Linhof

Linhof is a German company, founded in Munich in 1887 by Valentin Linhof. The company is well known for making premium rollfilm and large format film cameras. Linhof initially focused on making camera shutters and developing the first leaf shutter, which became part of Compur.

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Company.name: Linhof (Linhof Präzisions-Systemtechnik GmbH)
Company.logo: Linhof Logo.svg
Company.image: Linhof img 1876.jpg
Company.type: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Company.foundation: 1887
Company.location: Munich, Germany
Company.key_people: Valentin Linhof
Company.industry: Photography, Digital Imaging, Still cameras, lenses
Company.homepage: http://linhof.com/

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Linhof Fachkameras und Fotozubehör für professionelle Fotografie aus München

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Official website: www.linhof.de
Image: Linhof img 1876.jpg

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Commons category: Linhof cameras
inception: 1887-01-01

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Products
Folding bed field cameras
6x9 cm
9x12 cm
4x5 in.
13x18
18x24
Monorail view cameras
Rigid body cameras
Panoramic
6x12
6x17
Aerial photography
Photogrammetry, 4x5 in.
Digital Platform
Accessories
See also
References
Bibliography
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Nikolaus Karpf, who entered the company in 1934, designed the first Technika model, the world's first all-metal folding field camera, the same year. Revised models of the Technika are still in production.