[LargeFormat] linhof 5x7 advice needed.....

philip lambert largeformat@f32.net
Tue Aug 12 02:22:05 2003


I have the impression Linhofs need the individual lens to be matched to the
cam and on some Linhofs if not all the cam was stamped with the lens number.
It sounds a bit specialised and out of date now. What facilities have you
access to?
PL

> needs some CLA anyway).. i haven't seen any new (unfitted) cams in the
> used camera sites lately, but the cam seems like a very simple part:
> couldn't a blank one be machined fairly simply? but i'm not sure if
> shops in asia will still be able to adjust it to a new lens, as the
> cams are bigger than the 4X5 ones i think; not sure if they still have
> the machinery......