Enhancing the Illusion

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Technika I

OBJECT TYPE: Camera
MANUFACTURER: Linhof Präzisions Kamerawerk GmbH
NATIONALITY: German
PLACE MANUFACTURED: Germany, Munich
PRODUCTION DATES: ca 1930
FILM TYPE: sheet film
IMAGE SIZES:
  6.5 x 9 cm
  9 x 12 cm.
  5 x 7 in.
FUNCTIONAL TYPE: view
STANDARD LENSES/SHUTTERS: 4.5 Zeiss Tessar
INTERCHANGEABLE LENS: Yes

NOTES:
  "c1930. The 'Technika' series of precision cameras was distinguished
  from the 'Standard' series by the back which extended rearward with
  independent adjustment at each corner for perspective control, and by
  the ground glass focusing screen which hinged to the sidde for easy
  insertion of the plateholder." (McKeown, 1994).

OBJECT IDENTIFIER: L750.00001
VIDEODISC 1, FRAME NUMBER: 55

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Coe, Brian. --Cameras: From Daguerreotypes to Instant Pictures.-- Gothenburg, Sweden: Nordbok, 1978. pp 49.//
McKeown, Jim & McKeown, Joan. --McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras: 1995-1996.-- Grantsburg, WI: Centennial Photo, 1994. pp 291.//

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Technika I

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