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.
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| Apr 2023 | £700 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 121) Title: A Linhof Master Technika 4 x 5in Camera
Description:
SALEROOM ANNOUNCEMENT - CRACKING ON BELLOWS IS A DESIGN FEATURE, NOT A FLAW. A Linhof Master Technika 4 x 5in Camera, serial no 6465079, all |
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| Nov 2021 | £843 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 272) Title: A Linhof Master Technika 5x4" Large Format Camera
Description:
1972, brown, serial no. 77833, with Linhof Technika Schneider Symmar f/5.6 150mm lens, chrome, serial no. 7687065, body, VG, lens, G-VG, some light |
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| May 2013 | EUR 1,800 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 23 (Lot AI_23_10497) Title: Linhof Master Technika
Description:
mint body with built-in range-finder system, incl. revolving ground glass back, ground glass and folding focusing hood, anatomical grip left with cable release, multifocal optical viewfinder, all with papers in maker's boxes Estimate: EUR 3,000 - EUR 3,500 |
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