Technika lens boards - what's so special?

[Thom Bennett]

Thanks everyone. I should have been more specific, in other words, Technika-style lens boards. Apparently, because of their size and quality, the Linhof brand became the standard for lens boards. If I go with generic I will go with Grimes.

[Sal Santamaura]

...If I go with generic I will go with Grimes.

Note that, unless something has changed very recently, S.K. Grimes doesn't make the generic Technika-type boards it sells. Adam told me that manufacturing them himself is something he's been thinking of doing, but hasn't gotten around to yet.

[adam satushek]

It seems to me, and many others have said the same, that the main appeal is small size and cheap (for generics at least). These are the same reasons I standardized on KB Canham (110mm i think). They are easy to pack, and I have a nice Canham to Sinar adaptor to use with my Sinar 4x5 and 8x10. The only issuse would of course be lenses with monstorous rear elements, but luckily I have not had this issue yet.

[Alan Gales]

Thanks everyone. I should have been more specific, in other words, Technika-style lens boards. Apparently, because of their size and quality, the Linhof brand became the standard for lens boards. If I go with generic I will go with Grimes.

I have bought generic boards from Badger Graphics and they work fine on my Tachi and reduction boards. I have never tried them on a Technika. Fine camera but too rich for my blood!

[Ernest MacMillan]

Perhaps it is an idiosyncrasy of my Technikardan 45S that only the later versions of Linhof Technika boards will snap in properly and authoritatively. I have to fiddle with the top fitting on the camera to attach generic and older lenboards.

[Bob Salomon - HP Marketing]

No, that is the way they are supposed to fit after Linhof tightened up the specs a few years ago. You can fiddle less with the other boards if you take a table knife and run it down the side edges a couple of times to remove some of the paint.

[Thom Bennett]

Anyone use these? http://www.adorama.com/VWLB0.html

[Frank Petronio]

No, that is the way they are supposed to fit after Linhof tightened up the specs a few years ago. You can fiddle less with the other boards if you take a table knife and run it down the side edges a couple of times to remove some of the paint.

How many other manufacturer reps bother to advise someone how to use a knock-off product on what's very likely to be a decades-old version of their product?

Thank you Bob, you are a tremendous asset here.

[Alan Gales]

How many other manufacturer reps bother to advise someone how to use a knock-off product on what's very likely to be a decades-old version of their product?

Thank you Bob, you are a tremendous asset here.

I'll second that! I have learned a lot from Bob.

[Leigh]

And I'll third it.

Thanks, Bob.

- Leigh