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Linhof Master Technika

The Linhof Master Technika is a German-made 4x5 large-format folding field camera, part of Linhof's Technika series produced in Munich. It sits at the professional end of the field camera market, aimed at studio, landscape and architectural photographers who need full movements in a metal-bodied folding design.

UK auction hammer results for the Master Technika are thin on the ground, with the two recorded sales landing between £700 and £840 and a median around £770 — wholesale saleroom levels that exclude buyer's and seller's premiums. As of 2026, what a Master Technika sells for at auction depends heavily on which generation of body is offered, whether a lens and film holders are included, and the condition of the bellows and rangefinder cams; clean, complete outfits tend to price towards the upper end of that range.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Apr 2023 £700 Special Auction Services
Nov 2021 £843 Flints Auctions
May 2013 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction