1887
Foundation of the company by Master Mechanic Valentin Linhof (1854 – 1929). Start of production and sales of metal circular leaf shutters. Gold Medal for Valentin Linhof’s shutter in Paris.
Illustration: Valentin Linhof
1889
Construction of Valentin Linhof’s first all-metal camera based on the design of – Joseph Barth , a precision engineer from Munich using aluminium instead brass. The format 9 x 12 cm came in two versions: for plates and rollfilm. For the first time the camera was square. By rotating the groundglass screen the format coud be switched from upright to horizontal pictures without removing the camera from the tripod.
1892
Patent for Valentin Linhof´s camera shutter being the first incorporated in a lens.