🔴 4x5 LEICA! aka. LINHOF (Comparing Linhof to Leica)
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2024
- Is there a 4x5 Leica Camera? They're called a Linhof camera! Here I compare both brands
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I used to work with Sinar View-Cameras 4x5 and 5x7 , but sometimes I also worked with a Linhof 4x5 Camera, I can recommend sometimes to use a 6x9cm back to save money on film 😉 A Horseman or Toyo-View Field 4x5 Camera are more than good enough for most people. For portraits with a Field Camera, use a dummy (not a person 🤣) for preparing the Camera with all the settings, when you are ready, then call the model 😊
I used to work with Sinar View-Cameras 4x5 and 5x7 , but sometimes I also worked with a Linhof 4x5 Camera, I can recommend sometimes to use a 6x9cm back to save money on film 😉 A Horseman or Toyo-View Field 4x5 Camera are more than good enough for most people. For portraits with a Field Camera, use a dummy (not a person 🤣) for preparing the Camera with all the settings, when you are ready, then call the model 😊
Great and thanks. Yes I love 6x9 backs. I use them a lot
Three favorite Linhof shooters and a favorite book of theirs:
David Muench /"Natures America"
Gary Irving / "Places of Grace"
Michael Ruetz / "Scottish Symphony "
Thanks! I made a note
I tell you this true story. Three years ago, I picked up my Wista 45 DX Rosewood one afternoon, and went to a local spot about 10 minutes drive to take a couple of photos of the fields and some beautiful storm clouds. I only took two film holders with me loaded with HP5. I made a couple of passable exposures by the side of the road, and suddenly the light went from nice to brilliant. While I was recomposing to make the third exposure, a couple of very nice ladies on horseback arrived and stopped by me asking what I was up to and what was that Rosewood box with the red bellows. As I was explaining to them what this was all about I made the third exposure, brilliant I thought and it was, after a couple of minutes I pulled the filmback out and then they said bye and rode off. I then noticed that in my enthusiasm to explain everything to them I had forgotten put the darkslide back as it was still in my left hand. The negative was exposed to daylight in all its glory. After cursing and muttering a few words of Anglo Saxon, I used the last sheet of film to make one last exposure and the light was still good. Concentration is the operative word when using a LF camera. Linhoffs are very nice if somewhat very expensive these days, like everything else I guess.
Thanks for the story! Yes you certainly need to concentrate. I was chatting with the model yesterday and had to keep 1 eye on the camera at the same time so I hopefully didn't mess up!
The Wista is a beautiful camera.
@@johnkasianowicz6536 Yes , it is.
I could have made a lot of money if only I had invented a way of developing the image on the dark slide which I often forgot to pull.
It is a gorgeous camera and has been as long as I have known about them, a long time. They are enticing and can pull us into new realms of photographic art. And lovely machines, too. You always have tempting educational information.
Thanks Sandy! Yes very nice camera.. as I'm finding out!
Thank you for this compelling video. Photos look very nice as always. I'm curious as to which Linhof model and which lens you chose and why you made those choices -- which I guess might be a whole other video!
Hi thanks! Yes see next video for why. Lens was the key. 135/3.5 .. again video to come
I love my Leica 35mm camera and lenses.
However, I really love the images I am able to capture with my 4x5 inch camera.
Me too, 100% I was using 3 formats yesterday in London so i'll try to pull a video together to compare each when I get time!
wow ... great presentation and great imges .... Not sure I want to dive in the 4*5 hole yet ....
I'll stick with my 6*12 and 6*17 for now :-) but who knows in the future when I'll retire ... :-)
Thanks Grom! See you in London!
almost bought a Technica from a neighboor, but my old Speed graphic will have to do, just can't swing the back. btw, Rodenstock used to be my fav lenses but really have gotten to like the Fujinons.
Thanks Peter, SG are nice too! Yes there are lots of nice lenses for 4x5s!
The Linhof Technika was designed to be used as a hand held press camera that can also be used on a tripod. This is the reason and origins of why the Technika has a rangefinder and lenses with match cams to the specific camera.
As a view camera the Technika has very real limitations. They are poor with wide angle lenses due to the fixed bellows and need to recess the short focal length lens into the body. Early versions of the Technika required a special wide angle focusing device, later versions had rails that can be recesses to allow focusing wide angle lenses. This also means little to no camera movement (due to bellows) with wide angle lenses. Longer focal length lenses are ok within the bellows/camera draw limits.. still at these limits the Technika is flimsy and lacks stability/rigidity. Front camera movements are also limited. That ratchet front rise might be "nifty" but slow and not easy to use. Rear camera movements are Meh at best..
The better camera in many ways is the Linhof Technakardin which has far fewer limitations than the Technika in every way regarding what lenses can be used.
Better camera system remains Sinar.
Many thanks for your input. I’m fortunate to now have 6 LF cameras that I’ve slowly collected so I can use each for their best use. The Linhof for me is near perfect for my on location portraits. I have a SG with shutter for vintage lenses like the Aero Ektar, the Intrepid for lightweight travel and a Sinar F2 if I need crazy movements. I love the build quality of the Linhof.
Greatly enjoy your inspirational videos! I have just found a Linhof and looking forward to using it. What approach do you use to scan your film?
Thanks and congrats! See
My recent scanning video for 35mm. I use Epson v800 for larger negs.
Congratulations, Matt!
Nice presentation 👌
Thanks Kevin!
I also love my Toyo View 4x5 camera. However after a while I found out that I get almost the same image quality out of my 6x9 Fuji GW690 III and it's a much more portable camera that can be used without a tripod just like a Leica M. The only reason to use 4x5 is in my opinion the possibility to use tilt/shift/swing. But I need that only rarely and more or less only for architecture photography.
I have a 24mm TS-E lens for my Canon cameras, but shooting with a big ground glass (on my Cambo 4x5 or my Speed Graphic) is different. of course the processing and scanning is different too :O
Nice Stefan, yes agree, if stopping down and not using tilt there are easier options. I'm wide open with tilt.. you'll see more to come.
Yes developing and scanning all adds more time but if I can make unique images it's worth it to me.
Great video. Love watching all of them. Have a question Matt, do you have a suggestion on how to mark my ground glass for 120 film back? Have a Calumet 6x7 that I would like to try on my Technika III. Thanks.
Thanks Mark, I've used both masking tape and marker pens. Both work fine
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom sorry I miswrote. I meant how to measure it correctly for 6x7 size so I can frame the photo. It may be dumb question but I am stumped.
@@markandrst8767 put the glass over your film back to see where it sits and mark it
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaCom thank you! Simple. I appreciate it.
Nice video Matt.
I use a Gitzo CF tripod + Arca-Swiss Core 75 head with my Arca-Swiss 6x9 Field view camera. It levels in seconds and subsequent movements with it are quick.
That’s not a Leica Watch you’re wearing, is it?
Thanks John.. and very nice! No not a Leica watch :)
Okay I'll meet you half way. I LOVE Leica cameras but I LIKE Linhof cameras 😂
Haha that's near enough for me! Thanks Rob!
Ok but what lens did you use?
What lens did I buy do you mean? 135mm f3.5
Is 8x10 Deardorff your next camera?
Haha, hopefully not 😅
Now I need a 4x5 Matt. 😊
If you do... 4x5 ortho film makes it *way* easier to get started. In fact still shoot ortho almost exclusively due to ease of loading and development.
Haha you might when you see more of what they can do soon. Don't worry, there are cheaper options which i'll cover also.
Thanks for the tip!
Great, now all accessories for my Technika 70 will get even more expensive....
(Just kidding, I can't afford them anyway.)
Haha sorry! ..they wont, most of my regular viewers don't seem to watch these vids. (from the stats)
Good try Matt but I'm not watching this one, I have enough toys for now. 😂🤣😂
Not even if you watch from the safety of behind the couch with only one eye open..!? Go on.. take a peek :D
Last time I was in I was offered a Linhof. I said no. Too bulky and unwieldy.
Yes it depends how you want to shoot ..for me the pictures are worth the time and hassle (to come)
@@MattOsborne-MrLeicaComYour capacity for ever increasing complexity of camera and lens selection is truly admirable. I have 26 leica m lenses as well as 4 digital m bodies (M8, M10, M10M, M11M) that's enough confusion right there.
Hi Matt I like the slowed down photography, at least as far as 35mm is concerned, but the difference in size and weight is also a big factor for me, so I prefer to stick with Leica and Sony. In this case, 4x5 makes it even slower because you have to focus even more, I think. So it wouldn't be for me. It works and I'm happy with it, electronics as in most of the newer models, perhaps a milestone for those who need it. By the way, I am also a Patreon member now and have made a request on Facebook.but there are definitely some cool pictures coming out of it, so top! Lg Anderl
Thanks yes 4x5 isn't for everyone for sure but the cameras sure are great fun to use! Thanks I'll send you a welcome message on Patreon soon! Great you can join us!
Useless Video. More of LF and I am gone! You are supposedly a pro! Lately it's equipment push! Film is done! You drive a horse and buggy? When I shot film (50 years) I shot rolls a day. Did print and process, all my own work. Everything! Film is a waste of time and money. Yeah! The Analog-Groupies are wasting time and money. I had a Linhof in Early 60's! It was gone after one year. 35mm my main way! Mamiyaflex in studio. No Rollei! Too weak! Can't leave on tripod! Hope to see more shoots! If more LF, all the best!
Thanks Jason, thanks for your thoughts. I share whatever I’m using. It might be Leica one week, Nikon the next. I don’t profit from mentioning cameras. I push what I enjoy. If you’re digital only I’m probably not your guy. You know I don’t value digital.
LICENCE TO SHOOT A LiNHOF
Your tripod is unstable, too light and too small; it wobbles.
The Linhof is a genuine professional camera
and the Leica is for the rich amateur and you.
Linhof nust be mounted on a professional European tripod;
minimum height 100 cm and maximum height 250 cm.
Mount a mirror box finder io the ground glass.
Do not act as the hunchback of the Notre Dame in Paris.
Stay upright, otherwise you will damage your spine.
Do not downsize your Linhof 4x5 by using a roll film back.
What about a Technika 2x3?
LINHOF DOES NOT BUILD LENSES AND SHUTTERS.
Linhof just orders at Compur the rings with the name of Linhof on it.
You can not compare a Leica to a Linhof, a dwarf to a giant,
a VW Beetle to a Maybach, a German camera to a Bavarian camera.
LINHOF HAS MADE AN ELECTROJC TECHNIKA 4X5.
.Mind pulling out the lens, to avoid damaging the lensstandard,
set the first (top) rail free and push it into thhe Linhof body.
Release the lens standard and pull it out, without derailing it will engage to the rail.
The Technika sounds dry; it needs a drop of oil.
Which brand and type is your 135 mm lens?
Anytime I can inform you on all LF lens brands and types; made since 1900.
Thanks Jaco! I do the top rail thing, see in the video. Yes the camera would benefit from a CLA. Yes I bought a great tripod, see that video. It’s big. I went for the Zeiss Planar as it impressed me. I’ll explain in a future video.