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The Quadrophot camera was supplied by Linhof in Munich only on request in very small numbers in the late 1960ies to app. 1982, almost exclusively to the national German police and judicial authorities, as well as to the secret service and some military authorities in Germany. It was made to take mug shots semi-automatically. On the left was a complete camera that was used to focus on a special focusing screen with markings for each position of the back on right side. Distances from 1.2m to approx. 4m could be focused. The f/4.5 150mm Schneider Xenar lens on the left side has no shutter. On the right side, on the same level, was a second camera, in which a 4x5 "cassette was inserted, on which four pictures were then successively shot on a single sheet of film. The lens on the right was also a Schneider Xenar f/4.5 150mm in a synchronized Compur Press shutter. The right back was rotatable. This made it possible to take a full body shot on one half of the film when the back was placed vertically and three portrait shots on the other half of the film in the horizontal position. For this purpose, the rear part of the camera was positioned on a rail in three locking positions. The third (middle) position was for both, the front portrait and the full body image. The procedure is shown symbolically on the lid of the back of the camera (see pictures). Probably no more than 50 of these cameras were made. My own version has an additional holder for a flashgun.

An old thread, but still a big problem for many users of a Technika with an ultra-wide-angle lens. There were several versions. Just for the 4x5" versions of the Technika there were already at least four. For Technika II I am not sure if there existed something like that. For Technika III I'm sure, it had on the rear the connection for rectangular boards without recesses and with smooth edges: PicFront - TechIII.jpg From Technika IV to today (the boards with recesses and sloping corners), the rear connection was always identical. There were three versions. The older version takes on the front only the flat smooth rectangular boards (81x74mm) of the old Technika 6.5 x 9 cm: PicFront - old.jpg PicFront - old2.jpg PicFront - old3.jpg The newer and latest version also accepts the modern boards (also 81x74mm) of the 6.5 x 9 cm Technika but with sloping corners and recesses: PicFront - TechV_Master.jpg PicFront - V_Master2.jpg PicFront - V_Master3.jpg There was another version without the ability to attach boards to it. It only had a bore for Compur # 00 shutters. The wide-angle lens was fixed directly to it with the retaining ring: PicFront - small.jpg PicFront - small2.jpg A very similar version existed for the Super Technika IV - Baby Technika - for the format 6.5 x 9 cm. But on the rear it had the connection for small boards (81x74mm). (sorry, no picture) For 5x7" also existed several versions. This one is the last version for standard 4x5" Technika IV V Master boards (96x98mm): PicFront - 5x7.jpg PicFront - 5x72.jpg PicFront - 5x73.jpg There might be a version for the old 4x5" Technika flat boards (sorry, no picture). In the last version of the 5x7" Super Technika V, the wide-angle focusing device was already integrated in the camera body. So what? What do you need something like that for? Anyone who ever wanted to use a super wide-angle lens on a Technika, will not ask this question. Such lenses (these are no retrofocus designs!) have to be pushed very close to the film plane if they are to be focused on infinity. Almost right up into the camera body. In this position, however, the bottom must be folded down so that it does not appear on the picture. So you can not focus the lens with the built-in bottom distance adjustment, anymore. To focus these lenses, the front standard is pushed almost to the parking position, down to the parking rail. Now, instead of the lens, the wide-angle focusing device is used. In front of it comes the super wide-angle lens. However, the lens has yet to be installed in a correspondingly smaller board, which connects it with the wide-angle focusing device. Hmm... sounds complicating, but with the help of the large adjusting screw you can now focus very comfortably. However, only on the ground glass. There is no possibility for coupling with the optical rangefinder of the camera. These devices were very expensive, so at the end the design was changed and helicoids were used instead - until today. This has the disadvantage that if one fiddles around the lens for focusing, often accidentally triggers the shutter or disadjusts the aperture or shutter speed.

Hmmm... the same here... ...and a counter number 24038

On some wooden cameras, I have a fur seal on the rear frame for the cassettes. Mostly in bordeaux red. Some older ones are also in a strange green, almost turquoise. Some providers on the Internet supply these light seals made of fur made-to-measure, but only in black and either with 4mm or 1mm pile length: 4 mm Flor Samt Fell Plüsch Velours Lichtdichtung Kamera Velvet Light Seal | eBay 1 mm Flor Samt Fell Plüsch Velours Lichtdichtung Kamera Velvet Light Seal | eBay Is it better to resort to one of these modern foam gaskets today when it comes to repairs? What material do you use to repair these sealing areas?

You are right, these monsters are impressive and I love them. There is no vibration even with the heaviest gear: Linhof Studio Monster Stative Tripods These tripods and studio stands were (and are still!) produced in Munich (Germany). So it is quite easy to find them here for a comfortable price. The problem for you will be the transport. These tripods are HEAVY - doesn't matter which one of the professional series. The best would be via Hamburg container harbour. If you know a carrier, just ask for to add your gear to an existing load.

Hi Peter, well, a very old thread, but good news: I got the software Mamiya Digital PhotoStudio Windows version 1.3.0 (2006) on CD. Either I burn a copy for you and send it in a letter or I'll send my original to you, you install it and send it back. Just tell me how... I have a quite similar problem: On my Mamiya RB67 Pro SD I use the digital back Mamiya ZD Back DB. I have not used the camera for several years. Now I have purchased new batteries and would like to use the camera again - but tethered shooting. When purchasing the digital back, a CF card with the software BS701 was delivered. This software automatically established the connection between the camera and PC using a Firewire cable. In the display of the back I get now no longer a "PC" symbol (before I used a Mac), which signals the successful connection. Strangely, however, Windows (acoustic: didlidimm) signals that the IEEE Firewire cable at the interface of the PC is recognized. Unfortunately, I lost this CF card with the communication software and now look for someone who can send me a copy of this software, or at least knows how to manage tethered shooting with a standard Windows system. On my server I have still a backup of this software, but the backup consists only of a single file named "MOP_LOAD.BIN". I do not know how I have to integrate / install this software on the CompactFlash card. Software: Mamiya Digital PhotoStudio, Capture One 6, RawTherapee 5.0 Hardware: x86, 32-bit, Windows 10 Cheers Frank Gosebruch