Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Moat View Post
It would help if there was something to see of what Bob Salomon is describing. A look at the Linhof website led me to this image:

http://www.linhof.de/english/images/...system-500.jpg
What is shown in that diagram is the now discontinued, and hard-to-find, Technar handheld camera that Linhof offered for a while. As you can imagine, it was crafted out of existing Linhof parts borrowed from both the Technika line (i.e. the handle) and the studio line (i.e. the frame and the back). The missing part would be the lens cone which would have to be custom machined by someone like S.K. Grimes.

So in theory all you would need to make your own "Technar" would be:
  • an old Linhof studio camera w/ back (these are plentiful on eBay)
  • a Linhof anatomical grip ($50-$150 on eBay)
  • a lens with helical focusing mechanism appropriate for that lens
  • a custom lens cone

and some elbow grease!