Owning an old Kardan Color 5x7 and trying to get to know the family, I spotted a used Linhof Kardan 8"x10" for sale at a great price. The camera is, however, looking different than any type kardan I have seen so far. Seller calls the camera Linhof Kardan Standard, and it have a non-tubular black aluminium monorail with focussing track on top, U-standards, but not with tubular rods (for rise/fall) as on the Color, B/Bi/GTL kardans that I have seen (1970 - recent cameras), rather having the U-standards made of square rails of aluminium. Camera is all black, detachable back for V/H, using something looking like an ordinary Kardan to technika adapter board for lenses. Price for (rather well used but working) camera body is approx US $$ 500 which is so cheap (for a Linhof 8x10 monorail) that I consider buying it (possibly putting my home-made-8x10 adapter-back project on the shelf...). However, not knowing this model, could anyone (hopefully You know this one as well mr. Salomon?) fill me in about vintage, quality/weak points & experience in use: is it a simplified model with reduced movement or stability, or just a step in the evolution on the way from 1950's Color Kardan to the GTL of today?.
I didn't find any useful answers doing a search, as it's difficult to understand which cardan model is discussed when not all about model-info is included, so if this question have been asked before, here it is again!
Thanks for any info!
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