Here is a link that might be of interest here.
Jerome
http://www.cameraquest.com/techs.htm
Here is a link that might be of interest here.
Jerome
http://www.cameraquest.com/techs.htm
This CameraQuest article doesn't go back early enough for my needs. I'll look up the serial number tonight and post a question about it here tomorrow.
I have what I believe to be a pre-Great Patriotic War Linhof 5x7 (with 4x5 back too). It will be interesting to see if Bob can scare up the answer to what year this ancient camera was made.
I also have a couple that aren’t in the Cameraquest list. The older one is a pre-model III that uses an all metal single sided film holder of which I have three or four. The other is a 5x7 modal III I think. I’ll check the SN’s tonight.
Jerome
Bob, another one not in the Cameraquest list, please. Looks like a III with a serial of 566x.
OK Bob, here's my line-up.
4x5 SN 72950
5x7 SN 25276
5x7 SN 21667 This is the one with the single sided metal film holders.
Thanks,
Jerome
Much thanks to Bob for answering my questions. FWIW, I also sent/received a quick response from: info@linhof.de
Thanks again
Forrest
Thanks Bob.
The older (21667) is definitely a 5x7 or maybe a 13x18. It has a leather strap handle on both sides, no rangefinder, a rotating back which is very close but not the same size as the Tech III, and uses all metal single sided film holders that weigh about as much as a small armored vehicle. The body is thinner front to back and lighter by far than the Tech III. I bought it with the idea of adapting a newer back to accept modern film holders and using it for backpacking. That looks to be possible but would require some machine work to make it fit. Some day I’ll pursue that, maybe.
Thanks again,
Jerome
I checked my Linhof 5x7. It has no serial number.
It is a fold up camera in the style of the later Technika series. The metal shell is somewhat thin, similar to a photo I saw of a "Medizin". No rear movements of any kind, except the Linhof traditional ground glass orientation swivel between horizontal and vertical. The only front movements are vertical rise and side to side shift.
There is a plate on the front focusing rail that says "Linhof-Camera-Werk" and on the next line it says "Munchen". There is another plate on the side (in white) that indicates a scale for "F=195mm". The camera has three tripod holes, one on the main box portion of the camera, and two on the front lid that folds out.
What is it? Any clues?
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