[pure-silver] Re: Linhof viewfinder.

  • From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:57:55 -0800

I'm pretty sure you're right.  I found a few clues on the net.  It looks
like the scales are for 5x7 and 4x5.  6x9 looks like it is handled with the
4x5 scale and the inner outlined frame.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:07 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Linhof viewfinder.


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:55 AM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Linhof viewfinder.
>
>
> > Anybody reasonably familiar with the old
> > "Linhof-Universalsucher-Technika" viewfinder by Schneider?
> > Mine has two scales with focal lengths from 120 to 500 on
> > the left, and 90 to 360 on the right.  It has an outer
> > field of view and an inner one.  Is one scale for 4x5 and
> > the other for 6x9? Is the outer field the 4x5 and the
> > inner one 6x9?  I'd appreciate it if someone could
> > straighten me out here :)
> > Gene
> >
>    I can guess at at least part of the answer: the ratio of
> focal lengths of the two scales is right for 4x5 and 5x7 but
> that would be for the same window. An e-mail to Bob Salomon
> would get the true answer. bobsalomon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx   He is
> the US rep for Linhof.
>
> ---
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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