Linhof Super Technika 23 User manual

Operoting I nstructions
                for

      SUPER

           6x9 cm
        71ltrx3114"

Flosh gun brocket      Lock bor for lens boord          @o
                  @g    Shutfer cocking lever                                       Comero body of corrosion-proof lighl-melol die costing
      Contoct nipple for flosh coble                                    Lock knob for swing bock                   o
      Lens in Compur shulter (fully synchronized)                                                                 Swinging ond tilting bock                  @
      Lens diophrogm setting lever@oo                                                                Automotic spring lock for swing bock                  @      Lens slondord. Exfro sturdy design for heovy high-speed@
      ond long-focus lenses
                                                                      Revolving bock ; detochoble                  @      Upper trock lock

     U pper trock                                                              Ground gloss spring bockoo                          (Dg    Lens stondord tilting knob                                                                 Hinged focusing hood frame                  @      Spring-tensionedpull-oui grips; when releosed,lock lens
                  of ony trock      stondord                             Position                                                                      Locking lever for interchonge of comero bock                           knob for triple extensiontrock  @                      focusing      Rock-ond-pinion@o                                                                     Adjustoblefinder eyepiecewith porollox correction from      Tri-com disk, interchongeoble,couples three lenseslo  @    infinity to 3 feetx)                                           .@
                                                                                                               sfrop with cqble releose sockef                                                                            neck                                                                                                for                                                                          Eyelet    m u ttifocusron g efind er ond d isfqnce scole outomoticollyx)  @                                                                                         releose)                                                                      (body                                                                                    shutter
      Coble releose socketx)@                                                                    Combinotion Multifocus Ronge-ond-Viewfinder; view-                  @
      Spring-tensionedbed struts to hold bed  i n n o r m o l o r                finder od jusloble for wide-ongle (53 or 65 mm.), normol@
       d ropped posifion                                                    (90 to 105 mm.), telephoto (180 mm.)*)

         *) N ot p rovid ed on Tech n i ko 2' I ox31 | a without Multifocus Rongefinder.
     We reserve the right to mqke chonges in the consfrucfion,design, or  finish of our  producis, consistent with the newest
       d evelop ments.

The closed comero  is well prolected ogoinsf
 exfernol influences.lf con sofely be corried by
the neck sfrop. The finder (C) is protected by
 its cover (D) which qlso serves os shqde when
opened.

To open the cqmertr
Push colch (A) downword ond  lef the comero
bed down gently until the side slrufs (E) lock in
fhe first notches. The finder lens cover opens
when lightly pressed ot side (B). To  pull out
lens stondord, presslhe lwo grips (F) ond slide
ihe stondord onlo lhe trock of the cqmero bed.
The trock hos os mqny infin ify stops (G) os
there qre lensessupplied with the comero. Pull
                            'clicks'oul the stondcrd uniil if         into the infinity
slop for lhe lens in use.

The Mulf ifocus ronge-ond-viewfinder combines
                                            on opticol universol viewfinder - odiustoble for
                                                d ifferent focol  lengf hs    wilh  o  criticol  co-
                                                incidence-type rongefinder. A recfongle in the
                                                 center of the viewfinder field shows the bright
                                               rongefinder imoges; when lhe two imoges ore
                                            broug ht i nfo coincidencelo form o single i moge
                                                                                 - by focusing the lens wiih  f he focusing knob -
                                                    lhe lens is outomoticolly ond crificolly focused.
                                         The brig ht rongefinderimoge is especiollyhelp-
                                                              ful  in dim  light where groundgloss focusing
                                             would be difficult. Rongefinder focusing with
                                                  the normol ond wide-ongle lens con be used os
                                                 close os lhree feet ond less from the subiect.





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                              Viewfinder Adiuslment
                                     for vorious focol lengths

                                The field of vorious lenses is obtoined by od-
                                           jusfing the length of the eyepiecelu be (B), ond
                                    by olfoching oppropriote mqsks to ihe view-
                                                                     fi nder f ronf lens.Mosks con be oftoched'ineither
                                        horizonfol or verticol position to correspond to
                                       the posifion of the comero bock.

                                  Wide-Angle  Lenses. Push eyepiece tu be oll
                                                                          f he woy  in. For 65 mm. lens use 65-105 mm.
                                 mosk. For 53 mm. Biogon use speciol 53 mm.
                                 mqsk.
                                 Normol  Lenses:90 mm.  - pull out eyepiece
                                           tu be to eng roved red  line; use 65-105 mm.
                                mosk; 100 mm.  - pull out eyepiecefube qll the
                                  woy; use 100 mm. mosk; 105 mm.   -  pull out
                                   eyepiece f u be  oll the woy ; use 65-1 05 m m.
                                mqsk;
#,i,"':                               Telephoto Lens 180 mm.  -  pull out eyepiece
                                   tube oll the woy; use 180 mm. mosk.
                                The AUTOMATIC DISTANCE SCALE (A)  is
                                    octuofed by the focusing mechonism ond od-
                                         justs oufomqficolly for onother lens when the
                             com disk is chonged.
                                      Porollox  Correction.  The  viewfinder  eye'
                                    piece (B) con be pushed diogonolly uPword to
                                      fhe righl to correcf for porollox; vorious dis-
                                    tonces ore colibroied beneofh fhe eyepiece(C)
                                             for settingsfrom infinity to 3 ff. (1 m.).

5 . Turn disk (E) unfil the slot mqrked with the
   desiredfocql length ond lens seriol number
  engogesthe key stud.Tighien locking cqp
   (B); fold down C-ring.
6. Pull out lens stondord untilit clicks into the
   proper infinity stop (D) on the upper trqck.
  Stopsond lens morkings on the tri-com disk
   ore color coded for convenienl motching:
7. lnsert new lens by seoting lower edge of its
   lens boord in bottom groove of lens stond-
   ord;  lift lock bor (A) to odmit top edge of
   lens boord ;
  BLACK stops qnd lens morkings: Wide-
  Ang le Lens.
  REDstopsond lens mqrkings: Normol Lens.
  GREENstopsond lens morkings: Telephoto
   Lens.
     lf more thqn three lensesore coupledto f he
  comero, <r second com d isk must be used.
  Com d isks qre reodily inferchongeobleqfter
  the locking cqp hqs been loosened ond
  com pletely pu lled off.

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After  pressing down  trock  releose  (B), the
upper frock (D) con be pulled ouf fo qnother
click slop. By using the focusing knob (C) o
tofol exlension of 280 mm. (11 inches) con be
utilized; wifh  f he swing bock pulled out, fhe
exlension is increosed to 300 mm. (12 inches).
Thus, telephoto lenses up  fo 360 mm. focql
length moy be used (ground gloss focusing
only). Also, by using wide-ongle lenses with
triple extension, mocrophoiogrophs with o re-
production rotio of opproximotely 3.5: 1 mo)t
be obfoined.

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 Looding the
 LINHOF  double film/plote  holder:
 1 . Pulf up dqrk  slidei the spring-tensioned
   hinged end opens outomqticoily;
 2. Insert film or  plcte; film sheoth is not F€-
   q u i red, see i llustrotion;
 3. Hold down hinged end ond insertdqrk slide
    qll the woy;
 4. Follow the some procedure for other side
    of holder;
 5. The ejector lever (A) connot be moved when
   the hofder is looded. Thus it is eosy to check
     if o hofder is loqded or not.

To UN-LOAD: Pull out dqrk slideobout 1 inch
to releose hinged end; push up ejector fever.
Film or plote is pushedout ond con reodily be
wifhdrown without donger of touching emut-
sion side with thumb.





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 After exposure, re-inserf dork  slide. To with-
 drow  holder from cqmero, pull bockwqrd  (to
 releqse holder from  tighi lock) onq out. (See
 illuslrolion  3.) Reverse horder ond insert for
 next o(posure. (see illusfrofion 4.) The fobs of
 f he dork slideson Linhof holders ore numbered.
 Numbers   of  unexposed  negotive  moteriol
 should foce OUT; when re-inserling the dork
 sfide ofter exposure, foce the numbers  lN.
This will tell you ot o glonce fhot film hos been
exposed, ond prevents errors. In oddilion eqch
hinged end  of  the LINHOF doubte hotder
feolures o  built-in numbering tob which cor-
responds to fhe number on the dork  slide.
During the exposure the number is outomofi-
colly printed on the negotive. This hepls con-
siderobly in identifying negolives qfler develop-
menl.
By using double holders, il is possibleto odopf
the besi possible type of film or plote lo eoch
photog rophic  siiuolion. Thus, ponch romqf ic,
infro-red, ond color emulsions con be used in
succession,if desired.

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Whilethe swinging ond filting bock is normolly
 locked in the focol plone for occurole ronge.
finder operotion,   il moy be releosed for use
with the ground gloss when the use of swings
ond  lilts  is desired. Horizonlol, verticol, or
d iogonol  movemenls  permit  consideroble
control of perspective,depth of field, disfortion,
or  speciol effecfs. Complefe informotion on
fhis subject will  be found  in  the LINHOF
TECHNIQUE Doto Sheets ovoiloble through
your Linhof deoler.

To operole swinging bock:
Loosen lock knobs (B) on  oll fou r corners;
press on cotch locks (A) while pulling out bock
(C) which con now be tilted or swung in ony
direclion. When the desired position hos been
estoblished, f he bock con be locked in thot
posilion by meons of the four lock knobs (B),
qnd is reody to receive lhe film holder for ex-
POsure:
NOTE: Alwoysploce the comero on o fripod
for focusing ond toking subjecls involving bock
movemenls.