Linhof precision system technology
| Linhof Precision System Technology GmbH Munich
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1887 |
| Seat | Munich |
| management | Peter Bauernschmid |
| Branch | Photo and optical industry |
| Website | linhof.com |
Linhof is the world's oldest still existing and producing camera manufacturer and Germany's oldest manufacturer of large format cameras .
history
Valentin Linhof founded the company in 1887 and initially produced precision closures . The first camera was introduced in 1889 in the format 9 × 12 cm. This all-metal camera designed by Joseph Bart was made of aluminum instead of the brass that was previously in use. Linhof died in 1929. After his death, the company manufactured "Perka" cameras (Precision Camerawerk GmbH Munich) and "Silar" cameras (own brand Porst). In 1933 Nikolaus Karpf (1912–1980) took over Linhof Precision Camera Works GmbH. From this point onwards, Linhof and Silar cameras were again manufactured. A prototype of the Technika was completed in 1934. Their name was created by amalgamating the term "technical camera". From 1936 the Technika camera series was built in the versions 6 × 9 cm and 9 × 12 cm. The Technika III was manufactured from 1946. It appeared as a 9 × 12 cm (4 × 5 inch), later also as a 13 × 18 cm (5 × 7 inch) walking floor camera with a rotating and pivoting frame. Versions were made with and without a coupled range finder. In the 1950s, the cardan line was created, the cameras of which are based on the principle of the optical bench . In 1972/73 Linhof developed the Aero Technika , a large format camera specially designed for aerial photography .
The Linhof GmbH Munich was founded 1998th
In 2006 the latest variant of the Technika series was presented as the Technika 3000 . Techno , which was newly developed in 2008, is a view camera that is designed to combine a wide range of adjustment options, easy transport and modern digital recording systems.
Products
- View cameras : M 679cs , Master Technika ( foldable floor camera ), Technikardan , Kardan ( optical bench ), Techno
- Panorama cameras : Technorama 612 and 617
- Aerial cameras
- Tripods , tripod heads and quick connectors
- Enlargers
- Reproduction accessories
digitalization
Modern versions work with digital backs in the film standard , which can be connected directly to a computer via cables.
Prize for young photography
In 2009 the company announced a young photography award 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 . All professional photographers and photography students could take part. Among the 468 participants from 39 countries, the first prize went to Alexander Gronsky from Estonia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Press release about the cessation of camera production at Gandolfi (up to now the oldest still producing manufacturer of cameras) from May 7, 2011 (English)
- ↑ cf. "international phototechnik 1/81" p. 5
- ↑ cf. "50 - Linhof Munich 1887-1937"; Valentin Linhof OHG - precision camera work; P. 14; Munich 1937
- ^ Linhof Prize for Young Photography , photoscala, October 1, 2008
- ↑ Photos of the Linhof winners ( Memento from May 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Linhof Super Technika IV 6x9. Retrieved November 25, 2009 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 5 '43.6 " N , 11 ° 32' 4.8" E