A couple of Linhof Tech questions...

[John_4185]

I ended up with a Tech IV (or is it a V?)

You might appreciate seeing the popular site on the Technika models here: cameraquest.com/techs.htm

[Josh Root]

Being a rangefinder fan, I'm well aware of Gandy's site.

However, I didn't find that specific page all that useful when I read it previously. Since he didn't bother to put any photos up to show what the different cameras look like.

I am 99% sure at this point though, that I have a Tech IV.

[Frank Petronio]

If it worries you then post a photo and the "experts" will ID it.

[John_4185]

I didn't find that specific page all that useful when I read it previously.

The serial numbers posted on the site did not help?

[John_4185]

I was joking about the numbers. Sorry. It's been a long day. I think I have a wierd IV myself. A little IV, a little V. But it's okay.

[Bob Salomon]

"I found the recessed lens boards to be a pain in operation because of the linkage not always firing but that may be because I hadn't tightened everything in the exact correct postion. But if you need them for short lenses then you need them.
Bob, Is there a quantifiable difference in quality by using Linhof tested lenses or is it more about Linhof providing the complete kit with lenses to suit?"

There is no problem with linkages or hand or finger access with Linhof's current series of wa recessed boards - the 001015 1nd 001016. The new current versions of these two boards. Not the older versions of the board. They are totally different from the old boards. They use the Gepe W/A Cable Release cable rather then the wire links, It has a round red dot forindexing on the front of the board to tell if the PressFocusw is open or closed and it hs an aperture scale on the front top surface of the board to indictae the aperture the lens is set to,

Yes there is a very noticeable difference in Linhof tested non Rodenstock lenses vs non tested lenses from manufacturers other then rodenstock. Since the test is performed on Rodenstock's test eqipment the test replicates the Rodenstock test so the difference between the Linhof tested and non tested Rodenstock lenses since they sinply repeat the test that they had already passed atb the Rodenstock faactory.

[Ed Richards]

I have one of the new Linhof recessed boards with the extensions for the F-stop scale and it works great.