216 - Linhof, Munich | Precision Camera 9x9 cm

Linhof, Munich | Precision Camera 9x9 cm Estimate: €1,000–1,200 Year: c. 1910 Condition: B+ English: Unusual early Linhof folding field camera in the rare 9×9 cm square format, with a leather-covered body, long bellows extension, geared focusing, and an adjustable front standard. Fitted with a C. A. Steinheil Söhne, Munich, Orthostigmat 1:6.7 f=10.5 cm, no. 156296, in a Compur shutter. The camera dates from Linhof’s early pre-Technika period, when the Munich manufacturer was developing increasingly sophisticated precision field cameras. The unusual square 9×9 cm format is rarely found among surviving early Linhof cameras. In very fine, original, working condition. Provenance: Deutsches Fotomuseum, Markkleeberg German: Unusual early Linhof camera in the rare 9 × 9 cm square format, with a leather-covered body, long bellows extension, rack-and-pinion focusing, and adjustable front standard. Fitted with a C. A. Steinheil Söhne, Munich, Orthostigmat 1:6.7 f=10.5 cm No. 156296 in a Compur shutter. The camera dates from the early Linhof period before the introduction of the Technika, when the Munich-based manufacturer was developing increasingly sophisticated precision travel cameras. The unusual 9 × 9 cm square format is rarely found among surviving early Linhof cameras. In very fine original and fully functional condition. Provenance: German Museum of Photography, Markkleeberg.