of the mechanism for one of the the back kno bs (i.e. the knobs used to lock and unlock the back so that it can be moved) on my Linhof Technika V camera. I thought that ordering a replacement part would be simple but it turns out that when Linhof went from the Technika V to the Master Technika the internal mechanism by which the back knobs are operated was change d and I was told that the parts for the Technkia V knobs are no longer available . I've found a junk Linhof 2x3 camera (don't know yet whether it's a III, IV, or V but most likely a III) available and I've thought of purchasing it just so I can get the internal parts for one of the knobs and use them on my 4x5 Technika V. Does anyone know whether (1) the knob mechanisms are the same on the 2x3 came ras as on the 4x5 cameras, and (2) the knob mechanisms on the III and/or the IV are the same as on the V? I was told by Marflex that they "think" the IV and V a re the same but they weren't sure of this and had no idea whether the III and V were the same. Note: it isn't the knob itself with which I'm concerned, it's an internal part that you don't see until the knob is removed from the camera. I k now this is an oddball question but hopefully someone reading this has some expe rience with the internal mechanisms of these cameras. I should also add that I'm trying to have the damaged part repaired and/or fabricated but I don't know whe ther I'll be successful in finding someone who can do it or not so buying the 2x 3 junker is a backup plan.
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