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Linhof TECHNIKARDAN 4x5 Large Format
Product DescriptionThe Technikardan is an extremely compact field camera providing the handling ease of modern rollfilm equipment yet retaining all the flexibility of an advanced view camera system.
User Reviews
Submitted by
toyonal
a Intermediate
from Orinda, CA 94563 Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 Strengths: Size, quality, solid feel, accurate, precise, ease of use. Weaknesses: Set-up and tear-down of the camera requires patience and attention to detail. The bellows is not protected, unlike Linhof's other field cameras. I recommend investing in a custom case for it. I bought a Gnassgear case for the camera and my lenses. Works great! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 21+ years Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Gasser Photo Similar Products Used: I spent about a year looking at other cameras before I bought the Technikardan and never found anything I preferred. Type of photography: Outdoor 
Submitted by
Brian Ellis
a Expert
from Tampa, FL Date Reviewed: November 18, 2001 Strengths: Beautifully made, extensive movements front and rear, long bellows, reasonably compact when folded Weaknesses: I (and others) found it dfficult to fold the camera without wrinkling the bellows (replacement bellows cost $500+); the four levers that lock and unlock focus and some of the movements are in a strange criss cross pattern and function in opposite directions on opposite sides of the camera, making it confusing to operate when under the dark cloth; no geared focus or movements; the camera is fully exposed (i.e. no "clam shell" design) when folded, making it vulnerable to damage when being shipped or transported Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 11-20 years Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Ken Mar Camera Similar Products Used: Linhof Technika V; Tachihara; Agfa Ansco 5x7; Deardorff 8x10 Type of photography: Outdoor
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David Caldwell
a Casual
from San Jose, CA Date Reviewed: August 19, 2000 Strengths: 7.5 lb weight is bearable; collapsible to book size in about a 30 seconds to one minute; 485 mm maximum extension allows use of 210 mm G-Claron to double as landscape lens focussed at infinity when extended 210 mm and as closeup 1:1 lens with 420 mm extension; small lens board (96 x 99 mm) allows lens storage in pockets of Zone VI camera bag; center axis lens tilt eases focussing; degree markings ease attainment of parallel front and rear planes, and transfer of front lens tilt to rear; lens tilt independent of lens rise; scale on monorail eases calculation of extra exposure needed when lens is extended beyond infinity; camera reportedly more stable than many wood cameras; better suited than Master Technika for closeup photography Weaknesses: Requires wide angle bellows for lens of 115 mm focal length or less, unike Master Technika; bellows remains exposed to abrasion even when camera is folded; not as compact or as light as Master Technika Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6-10 years Price Paid: $2995.00 Purchased At: BHPhoto Similar Products Used: Toyo 4 x 5 rental Type of photography: Outdoor 
Submitted by
Bert Quijalvo
a Expert
from Louisville, Colorado USA Date Reviewed: March 31, 2000 Strengths: The Technikardan offers monorail movements in a compact field camera format. Silky smooth movements! Quality workmanship! A Pleasure to use! Weaknesses: Bellows is unprotected when folded up Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6-10 years Similar Products Used: Toyo 45AII Wisner 4x5 Technical Type of photography: Landscapes
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