Linhof is a German company, founded in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
in 1887 by Valentin Linhof. The company is well known for making premium rollfilm and
large format
Large format refers to any imaging format of or larger. Large format is larger than "medium format", the or size of Hasselblad, Mamiya, Rollei, Kowa, and Pentax cameras (using 120- and 220-roll film), and much larger than the frame ...
film
camera
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s. Linhof initially focused on making camera shutters and developing the first leaf shutter, which became part of Compur.
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 and Kodak stopped their production.
Products
Folding bed field cameras
6x9 cm
''See also
Linhof 6x9
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 shu ...
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* 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
* Linhof Technika II (1937–1943)
4x5 in.
* 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
* Linhof Technika
* Linhof Technika III, with or without RF
* Linhof Super Technika V
18x24
* 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
*
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
*
Linhof Technika Press
* Linhof Weitwinkelkamera 65
*
Linhof Press 70
*
Linhof 220
* Linhof 220 PL
* Linhof 220 RS
* Linhof Technar 45 (4x5)
Panoramic
6x12
*
Technorama 612PC
* Technorama 612PC II
* Technorama 612PC III
6x17
* Technorama
* Technorama 617S
*
Technorama 617S III
Aerial photography
* Aero Press
* Electric 70
* Aerotronica 69 (6x9
* Aero Technika (4x5")
* Aero Technika 45 (4x5")
* Aero Technika 45EL (4x5")
* Aero Technika 18x24
Photogrammetry, 4x5 in.
* Metrika 45
* Metrika 45R
Digital Platform
* Linhof Techno
* Linhof M 679cs
Accessories
*
tripods
A tripod is a portable three-legged frame or stand, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object. The three-legged (triangular stance) design provides good stability against gravitational loads ...
(disconnected)
* ballheads
* Linhof Levelling Pan/Tilt Heads
* Linhof quicklock tripod connector Quickfix
References
Bibliography
* ''The Linhof camera story'', edited by the company
External links
*
Linhof review at photo.net
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Photography companies of Germany
Manufacturing companies based in Munich