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This means that the only constraint on the rise is bellows flexibility, and I found that I could get over double the rise (about 27-28mm) with this modification. The solution is simple: remove the range/viewfinder housing, and put a trap door in the roof. With the standard wide angle lens-a 65mm Super Angulon, very roughly the equivalent of 28mm on 35mm-you can get about 13mm (half an inch) of rise before the top of the lens standard collides with the interior of the camera. To modern eyes, the big disadvantage of a Technika 70 (and one of the reasons they are often so cheap) is that it allows very little rising front with wide angle lenses. It would probably be too expensive to build today: I'd be surprised if you could sell the body alone for much under $10,000.Īstonishingly, you can often find a ratty one, without a lens, for absurdly little money: I've seen quite a lot at under $500, their once-pristine enamel scuffed and marred, the meter no longer working, the lenses to which the camera was once cammed long gone. Put in on a tripod, and you have a first-rate "baby" view camera, with back swings and tilts, and cross (lateral shift), rise (vertical shift), and tilt at the front. There's a quick-change triple cam for three individually coupled lenses, a built-in meter, a levelling indicator, and all kinds of mechanical refinements. It's a magnificent piece of kit, with a huge combined range/viewfinder which has the best parallax compensation ever installed in any camera. The sacrificial victim is a Linhof Technika 70, which entered production (as far as I know) in the early 1960s: certainly, my 1963 Linhof in Practice book refers to it. It is that you might care to take one of the most sublimely constructed and complex of all mechanical cameras, and butcher it. Older Rollex backs are prone to frame spacing problems with certain modern films, and it's a design issue, so it can't be repaired.Beware: heresy is about to be spoken. If there are rollfilm backs, Super-Rollex backs with the lever wind are much more desirable than the older Rollex backs with the knob wind. These items are not expensive, and you can find them easily elsewhere. An Apo-Lanthar or Zeiss lenses can push up the price even higher.ĭon't worry about whether it comes with filmholders or a Polaroid back.
LINHOF TECHNIKA IV FOR SALE SERIAL NUMBER
With a Tech IV, lenses have to be cammed to the body, so the serial number of the lens should be on the top of each cam, and the serial number of the body should be on the bottom.Ĭost will depend on condition, lenses, and other accessories like a Linhof shade and slip-in filters or a compendium shade, compartment case, rollfilm backs, etc., but you should be able to find a nice kit with at least one cammed lens in the $1000-2000 range. So if you're going to get a Tech IV, try to find one with one or more cammed lenses. The ability to use the rangefinder is, in my opinion, one of the main reasons to use a Technika as opposed to some other folding 4x5" camera. There's a good discussion of the various Technika models at. The lens and the fact that it's B&H could make it pricey.
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The price was right and air freight was only a small percentage of the total.ī&H has a nice one with a cammed 150mm Apo-Lanthar. I live in Ohio USA and bought my Technikadan in Scotland. Dont be afraid to buy from a good seller far away. If you are unfamiliar with eBay, be sure to buy from someone who has a good rating. If you go outside of eBay you lose some protection, but you may find a better price. He may now realize his asking price was too high and be willing to consider a lower price. That will allow you to ask him a question. If you cant get his email from that auction search by seller name. If you see something you like that didnt sell open communication with the seller. Many Technikas come with accessories that may include what you want or what you decide you want after you learn more.
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Each auction you read will teach you something. Ignore the IIIs and below, but do look at the 4, models. This will show you what has been offered recently in all the Technika models and prices they are actually bringing. Search on Linhof Technika using advanced search options and then search completed auctions. If you can afford some time eBay can give you some valuable information.