'Type 1' cameras were made with 65/100/180mm frame lines, 'Type 2' cameras had 53/80/180mm frame lines, and 'Type 3' cameras had 53/100/180mm frame lines. The highlight of the Technika 70 is the integrated range/viewfinder which shows 6x7cm frame lines for three rangefinder-coupled lenses. Photos © 2004, Rick Shimonkevitz, All Rights Reserved The Technika 70 viewfinder, from International Photo Technik 1/1963. Superbly crafted, the Technika 70 was manufactured until '79 and replaced by the 2x3 Super Technika V which, with its side-mounted rangefinder, resembles a 'baby' version of the 4x5' Super Technika cameras. A system camera, 6x7cm rollfilm backs, sheet film holders, Polaroid backs, and a number of focusing accessories were available. The revolving four-way articulating back was retained from the earlier models, as were front rise and the drop bed to allow use of wide angle lenses. The front standard was new, introducing on-axis tilt and lateral shift. An uncoupled selenium meter was built-in.

The lens-coupling cam had a ratcheted mechanism allowing faster lens switching. For the Technika 70, the top-mounted rangefinder was a completely new design with a larger, brighter finder having 6x7cm format reflected frame lines for up to three rangefinder-coupled lenses. Introduced in 1963 by Nikolaus Karpf KG in Munich, Germany, the Technika 70 was similar in concept (combined range/viewfinder focusing, folding-bed bellows camera of alloy metal construction) to the previous Super Technika's III and IV.

A 'universal' camera intended for both handheld action and tripod-mounted corrective photography, the Linhof Technika 70 is a combination of press and technical designs.

Copal shutter serial number lookup