Originally Posted by
linhofbiker
Normally I don't put a Linhof totally on the shelf. I like to have ones that are potentially usable. I saw this old Linhof that was advertised as a 4x5 so I bought it for about $150 from Ebay. When it arrived yesterday it turned out to be a 5x7/13x18cm "press" camera. I think is a model 2 Technika at least it look similar to other ones I have seen. It needed a little work: one bent attachment for the back and a seized sliding catch that responded to a drop of gun oil. Two of the screws that tighten the back rods are not functioning correctly, and lastly the front rise doesn't rise (stripped maybe). The serial number on the bed is 4 digits whereas other examples have 6 digit serial numbers.
I do have a couple of other 5x7 cameras and a bunch of film holders and film in the freezer.
I would like to use my lenses mounted in a Master Technika 4x5 board but the boards are too thick.
The camera needs thin boards of about 10.8cm square. I could make a board out of thin aluminum and mount an old 6.8 Symmars (240 and 270) on it.
As it appears to be a Technika 2 does that mean it is from the 1930's and/or 1940's.
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