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Linhof CONDENSED OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS FOR TECHNIKA 23 User manual
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SUPER TECHNIKA 23
Gondensed operating instruction book
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A eomplete operating nanual for tbe Super Tecbnika 23, vitb nany illustratlone, Super Technikas is in prelnritiotr and will be mailed to all reglstered ovners of
23 as soon as read;r.
PI.,EA,sE DO NO{t AETSI'TPT TO YOT'R LINHOF SlTPffi TECHNIKA IS A PNECISION INSTRI'MENT'
HAyrNc FrRST RnAD THESE rNshRUcTroNS Al{D AcQUATtfiED YoURsEr,F opffiATE rr wrTIIoIrr
WI15 A],L DETAIIS.
TO OPEN IIECEIIIKA
bed- AottnflarA, yo.rr 1efb han6. Push catch ln top ceatcr of fii66;ffi gently uatlJ. tbe 81de 6t"uts lock ln flrst nctcbcs. ieleasing beA lctttng lt aon! "iO
TO CIPSE TECENIKA Push lens stahdard allr controls have been returnecl to normal. OnIy then utll canera bed close, Tf rraY back lnto thg- ]g!3g' gSEIgtl:./' aI[ the co[pfing ney become dtuaged,. ;* '*e- ntFT-o-r;-eil;mEil16 ctrose bed.. Press side struts dovn slth thunbs and
TO P[,LL OI'I I.ANS STAtrIDARD together rrttb tbunb ar l forefilger a,na puu @ Bta'lilaral out untll it cllcks lato desireal infinlty poBltloD'
INETNIIT STOPS oo Loeatcal, 8l-o!g tbG tol, of qlPer track a'!d' .rc Placeal mffi"rleE of holc8 1eD6 6tanalard.. tbey sJ.e colorecl bLeck, rcal both BlateB to lnEure proper allgunent of achene used to nark tbe ca'n d18k for enal green to correspoad rrtu tl" aa,re color LenseB reBpectively' rttle augle, nornal 8nA telephotcl Etanila.rqi elgpge tb€3e holca Sprfng Ioaaea ball bcarings oa tbg botton of the Lens rr111 be hearil as nell aE felt as the etalilard' rieo i-Uaftrg bver tben and. a "click" belongs to the wt<!e angle lens, goeB into ei.h inflnlty posltlou. Tbe fltst bole
ihe secord to the nomal aril the thitd to the telePboto'
TO CEANGE LENEIES rensboaral and. ltft leusboaril rrlth f;ffi": rocklDg bar overlepping top of lengboa,ral ln poBltion flr6t, tben lenB fron U-fraoe. To lniert, place totton of plsce autogaticelly. apply pressure ege1ast top oi board anal lt j.i1t lock lnto
FOCTISING
ffione through the rangefinder, on the grollnd.glass or by d"istanee scale. Kngrled foeusing knobs whlch engage the track througlt helicill threads are on both
sid.es of the camera bed,, for right and. lefthanded' oPeratj-on.
DISTAI{CE SCAIE
ffis all lenses. It is located at the right slde of the finder eyeplece coupled to the range- and is protected" by a p,lexiglass w'indon. A pointer nhich is
flDtler ca.n allsk eutonatlcelly ehora the,correct atlstance.
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BODY NELEASE i! two convenientLyIffible releage fitteal v"lth ttto p1,ongs cao be lD5erteal eame'.a 16 trbon either posltion- thelocited socket6 thus nsking 1t a body release. secontl' shoot hanclheltl 8t I/2' or even I/lOvel.I uaLanced, naklna lt p6ssible to useal In conventlonaf vay on- tripod, cable release ca' be b.r, ii nountetl
socket.efter""r"""puLllng it out fron
RISING TAOI$T geared rack anil ptnlop adiuatneot. Tutn knob on side of lensn?;ifiely standard
to control upvard and dormvard novement '
pRoP Bsp ANp TTL.TI{G FROilT c1o81ng calnera, at the sa'ne tine DreEsj'ng dornTo alloB bect, push dovn as lf -tluts To brlng fen6 stan'lard into proPer in second Dotche6.tea rmiff sidl etruts lock
alignment,Psratle}toback,turntlftln_gknobpnbegeofstantlardcounte|clockvlse 1n alirection of a'"ov po1nting to I5o. llhen a conplete stop Le reached, stendard
and back n1fl agaln be parellel'.
IIIDE AI{GI,E I,B{SES order to preveat the sdiustnent of bett anit- ren6 standard in frffi.iDg
front of bed fron cutting lnto the IeDe fie.}'l '
ToTo useuse wtd"ertcle angle lensIens onon _zExlE SuperDYPe{ Technikar:cru*Il?J Pr u,JsYY :eas follows:' - | _ - oPerly ( see headlng After 1r"oio* Then pu}l out }ens standard to first 'Multlfoeus Rangefinder") ?or thls lens. proEeed vtth droPpltrg bed, etc. as outllneal above. Then felease upper stanalard on 1t torards bousing untlf ira-cX";"p:--N;;focl a.ia pusl tack upfi-r tiact< iitfr feel a deflnite tlack saeps into a secoada.ii ffxea PositioD' Agsin you can he,ar Bnd fach beblnd the lorer ltheD ilone the ?ront of upper track is 3/lr 'icuck". . "o"ri"t-ty,focus in- ihe customry way anal the rangeftnder le lroperly. ti""t. Ilolf you can under "Varlfocus Optlcal Viewflnder") ' i" f1"". ( Sce elso lnstructions """Ga
uBe Both cam a^nd lnflnity stop of vlde angle fens lrate been 6et up at fectory to eny other way' 'l.hF {n the above dleicrlbed Do8itlon' It uill not vork
( agaln elrst releeslng u?per To return to norrnal posltion, puIL out up!e! track
lifi-f""r.l *ttii ft-.*pu into nor'at pGce, then 6tralghten out staldard, tben beat anal ouiy thereafber stanilaral can be puBbed beck loto bouslng'
IRIPIE EKTENSION IRACIG ffin tbe center of the upper track to affortl a bette! fitrger triple extension, release holl 10 ul8klng tbe necegeary track adjustnents. To obtain puJ-l out upper aU the Yay untll it -track treck lock anil vith lens st;ndtrtl oo it, upPer Enape ( l'1th aualible cuck) into thlrat fixed gosltlon' ( In this posltlon customarv vay' The beyond nlald..Ie track.) Now focus ln the t""ii Jti.r" iii i;-S/\" Iongest exteEsloo ls'reacb;d. vhen nlddle trsck lE aL] the flay out anit Lens steodartl
upper track. ls nsnually pulleal out to. the tLp of
To return to nornal, r€nefse procedure.
cop)rlng, llrlple extenslon ls requlreat wlth long focus len6eB. Also for clo6e-ups,
end racro-pbotograpby with nornal alcd viale angle lenses'
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TIIE TECIINIKA BACK
TILTING AND SWINGING BACK
ffi knobs on corners of botty by turnrng them agaln't the
dlrectlon of the arrows engraveal on then. presa the tno B$ing 6nap l_ock8 together
and while holdlng them dowo, puLL out back. when its proper placement ha6 been
detelnlned through the groundglass, lock back by turnlng each knob in the allrectlon of the alrous
Ti.1t8 antl sn-lng6 give contror o.,re! perspective ( 1lne relatlonshlp) of pieture and elso pernlt increesecl depth of f1ela rdthout chenge of lens aperbur:e. Thls ts
especlally convenient when making color photographs rhere e colfectlon of dls- tortion is not posslbLe after the plcture ie taken.
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Perndts lnstant change fton horlzontal lnto verticaL fornat rrlthout having to turn
entire canele around. It is Ughtproof in any posltlon, eveD the dlagonal. It revolves 35Oo vith cJlck Etops at 9Oo intervals. To revolve back. r gr:asp edteo of
rMPoRTAltr: Byepiece of varifocus Fi.nder must. be all the uay ln before turning . beck ( see aleo heading "Flnafer" ).
NTERCEAITCSABIE BACK
men TevolffiATaa-is 1D aliagonal posltion, B1itle the tr bleck anoatlzeal lockB locateal et cornerB of * back- outvard. Tbe eltir€ eBEenbly rrll,]. aor l,lft off,. To attach, .9v1t!g - levelse procealure. Ttte ROIJ;EX nOIJ,fltIMf,OLDER is also instelled ln this feghlon.-ts
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Uses 2tt(3-t double cutfilm hold.ers, fiLnpck adapters, and" also the "Grafnatic" magazine. To facilltate insertion, functional "lips" gulde the hold.er into lts
channel whil-e the groundglass moves backward" out of the tray.
t{heE taklng plcture8 1n vertleal positlon 1t is neeesBery to revoLve the beck tSoo
so that tbe double, cutflLn hollers ar6 Lnsertett fron the botton ia oraer to clear the eyeplece. nrri ie also a precautionarlr rreesule to prevent }lgbt fron elterlng
boLtler tbrough lts neck, a danger which exlsts vlren trihotogrepbtng uniler brlght loontlay 6un.
FOI'R SIDED TOCUSII{G NOOD
Sprlag8 open vhen Bllale lock button lB releesed. trolds by ltse1f nhen cover is
cLosetl. fbe entire hood. paoel can be snappecl off anrl svung affay from grouDdglags
to perrnit use of a rnagnlfler or 6cale for layout vork. To ilo thi6, ju6t pull back on knulleal lip on top center of hood. panel.
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Eyepiece vith ParalJ-ax Adjustment
Automati c Di stance S cale
Eyelet for Neckstra,P
Swing Baek Catch Lock
Ilinged Focusing Hood"
Diagonal Slid"e Lock Bars
MULTIFOCUS RAI{GEFINDER
R rcd'erisofthecoincidencetype.InthecenteroftheThe Multifocus Optical Viewfind.er a light fieltL cbn be seen within a greenlsh fra.me. Through ancl vhen it forms a single image, the lens is this field the object iJ fo"rr".d on d.eterminetl by its optical in perfect focus. The accuracy of any rangefinder is basi, vhich is the clistance between the two rangefincler "windows". Ihe Linhof
Multifocus Ra^ngefinder, having a very long base, is therefore extreruely accutate'
Before using the rangefinder liake sure that the swing back is firrnly locked against
canera body and. that lens standard is positioned in corect infinity notch. (lffren
using wide angte lens, be sure to set camera as clescrlbed. in the applieable chapter)
In foeusing it is important to sight exactly ttrrough tbe center'of the finder,
with camera paralle1 to eYe.
The RAI{GEFINDER COUPLING CAI'I DISK
one how to couPle many lenses to he Probleu of
rangefinder. Cam Coupling Disk, which Between the tracks and. the bed is loeated the Rangeflnder
Wiae Angle, NorrnaL antl Telephoto }enses). carries the focus curves of I lenses, ( There are three holes in each ctisk. Each hole is encircled in a certain color. sarne color. The focal length of a lens and. its serlal number are engravecl. rn the
scheme is coordinated'). ( See also ehapter " Inftnity Stops" r.r'ith trhlch this color ghen one of these holes is placed over the coupling peg, the lens whose focal length
and serial nunber appear ne:ct to the hole is then coupled to the rangefinder.
HO}f TO SET CAM DISK
arm Push lens standard. as far into body as it wilt go, so that rangefinder coupling
elears disk entirely. A small metal cap witb a hinged ring is located |n the center cap gently of the disk. The eap locks the clisk ln place on its center post. Pull necessary up$ards to its first lock ( eap can be pulled off conpletely but this is not
unless removal of carn d,isk is wanted).
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Press DISK LIFT BIITTON. Ttrls wi1l raise d.isk and nake it easy to grasp 1t with fingers. Remove finger from button and turn disk until hole marked for selected lens ls over peg. Press cap dovn again to lock dlsk.
CAIITION: ltake certaln rlng on eap is put clown flat. ff 1t stands up.r canera wi].]. not close.
To rernove disk entirely to be replaced by another ( lf more than J lenses are coupled. with the camera) rack track all the way fornrara a.nd pu1l loek eap off. It is now easy to lnterehange disks.
fhe serial- number of the camera whicb is found engraved on the accessory ellp is also engraved on the botton of the respeetive tllsk. The lens serlal nurnbers-are
engraved on top of the clisk. fhis is done to prevent mistakes, because the range- finder will only work properly if all serial nurnbers agree. ftre focusing curvJ of eaeh lens has been carefully plotted. Another lens of the sa,ne stated focal length cannot be used w;ith it because the tolerances allowecl by the best optlcal standard.s
between statetl and actr:al focal lengths milht exeeed the very critical tolerances cf the Teehnlka rangeflncler.
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Now pull out the lens stand.ard to proper infinlty stop of lens seLeeted.. your camera ls all set.
AUT'OIIATIC DISTAI{CE INDTCATOR
ls l-ocated on the back of the ca,nera aear the eyepleee. It is actiiated by'the
sanne mechanism as the rangefincler and thus is completely automatlc and vorks rlth all lenses. Conversely, the lens can be focused for a knovn dlstance by settlng the indicator accorcllngly.
By plaeing the distance scale ln the rear and. not ln the eonventlonal positlon near the track, it can be observed without turnlng the canera a^round. This allows quick determinatlon of the distance at a glance.
ACCESSORY CLIP
on top of camera acconrmodates certain exposure meters, flashguns, e splrit level, ete.
M,ASHGMT MOUITI$G BRACKET
un sld'e or eanera accepts professionaL fiashguns such as the lleiland battery easewith E clamp.
I.ENSES AND STilNTTERS
Beeause the Linhof Technika accepts so many lens and shutter eombinations, instructi"ons
for their use, as weII as technteal d"ata, are furntshed by their respeetive ilBrru-facturers.
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LIMIOF ROTTAX ROLLFIIM ADAPTER WITH AuTOlill|''TIC
HCPOSI.'RE COT'}WER
Filxo Used: I2O
Picture Size: Mode1 6g (6x9) z*x3* B E:qlosures
Model 56 (6x5) zf,xz{ L2 Exposures ( Available only in f953)
Wlth Rollex flat siile donn, rrinding knob facing you, open cover by releasing lock in
having pulled windlng knob outward.' direction of anow. Lift out film carriage afber
knob Make sure film counter rrindow shows "O". If it does not, turn filn winding clgelnd.se until it stops. fhen push release button in clirection of arron, rind
knob to next stop, release ageln, ete. until you come to a stop and. "O" appears in
the vindov.
. Insert empty fiJ-nr spool in right conpartnent ancl put new fil-mro1J. in lefb conpartment.
l Connect paper leader around. flat side of earriage past the rolJ.er to the take-up
spool, black sLde outvard.. Thread lead"er flrst through long slit of take-up spool
and then trrrn it around its oun ancis, rolling up tbe paper Leader until a marker
(};?5kt?rt#:o:: florn start of paper lea,cler and looking Like this r@t
located. t lnches fbom start of paper leader and looking like this t4 bt on Ansco, Agfa, and. Gevaert fifun)
appears Ln the filn rrLndow'of the carrlage ( located between the center prtitlon and
take up spool and. narketl rith-a1laIrrte(t-arrorfiretrre filn ts runnlng stralght lhe EncL not at an angle.
Nov reinsert loaded. carriage into the holier by again pu1llng out fil^n transport knob
and then placlng it back lnto posltion so that it engages talce-up spool. Close cov€r.
push film release button and rrlncl on. At this polnt film vtndow shows stilI "O". Nov When the first e)q)osure is ln place the filn wlll cone to an autonatlc stop and. "1" will appear in the fiLn w'ind"ow.
After each exposure push release button antl rtnd, on fllm. Afber the Last e:q)osure
contlnue wincling tlJ.l ''r0rr appears in the fiLn wind.ov at whlch tlme exposed flJ.n can
be taken out.
For rapicl changing of flJ.ms it ts advisa,ble to keep several e:rbra loadetl carrlages
hand.y. A new film is put into the holder by sirrply exchanging the carriages.
A filn speeil remtnder ls lncorporated lnto the ftln transport knob and. ean be set
by downnard. pressure on lts bla,ck center.
A DETUXE CARRrING CASE
Super Technii<a, its popular Lenses and @igned for the a*"S* other lnportant accessories. It makes it convenlent to store and. carry your
equipnent and at the sa'rte tinre protect lt. It ie nade of best top graln covhlde,
sadct}e tan, eompletely llned.. Solds eamelar extra rol,lholdet, M cutfllm holders,
fiJmpack adapter, battery caee, reflector, flashbulbs, etc. It featr.rres a snall
box for e:rbra lensesr long zipper poeket under cover for snalL a8bessorles, e:rtra
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GUARAITITEE
and. A Guarantee and Registration Cartl. aceompanies each new camera. Fill lt out
return it to us to nake the guarantee valid-
you that your carnera was legal.ly lnportetl adtt alL applicable It also serves to teJ.J.
duty and taxes pald.
rr€v oD€. If the card" has been l-ost, rrrite us for I
lnprovernents on our. l;e reserve the right to na,ke such ehanges, rnod.ifications or purehaser products as it nay fron tine to tine seem advisable, vithout liability to
of noclels not incorporatlng sueh changes, mod.ifications or tmprovementg.
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