New Linhof Techno press release

[rknewcomb]

Nice!
It looks just like half of my M679 so maybe it will cost 1/2 as much

[David A. Goldfarb]

I got to handle the Techno today at Photoplus. There were quite a few of these kinds of cameras at the show--Alpa, Cambo Wide DS, and the new Sinar ArTec as well.

The Techno is the only one that is a bellows camera, so it doesn't need helical mounts and can use lenses as long as 210mm natively. It felt more solid and smooth to me than the Sinar, though I thought the controls on the Sinar were a bit more intuitive. On the other hand, I use a Sinar P regularly, and the design of the Techno is more related to the Linhof 679 cameras, so someone accustomed to the 679 might find the Techno more intuitive.

[Doug Dolde]

This thing is a beauty. And uses standard Technika lensboards ! No expensive helical mounts is the best thing that I see here. I'd love to have one to mate my Aptus 75S to.