The Linhof Technikardan S 23 is the smaller of the two Technikardan models. While the Technikardan S 45 is suitable for images up to 9 x 12 cm or 4 x 5 inches, the S 23 can handle only up to 6,5 x 9 cm or 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches.
When I set up my Shen-Hao, many are amazed to see I work with an old wooden camera. My “Oldie” as it is occasionally called. The surprise is complete when I mention that this is one of my newer cameras.
Wow, what a machine! This comment is inevitable when I switch on my Lenovo Yoga A940, shift the monitor down and start working with the touchscreen. The machine has definitely a “must have” factor, but at a price tag of 3000 € it is not an impulse buy. Also, when you work for a while […]
The Linhof Technikardan S 45 is a 4×5 inch or 9×12 cm camera on an optical bench. It is a precision instrument in Linhof’s current product range, as is the smaller but similar Technikardan S 23 for 6×9 cm. Both replace the older models without “S” but they are not much different from the current […]
I was impressed when I saw in the 80s the Sinar P of an institute photographer. Without touching it – I would never have dared to do so – the camera with its shining aluminium and the multitude of adjustment knobs made the impression of a precision tool, as expensive as complicated.
Oskar Barnack was a pioneer in photographic history. Back in 1914 he had the courage to think differently and constructed a small camera which used cine film: the Leica.
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