Bob I know you are the Linhof Guru here but I am going to disagree. First of all I have read the instructions several times and unless it's hidden in the flash photography or in the commercial focusing section there is NO mention of removing the cam at any point in using the wide angle lens or dropping the front lens bed.
https://www.butkus.org/chinon/linhof..._iii-guide.htm
I really don't understand why the cam would be removed for dropping the bed, there is nothing in the way of the cam as the bed is dropped. If there was, the rack would not be able to be retracted back to infinity without manually pushing down on the cam so it clears the rack... and that is certainly not the case. Is this something that might have been in instruction manuals for later models?
Not trying to be disrespectful here, just trying to understand this unusual operation. Can you expand on this at all?
Thank you,
Dennis
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