I will call him or send him an email and see what happens. Do you ever give it in NY? I am going to contact Jeff as you suggested. I have taken courses at ICP and I will see what they have for LF. I really would benefit by sitting down with someone who could give me a lesson on how it works, etc. When I saw this cool looking LF camera, I got the bug again to try it. Of course, digital came along and it is hard to fight that. I actually bought your book many years ago because I thought that I would be interested in getting into LF. They frequently have workshops on large format.Īnd, if you don't mind a little travel, I am doing a basic large format class in Las Vegas, NV in a couple of weeks. Try ICP (International Center of Photography). More suggestionsd for learning large format This is not necessarily true, and even if so, they will operate very differently.
"The rear standard has the same movements as the front standard. I don't see any fungus on the lenses, but I will have everything checked out. Altjhough I have heard of the things that you have spoken about, I really feel that I need someone to walk me through it in person. Add 50% to this and you will have a reasonable value of its worth that will be good for an insured coverage.
A fully outfitted Linhof Technika system bought at $2,000 can have its accessories sold off with you in a basic two lens system and money in your pocket.įor a free estimate from a reputable firm, list out the full camera and accessories in a âsellâ request to KEH.com and get a quote back. The accessories are where you need to focus your attention when evaluating the camera. These can have much value in the hundreds of dollars.Īny roll film backs for the camera body? These are sough by other users of 4X5 cameras as fine precision roll film backs. The optical/adjustable finder that mounts on the top accessory shoe is much sought after. Further, the Linhof holder can have its septum removed and so converted for glass plate work, then converted back by re-inserting the septum. Linhof film holders are valued at two to five times the price of most holders. This is of course a joke as an lens engraved âLinhofâ is vastly superior to that manufacturers other lenses because it has been checked and verified on an optical bench at the Linhof facility. If the lens is simply engraved âLinhofâ the value of the lens to that manufacturer of the same lens is at least 50% grater. If these match the lens will also be engraved âLinhofâ.
Look for three brush steel odd looking thick metal plates, do the serial numbers match lens to plate, if so you have the lens and focus plates that match any modern Technika, the value of match lens and plate are the highest. You want a value and have no real understanding of the piece of equipment. ĪPUG.org for more helpful people (who may also know where to take the camera to be checked out locally) If this is the case you'll need to buy a new bellows, have the focal plane mount (the back of the camera where you insert the film holder) re-felted. If there is exposure it can be a bitch trying to figure out where it's leaking unless you can actually SEE a hole in the bellows. If it's not exposed anywhere the system is light tight. a minute, which is WAY longer than your film would ever be exposed to the inside of the camera during a daylight or studio session). you can check it by loading a sheet of film into a carrier and loading it into the back of the camera, pulling the darkslide (while the shutter is closed on the lens) and exposing the whole camera to light (say. The rear standard has the same movements as the front standard.
If you see "fungus" sort of a tree branch pattern on the glass surfaces then they are not in great shape, but likely not trashed either (again, you will see the effects of this in your test sheets) if they don't look too bad it probably means they are OK enough to start with. the shutter speeds are what get wonky first.Ĭ) look at the lenses. once developed you should be able to tell if one shutter setting was "off". I'd recommend at three different shutter speeds/aperture combinations (with each lens). The front standard has three different kind of movements: Rise/Fall, Shift (left/right), Tilt (forwards / backwards) and Swing (pivot L/R).ī) you can insert a piece of film in a film holder and try a couple of exposures with each lens. there are a few things you can do yourself to know whether or not the camera is OK.Ī) check all the movements.