Linhof Serial Numbers

[Peter K]

Carey,

as I know Linhof has purchased semi-finished products like castings from different factories as one can see by the advertisings in the books and periodicals from Linhof's publishing house "Grossbild Technik". Also the cameras have changed from manufacturing serie to manufacturing serie. This one can see specially in the developement of the Technika III: the first are more like the Technika II and last cameras are more like a Technika IV:

This means "Specifications can be changed without notice" as one can read often not only in camera brochures.

Peter K

[Bob Salomon]

"Linhof's publishing house "Grossbild Technik"

Grossbild has not been part of Linhof for many years.

[Peter K]

Grossbild has not been part of Linhof for many years.

But in the times of the Technika V it was. It was sold in the nineties to a publishing house in Hamburg.

[seabird]

I dont want to hi-jack this thread, so I've started a new thread with a link to some images and comments re the differences between my two Tech IVs.

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...432#post481432

Cheers

[ZupZupper]

Hi Bob,
I just found out the press camera I found in a junk shop is indeed a Linhof. The only serial number I can find on it is 5983, the lens is a Zeiss with a Compur shutter, both of which are from the 1930's by their numbers, any ideas on what model this is and when it was born?

Thanks!

Here are a couple pictures of the camera.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancing...7620846436334/

[ZupZupper]

Hi Bob,

I have a Linhof camera that I believe is from the 1930's, the only serial number I can find on the camera is 5983, it is 4x5 format and folds up into a rather small box.

Here are are few pictures of it, http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancing...7620846436334/

Would you be able to tell me the approximate age of the camera?

Thanks!

[Peter K]

It looks like a "Linhof Standard 9x12cm" from the late Thirties. The lens, the Tessar, was made in 1930. Possible Bob has some more information.

With such cameras single-plate-holders for 9x12cm plates, later also films, where used. Also cameras for 4x5" where madeby Linhof in tis times, but the camera itself was bigger also. Originaly it was a 13x18cm camera equipped with an "International back" for double-film-holders.

With your camera it's impossible to use the bigger 4x5" films. Only the old "Rollex" 9x12cm RF-holders can be used to make pictures on 2x3" roll-film "120".

[ZupZupper]

Hi All,

Thanks for the help, I just got an email from info@linhof.de, they say it's a Teknika III from 1946-1954

Cheers!

[Bob Salomon]

Hi All,

Thanks for the help, I just got an email from info@linhof.de, they say it's a Teknika III from 1946-1954

Cheers!

It is much closer to 1946 then to 1954.

[esuome]

Hi all,

I have two Linhof cameras and I want to know when it was manufactured. The first is Linhof Color with serial number 5590. The second is broken Linhof Technika 70 without viewfinder and only numbers I can find on this body is 1751323.

Thank you.