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Linhof SUPER TECHNIKA MODEL 4X5 User manual
User manual for Linhof SUPER TECHNIKA MODEL 4X5. 17 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUPER TECHNIKA IV 4X5" *)
TO OPEN THE CAMERA:
untilPress down the rectongulor cotch oi the top center of the comero bed to releose the bed; let it down slowly
the struts (12) snop inio the first notches.
IO PULI OUT IHE IENS STANDARD:
Press the grips (17) ot bose of ihe stondord together wifh ihumb ond forefinger, ond pull lens stondord out on the
bed trock 1o infinity stops (33).
TO CLOSE THE CAMERA:
Firsi moke sure ihot qll odiustments ore ot "zero" posilign. Press the grips (i7) ot bose of lens stond.ord together, J ('l 2) dnil close the comero bed until it locks.ona Jriti-riondord bock into.or"ro housing. Preis down struts
rNFrNrrY sToP(S) AND DISTANCE SCATE(S):
For eoch {octory-instolled lens, o poir o{ Infinity Stops (33) o.nd o Distonce Scole ore custom fitted on your,comero'
fo toiilitote iddntificotion, reloted'infinity stops, distirncb scole, ond rongefinder com for eoch lens ore morked with
o motching color code os follows,
/.i Red normol lens Green regulor telephoto lens - extreme telephoto lens Block regulor wide-ongle lens I Blue - -
Infiniry Stops
cre set by flipping up the spring-looded center blocks; to by-poss infinity stops, flip the blocks down.
Dislonce Scoles: see illustroted inslruciions D.
CHANGING LENSES: see illusiroted instructions
BASIC ADJUSTMENTS FOR SPECIFIC LENSES. First instoll proper rongefinder com - see illustroted instructions A.
WIDE-ANGIE IENSES: see illusiroted instructions B or F.
NORMAT IENS (127 to I80 mm): ::
comero bed ond lens boord in normol position; (strufs locked in first notches, lens boord veriicol). Flip up red infinity
stops, pull stondord to stops. The red distqnce scole opplies.
IETEPHOTO IENS (240 or 270 mm):
comero bed ond lens boord in normol po:rition. Flip un green infinity siops, pull stondord to sfops.The greendistonce
scole opplies. For mm telephoto lens pull out scole stoge to secondory stop. -270
TELEPHOIO LENS 360 mm OR NORMAT IENS 210 mm ltND 240 mm:
comero bed ond lens boord in normol posiiion. Flip up crp'propriote infinity stops,.pull. stondord to. stops. Releose
trock lock (14) ond slide out upper trock until it snops inr,> secondory locked posltlon to llne up dlstonce Inoex lrne
with infinitv mork on distonce scole which must be pulled out io secondory stop.
For CRITICAL FOCUSING, by scole or by rongefinder, turn left or righi focusing knobs (18). The correct focusing
position con be fixed by turning locking lever {19) outword.View original page 3Page 4 · Read text
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THE MUulFocUs PRISM RANGEFINDE || oermits criticol focusing of ony number of different lenses lfrom 90 mm io 360 mm) inslolled on the some comero.F
E".6 i""i.orptua io ihE rongefinder is supplied with o precist, individuolly colculoted ond plotted .lorge-curve com
(t3i to o.trot'e the Multifocui Rongefinder'system. Focol lengt[ ond seriol number of ihe lens, ond ihe seriol number
biin".oruro, ore engroved in thE some color os the correiponding infinity stops ond disionce scole.
To CHANGE CAM: see illustroied insiructions A.
RANGEFfNDER FOCUSING ,
Moke sure ihot the com inserted in the shoe (31 ) motches the lens used, ond thot the lens stondord is ot the correcl
innnitv position. The comero bock must be lockeil flush ogoinsf the comero body, ond the lens boor.d in zero position.
ifn" m.jltito.ui Ronqefinder connot be used with +ilts ond swings). Two imogds ore seen through the rongefinder lowcl eyepiece: o "direcit' imoge through the upper rongefinder operture, ond o "reflected" imoge from lhe
oberture. Turn the focusing- knob (lB) until ihe direct ond ref:ected imoge hove become ONE. The lens is occurotely
fdcused when the iwo imdges coinciile in this monner. For c,:nsistently-perfect results, look stroight through the
center of the rongefinder eyepiece.
THE UPPER TRACK (34) FOR TRIPLE EXTENSION
is used for long focus lenses, ond for mocro- ond copy work. While holding down trock releose bution (14), pull oul
upper trock by'finqer qrip (35); for full extension, olio releose forword trock lock (20). Remove cqble releose from
bbbv shoe beioreixte"ndind tiock. For criticol focusing, use focusing knobs ('lB). For moximum extension, the lens
ston'dord moy be pulled oJt to the extreme front end of ihe uppei trock. To reiurn upper trock, holC down lock - (20) while pushing trock home.
CABTE RETEASE (16): (not required when Anotomicol Grip is fitted)
The pronged mount of ihe coble releose con be plugged into ihe releose shoe on ihe comero bed or on ihe comero
body obo-ve the corrying hondle. The comero moy be closed with the releose mounted on the comero bed.
THE SWINGING AND TITTING BACK:
(see l2 of illustroiion on bock cover) is releosed by loosening the four coptive screws (5), ond pressing in ond simul-
ioneously pullinq out the snop locks'(13) on boih sides of the bock frome. The entire frome con be drown bock ond,
if desireil,'be tiited up to l50 in ony direciion including the diogonol; it is locked in position by tightening the
screws (5). The bock ofiords o meoni of controlling distortion, perspective, (Architecture, Industriol Photogrophy,etc.),
or to obioin increosed depih of field withoui lhe necessity of using o smoller lens opening.
CAMERA MOVEMENTS: -
Riring Front. Turn odjustment knob (ll) to roise lens Swing_ing Lens in veriicol oxis see illustroted instruct- tr. - bood ond lens up io 45 mm (3/r"). rons
!.olerol Shifr of lens see illustroted instructions E.Exlreme roising of lens oxis see illustroted - instructions K. - Dropping ol lens oxis-see illustroted instructions L.
filtinq Lens forword or bockword through horizontol Extreme drop of lens oxis see illustroted - oxis. jSee illustroted instruciions H). inslructions M.
Note: The extent of comero movement is limited by the ccvering power (ongulor field) of the lenses used.
The use of comero movements is exploined in LINHOF TECHNIQUE doto sheets ovoiloble from your Linhof Deoler.
*) Except for ihe Muliifocus Rongefinder, these instruciions olso opply to the IECHNIKA lV 4 x 5".
IMPORTANT; Before closing the comero, olwoys relurn the lens siondord lo zero position indicoted'by index morks
lon side ond bose of slondord.View original page 4Page 6 · Read text
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CHANGING THE CAM. The grooved iongue of the rongefinder com
(13) permits eosy, one-hond inSgrtion of the com into lhe com
shoe (31). Wilh ihe upper.irqc[cked forword {os shown obove)
the cqm is lifted slishtly, ond/Eld oui by rhe risht hond; when
ccm is inserted, slide il inlolp] os for os it will go to stop.
ilhe buper techniko tV moy be closed when no com is in lheshoe).
FOR USE WITH 90 mm WIDI-ANGLE LENS. Afier Inserrins 90 mm
com {see obove) pull out.lens siondord io (block) infinity stdps; drop
bed to second notches of siru down on struts os i{lo close. comero. ond lettingplbed ng the bed prevenls-iis front edqe from cutiino pictureprc'ure.qreo.qreo. LoosenLoosen Ilocking
knob (28) orid, while press'i :qse knob {26) tili lens boord
(2p). To bring lens toI correctcolrecl
bqck the
uPper clicks irrfo secondory lockeil position.View original page 6Page 7 · Read text
THE KATART FOCUSPOT ATTACHMENT is used for focusino in ihe
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the milled dust cover (6), on{fconnecfed lo o flosh unit provided
i ",: 3 i i; ;l;" il' * 5 i ifll i ;,:" :: iJ: !x'l:3 :',:ml' * Techniko. knob turning the by (18) of the"'iJ^Super focusing^"-
DISTANCE SCAIE5 ore colibrcied ond engroved specificollyforeoch
lens. Severql scoles for di,Iereni lenses mqy be mounted onihe some removoble scole slcL. -
Additionol scole sioges be ilpdD if the distqnce scoles foroll lenses fitted to thJcqmero Ln'nlbu mounJed on o single stoge. scol,eThe stoge by sliding it ofi iti trqck-to con be ,interfldthe front ihe comerq ossures ot lock seotino bed. A spring correct
when o. sloge -is inseried on the slog! frock. A Distqnce Indicolo"rtor eoch Iens is mounted on the cqmero lrock odioining lhe scole
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FRONT TlLT THROUGH HORIZONTAL TENS AXIS. Loosen tockins
knob (28). When lhe opposile Jeol knob (26) is pressed in, the lens
boord frqme moy be tilted filgllor bockword to o moximum of
l50 in either direction, ond fiftTlny ongle by tightening knob {28).
Click stop for zero position.I I
INTERCHANGE OF TENSES is o mqtter of seconds. Pull out lens
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The normol limit of lhe rising front con be extended,
if necessory in exireme sifuolions, by fhe following
comero odiustmenls: Afler lhe lens hos been rocked
up to the limit, if is tilied forword oll lhe woy; while
the comero bock is pulled out oll the woy ot lhe
botlom. This odjustment estoblishes the porollel bet'
ween lens ond film plone, while the lens hos been
roised forlher obove ihe oplicol oxis. Criticol odiust-
ment of ihe necessory rise moy be ochieved with lhe
rock ond pinion odiusting knob (ll). This exlreme rise
is procticoble only wifh o lens hoving o lorge ongulor
ffel d.
The opticol oxis is lowered in the following monner
io obioin the effecl of o folling front: Lens ond comero
bock ore tilted bock oll lhe woy; fhis odiusiment
estoblishes fhe porollel belween lens ond film plo
while lowering the opticol oxis. If the resulting odjlst-
meni should prove lo be loo exfreme, it moy q
dified bv criticol odiustmeni of lhe rock on
rising movemenl (ll).
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In coses where lowering of the lans oxis iust
described is t, ihe following odiuslment will
lowering, The comero is turned 90o
on lhe lri heod, so lhot the comero hondle is
I ocoted top. ln lhis comero posilion, the regulor
To obtoin exlreme lowering of the horizonlol
I thu lenr slondord ond the comero bock moy be
ted bock oll fhe woy. Criticol odiustmeni is ochieved
by shifling the lens stondord up or down. This extreme
odjuslment is procticoble only wiih o lens hoving o
lorge ongulor field.
Eoch odjustment of the vqrious cbmero elements is
limited lo o '15'ongle. Equol odiuslmenls concel out
(e. g. lens tilled forword, cqmero bock tilled forword).
Opposite odjuslments moy odd up lo o totol of 60o,
Forword lill of lens ('l5o), bed dropped to second notch
(15o), ond third nolh (150), bockwoid tilt of comerq bock
{15'). Tolol: 600.View original page 13Page 14 · Read text
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ln Moero-Phofogrophy every odditionol inch moy count!
Although the Super Techniko olreody hos lriple exfen-
sion, furlher exlension con be goined by pulling cut
lhe comero bock.
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