Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This would be a disaster to attempt to use as a LF camera. Everything is in the wrong place. No swings, tilts, or shifts. No LF lens mount. It would be easier to use a 4x5 enlarger with lamphouse removed than this. Vintage 4x5 cameras, even new cameras such as the Calumet Cadet, are cheap and, of course, real LF cameras and therefore easy to use. Attempting to use the Leica/Linhof copy camera would put you off so you would never try again. Jim At 11:07 PM 9/15/99 +0100, you wrote: >There is a 4x5 Leica copy camera on ebay (#162259706) atm, does anybody know >anything about it? Would it be possible (easily) to adapt it for >landscape/portrait use, i.e. pull off the copy stand and stick it on a >tripod? Its advertised as having a Linhof Super Technica back, the ground >glass screen is at 90 degrees to the back so I'm assuming it has a flip up >mirror inside? It has a built in shutter but no lens, any ideas what lenses >it would take (for landscape). How old? And finally what's it worth in your >opinion? > >I'd love to have a go at LF and was even considering building a 10x8 camera >to play around with, ddn't realise Leica had made any LF cameras. > >Thanks Lugnuts > >Jason >