Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
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inversed
I did a full tear down of the camera to re-lubricate and fix a couple of ageing parts. While changing the bellow i noticed there was no retaining plates on the rear standard. The bellow was just glued on. Under the factory glue i found a couple of holes for the upper and lower plates, however they were never threaded. I'm 100% confident this camera came out of the factory with just glue on the rear standard size of the bellow.
Also, beware, Linhof Germany do not have any parts for the early IV's, I had to rebuild the plastic swing lever with epoxy as it was totally stripped.
Now i have basically a brand new 1956 Technika with a nice patina on the leatherette. Wonderful cameras to work on.
Nice that you could remake the parts.
If you can make a post about your repair I would like to see it.
I have a 57 III with some damage on the rise rack teeth, would be great to be able to fix it.
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Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
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Embdude
I have 19116 and it is a wartime Technika from 1940-1945. Some of the later ones in this series 19xxx were made for the military and have a rough painted finish rather than the leather wrapping.
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Don't know why it came out sideways here...
thats a nice one..
mine is defective, missing two parts: the little rail stopper underneath the front standard base, and the handle. The bases for the four back screws have broken off ( the knobs are usable though).
The lock for the front standard backtilt is on the left side on mine.
The back itself is in good condition, turns 360 degrees fluidly, ground glass is newer I guess.
Interestingly yours seems to miss a leather handle altogether, too?
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Embdude,
you really could do me a big favour and take a photo of that little rail stopper underneath the front standard as it is impossible to find it online.
I guess it somewhat looks like this ( photo it is from a Perka Präzisionskamera, a 'copy' of a Linhof I)..many thanks.
..many thanks
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I have a 5x7 Linhof Tech III (I think). Serial number 25354. Would this be from mid- to late 40s? Or maybe early 50s? By the way, I’m looking for a 4x5 reducing back for it. I have yet to ever see one for sale anywhere. Reducing backs for the IV, yes, but never for the III.
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Bessa72
thats a nice one..
mine is defective, missing two parts: the little rail stopper underneath the front standard base, and the handle. The bases for the four back screws have broken off ( the knobs are usable though).
The lock for the front standard backtilt is on the left side on mine.
The back itself is in good condition, turns 360 degrees fluidly, ground glass is newer I guess.
Interestingly yours seems to miss a leather handle altogether, too?
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Embdude,
you really could do me a big favour and take a photo of that little rail stopper underneath the front standard as it is impossible to find it online.
I guess it somewhat looks like this ( photo it is from a Perka Präzisionskamera, a 'copy' of a Linhof I)..many thanks.
..many thanks
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Looks nearly Identical to your Perka photo...
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Yours might be a Technika II - basically the same as mine but made after or in the final year of the war and quickly replaced by the 45 III in Oct 1946...
You can tell by how the chrome arms are attached to the bed door, the II used brads and the earlier wartime models used screws.
Mine is missing some hardware - peep-sight and crosshair finder, handle and even the handle attachment hardware. It also has no indentations on the rail for infinity or a focus scale or any signs one was ever attached. Possibly it was just used as a studio camera for tabletop work on a tripod or some other limited application.
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
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Ben Calwell
I have a 5x7 Linhof Tech III (I think). Serial number 25354. Would this be from mid- to late 40s? Or maybe early 50s? By the way, I’m looking for a 4x5 reducing back for it. I have yet to ever see one for sale anywhere. Reducing backs for the IV, yes, but never for the III.
5x7 III #25354 would have been among the very last batch of the non-rf III's. From what I can tell the first non-rf 57 IV was 25400 in 1956.
Hopefully Bob Salomon can chime in and set us straight.
BTW: someone is selling a 57-45 reduction back on facebook marketplace and also the facebook Linhof camera group...
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
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Originally Posted by
Embdude
5x7 III #25354 would have been among the very last batch of the non-rf III's. From what I can tell the first non-rf 57 IV was 25400 in 1956.
Hopefully Bob Salomon can chime in and set us straight.
BTW: someone is selling a 57-45 reduction back on facebook marketplace and also the facebook Linhof camera group...
Thank you!
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
Seems we have enhanced this thread for LINHOF beyond serial #
Maybe good, maybe obfuscation
I submit and will post my LINHOF favorites, none 4X5
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
Hello Bob!
I have an MT with the number 6415419,
thanks in advance.
Hans Eugen
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
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Hans Eugen
Hello Bob!
I have an MT with the number 6415419,
thanks in advance.
Hans Eugen
Early 1978
Re: Linhof Serial Numbers
thank you so much Bob!
Hans Eugen