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.
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
Folding bed field cameras
6x9 cm
See 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
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 6x9cm Camera
Panoramic
6x12
6x17
Aerial photography
Aero Press
Electric 70
Aerotronica 69 (6x9
Aero Technika (4x5")
Aero Technika 45 (4x5")
Aero Technika 45EL (4x5")
Aero Technika 18x24
Linhof Techno
Linhof M 679cs
Accessories
tripods ballheads
Linhof Levelling Pan/Tilt Heads
Linhof quicklock tripod connector Quickfix
References
Bibliography
The Linhof camera story , edited by the company
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