However, long lenses are not nearly as long as those of a 35 mm camera. The track has a double extension, allowing for use of longer lenses. When opened, the drop bed carries the lens standard. A small lens like the shown Apo-Symmar L 5,6/150 does not have to be removed and is protected during transport.

The Linhof Technika is a field camera with a body which can be completely closed. The Supter Technika V lacks the flap in the front top of the camera (recognizeable by the two knobs on each side), but it has a useful sprit level instead. I owned a Super Technika V before, which is only slightly different from my current camera and can be had at considerably lower cost. It is a Master Technika, which was built since 1972 and which corresponds largely to the currently produced Master Technika Classic. Since I buy my equipment usually second hand, I do not know the production date of my camera. These cameras are not cheap, but due to the high production cost in Germany and the precision work this is more easily to understand than the pricing level of a first class digital camera which is mass produced in countries with low wages. Two similar cameras are available, the Master Technika Classic with a rangefinder and the Master Technika 3000 which has a built in wide angle device instead of the rangefinder. Furthermore, models for 6x9 cm und 13x18 cm (5x7 inch) were also available.Įven if many judge this camera as being outdated: the 4x5 inch models are still in production in Munich. but it can also be used with roll film backs up to 6x12 cm. It is a full metal camera for sheet film in the sizes 9x12 cm or 4x5 inch. The Linhof Technika was first marketed in 1936 and has been contionously further developed since then.

Linhof is a long established company in Munich in Germany which is well known for their precision analog cameras.

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