Linhof 617s

[Bob Salomon]

Yeh, with a ground glass you get accurate focus but at the cost of mobility as well as a roll of film for every shot. With a rangefinder and with Fuji NPZ, I can take snapshot with T617.

The current 617 has a darkslide to let you check focus in midroll or change lenses midroll.

However you only get 4 shots per roll on 120 and many users bracket so they use up a roll on one shot.

[Frank Petronio]

Whatever, that sure is a prudy sweet camera in that photo!

[mil7230]

I've sure been pleased with the responses I've had from this community.
Thanks for all your feedback
If its alright I'll post some pictures soon.
Can't wait to see those big transparencies.
Mike

[shadowleaves]

This information is wrong and misleading. How would you check focus in midroll with the current Linhof 617's darkslide? You can switch lense in midroll though, but to check focus you would have to remove the film. Only a Horseman-style detachable roll-film holder will allow you to do that.

Of course you can carry an extra body to examine the focus, but that's another story...

The current 617 has a darkslide to let you check focus in midroll or change lenses midroll.

However you only get 4 shots per roll on 120 and many users bracket so they use up a roll on one shot.

[Bob Salomon]

This information is wrong and misleading. How would you check focus in midroll with the current Linhof 617's darkslide? You can switch lense in midroll though, but to check focus you would have to remove the film. Only a Horseman-style detachable roll-film holder will allow you to do that.

Of course you can carry an extra body to examine the focus, but that's another story...

You would use the Linhof 617 S III Ground Glass Back and possibly also use the Linhof 617 S III loupe attachment and the Linhof 617 S III loupe that fits onto the loupe attachment so you can slide the loupe across the groundglass and not have to hold it in your hand.

The GG back is especially valuable when using the linhof Technorama Shift back that fits either the older or current (with darkslide) 617 S III as the view finders for the 617 do not compensate for shifts with the shift back. The shift back accepts the 72, 90 and 110mm lenses only on special boards for the 617 S III shift adapter. The 180mm and 250mm can not be used on the shift adapter.

So you are wrong!

The reason you are wrong is that the 617 S III is a film back. When you mount the camera to the tripod the lens is what is mounted to the tripod, not the body. So you insert the darkslide into the body, take the body off the lens and replace the body with the Linhof GG back. Finish focusing and composing just reverse the process, put the 617 S III body back onto the lens and remove the darkslide.

Want a brochure on all this?

[shadowleaves]

Ok I stand corrected. You were right. Thanks for clarifying this!

You would use the Linhof 617 S III Ground Glass Back and possibly also use the Linhof 617 S III loupe attachment and the Linhof 617 S III loupe that fits onto the loupe attachment so you can slide the loupe across the groundglass and not have to hold it in your hand.

The GG back is especially valuable when using the linhof Technorama Shift back that fits either the older or current (with darkslide) 617 S III as the view finders for the 617 do not compensate for shifts with the shift back. The shift back accepts the 72, 90 and 110mm lenses only on special boards for the 617 S III shift adapter. The 180mm and 250mm can not be used on the shift adapter.

So you are wrong!

The reason you are wrong is that the 617 S III is a film back. When you mount the camera to the tripod the lens is what is mounted to the tripod, not the body. So you insert the darkslide into the body, take the body off the lens and replace the body with the Linhof GG back. Finish focusing and composing just reverse the process, put the 617 S III body back onto the lens and remove the darkslide.

Want a brochure on all this?