Linhof is a German company, founded in Munich in 1887 by Valentin Linhof. The company is well known for making premium rollfilm and large format film cameras. Linhof initially focused on making camera shutters and developing the first leaf shutter, which became part of Compur.
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| Company type | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
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| Industry | Photography, Digital Imaging, Still cameras, lenses |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Key people | Valentin Linhof |
| Website | http://linhof.com/ |
Nikolaus Karpf, who entered the company in 1934, designed the first Technika model, the world's first all-metal folding field camera, the same year. Revised models of the Technika are still in production.
Today Linhof is the oldest still-producing camera manufacturer in the world after Gandolfi closed and Kodak sold their production to Calumet.
Products
editFolding bed field cameras
edit6x9 cm
editSee also Linhof 6x9.
- Linhof Ur-Technika (1934)
- Linhof Technika
- Linhof Technika III, with or without RF
- Linhof Technika IV
- Linhof Super Technika IV
- Linhof Technika 70
- Linhof Studienkamera 70
- Linhof Super Technika V = Super Technika 23
- Linhof Technikardan 23S
- Linhof Techno
9x12 cm
edit- Linhof Technika II (1937–1943)
4x5 in.
edit- Linhof 34 (1934–1936)
- Linhof Technika Medizin (1937–1943)
- Linhof Standard Press
- Linhof Technika III, with or without RF
- Linhof Technika IV
- Linhof Super Technika IV
- Linhof Technika V
- Linhof Super Technika V
- Linhof Master Technika = Master Technika Classic
- Linhof Master Technika 2000
- Linhof Master Technika 3000
- Linhof Technikardan 45
- Linhof TechniKardan 45S
- Linhof TechniKardan 23
- Linhof TechniKardan 23S
13x18
edit- Linhof Technika
- Linhof Technika III, with or without RF
- Linhof Super Technika V
18x24
edit- Linhof Präzisionskamera 18x24 (Technika) (1937–1943) only 10 items made
- Linhof Präzisionskamera 18x24 (Technika "Medizin" in grey) only 1 item made (pre-owner: famous German photographer Adolf Lazi and Franz Lazi)
Monorail view cameras
edit- Linhof Color 4x5 (inches)
- Linhof Kardan 4x5
- Linhof Kardan Colour 4x5
- Linhof Technikardan s45 4x5
- Linhof Bi
- Linhof Super Color
- Linhof Super Color JBL
- Linhof TL
- Linhof GT
- Linhof GTL
- Linhof Kardan E
- Linhof Kardan M
- Linhof Kardan TE
- Linhof Technikardan s23 2x3 (inches)
- Linhof TechniKardan 45
- Linhof TechniKardan 45S
- Linhof M679 6x9
- Linhof M679cc 6x9
- Linhof M679cs 6x9
Rigid body cameras
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- Linhof Weitwinkelkamera 65
- Linhof Press 70
- Linhof 220
- Linhof 220 PL
- Linhof 220 RS
- Linhof Technar 45 (4x5)
Panoramic
edit6x12
edit- Technorama 612PC
- Technorama 612PC II
- Technorama 612PC III
6x17
edit- Technorama
- Technorama 617S
- Technorama 617S III
Aerial photography
edit- Aero Press
- Electric 70
- Aerotronica 69 (6x9
- Aero Technika (4x5")
- Aero Technika 45 (4x5")
- Aero Technika 45EL (4x5")
- Aero Technika 18x24
Photogrammetry, 4x5 in.
edit- Metrika 45
- Metrika 45R
Digital Platform
edit- Linhof Techno
- Linhof M 679cs
Accessories
edit- tripods
- ballheads
- Linhof Levelling Pan/Tilt Heads
- Linhof quicklock tripod connector Quickfix
References
editBibliography
edit- The Linhof camera story, edited by the company
External links
editThis article was originally based on "Linhof" in Camerapedia, retrieved on 4 August 2007 under the GNU Free Documentation License.