Is it possible to modify a Technika III rangefinder cam to fit the Technika V?
Is it possible to modify a Technika III rangefinder cam to fit the Technika V?
No.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Is this based on experience? Just curious.
A forum member, Bob Salomon, is the man to answer your question in detail. http://www.largeformatphotography.in.../technika.html
The cams for Linhof ST III and IV must be specifically cut for the camera body and lens in question. I think Richard Ritter does this.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
The III is an orphan, most parts for a III do not fit later models, this includes not only cams but also the ground glass, lens baords and fresnel screens.
In any case the point is moot. On a III and a IV the cam had to be cut to the specific lens by serial number and the specific camera body by serial number. Without modifying the second body the cam would not track properly (III to III body and IV to IV body. Not III cam to IV body).
Starting with the V cams became intercahgeable between V and Master Technika bodies but a IV would have to be modified to use the cams cut for later cameras if you wanted them to track correctly on the older body. But they were still cut to the specific lens by serial number.
Once the cam does not match the numbers it becomes scrap metal.
And why would you want a III lens to work on a V? The lenses were improved over time as well as the cameras were.
Yeah, I'm aware of the official position, I'm more interested in hearing whether anyone has tried it. Thanks!
Lots of people try lots of things but in over 30 years of being the Linhof Product Manager I have never seen or heard of an adoptation working.
Bob - is anyone making new cams now? I'd love to use my 150/2.8 Xenotar on my Technika V. Unless there's some modern equivalent of this lens....
Try Richard Ritter, he's located in Vermont.Originally Posted by nonuniform
You can also focus on the groundglass.....
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Why wouldn't you try the Linhof Service Center to make a cam for the Xeno on a Tech V? Martin must have boxes of cams to work from.
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