Linhof

Linhof is the oldest surviving and producing camera manufacturer in the world and Germany's oldest manufacturer of large format cameras.

History

In 1887, Valentin Linhof, the company initially manufactured precision fasteners. The first camera in 1889 presented in the format 9 × 12 cm. This designed by Joseph Beard, all-metal camera was made ​​instead of the previously customary brass aluminum. After the death Linhofs 1929 Nikolaus Karpf took over the company. A prototype of the pilot plants was completed in 1934. Your name was created by fusing the term "Technical Camera". As of 1936, the Technika camera series was built in versions 6 × 9 cm and 9 × 12 cm. The Technika III was produced from 1946. She appeared as a 9 × 12 cm (4 x 5 inch), and later as a 13 × 18 cm (5 x 7 inch) baseboard camera with rotating and swiveling frame. There were versions with and without coupled rangefinder made ​​. In the 1950s the gimbal line, the cameras based on the principle of the optical bench was. 1972/73 developed Linhof Aero Technika, a large-format camera designed for aerial photography.

The Linhof Precision Systemtechnik GmbH was founded in Munich in 1998.

2006, the latest version of the Technika series was presented as a Technika 3000. The 2008 newly developed Techno is a modern professional camera that will connect multiple adjustment, easy transport and modern digital recording systems.

Products

  • Cameras: M 679cs, Master Technika ( collapsible bed camera ), Technikardan, Kardan ( optical bench ), Techno
  • Panoramic cameras: Technorama 612 and 617
  • Aerial Cameras
  • Tripods, tripod heads and quick connections
  • Enlargers
  • Reproduction Accessories

Award for Young Photography

2009, the company has announced a prize for young photography for the first time. This is now to be awarded every two years and aims at the aesthetics of large format photography. The theme of the 2009 call was human Cityscapes. Participation was open to all professional photographers and photography students. Among the 468 participants from 39 countries, the first prize went to Alexander Gronsky from Estonia.

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