<s>
Sinar	B-Algorithm
Photography	O
AG	O
is	O
a	O
Swiss	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Zurich	O
manufacturing	O
specialized	O
high-resolution	O
view	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
for	O
studio	O
,	O
reproduction	O
,	O
landscape	O
and	O
architecture	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinar	B-Algorithm
's	O
view-cameras	O
allow	O
both	O
the	O
lens	O
and	O
the	O
film	O
back	O
or	O
sensor	O
back	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
rotation	O
or	O
linearly	O
in	O
any	O
direction	O
(	O
up/down	O
,	O
left/right	O
,	O
front	O
back	O
linearly	O
,	O
and	O
pitch	O
yaw	O
tilt	O
rotations	O
)	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
precise	O
image	O
alignment	O
corrections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
SINAR	B-Algorithm
is	O
explained	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
Still	O
,	O
Industrial	O
,	O
Nature	O
,	O
Architectural	O
and	O
Reproduction	O
photography	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
April	O
2011	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1947	O
,	O
the	O
grandson	O
of	O
Koch	O
senior	O
—	O
Carl	O
Hans	O
—	O
a	O
graduate	O
photographer	O
and	O
photographic	O
salesman	O
,	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
family	O
business	O
on	O
the	O
early	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
father	O
Hans-Carl	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dissatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
limited	O
or	O
imprecise	O
nature	O
of	O
wooden	O
view	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Linhof	O
Technika	O
)	O
and	O
field	O
cameras	O
of	O
the	O
day	O
he	O
developed	O
a	O
modular	O
camera	O
and	O
received	O
in	O
1947	O
a	O
patent	O
for	O
his	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
system	O
's	O
versatility	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
interchangeability	O
of	O
parts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
accessories	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
components	O
(	O
rails	O
,	O
bellows	O
,	O
lensboards	O
,	O
and	O
standards	O
)	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
1940s	O
are	O
still	O
usable	O
with	O
currently	O
manufactured	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinar	B-Algorithm
moved	O
its	O
base	O
of	O
operations	O
to	O
Zurich	O
after	O
separating	O
from	O
Jenoptik	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
November	O
2013	O
Leica	O
Camera	O
AG	O
took	O
over	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
Photography	O
AG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
P	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1970	O
,	O
had	O
asymmetric	O
tilts	O
and	O
swings	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
center	O
or	O
base	O
tilts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
feature	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
P	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
system	O
of	O
calculating	O
swings	O
and	O
tilts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
depth	O
of	O
field	O
calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
P	O
system	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
the	O
domain	O
of	O
scientific	O
and	O
industrial	O
photography	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
precise	O
machine	O
tolerances	O
that	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
fittings	O
and	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
in	O
weight	O
is	O
significant	O
:	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F	O
4x5	O
weighs	O
about	O
3.3kg	O
and	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
P	O
4x5	O
weighs	O
about	O
5.9kg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F	O
is	O
easily	O
identified	O
by	O
a	O
brushed	O
aluminum	O
monorail	O
and	O
other	O
aluminum	O
accents	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F1	O
,	O
F2	O
,	O
and	O
F3	O
models	O
were	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
materials	O
,	O
but	O
painted	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F	O
also	O
has	O
hard	O
plastic	O
knobs	O
,	O
versus	O
the	O
rubber-coated	O
knobs	O
of	O
the	O
F1	O
and	O
F2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F	O
and	O
F1	O
models	O
have	O
a	O
clip-on	O
front	O
standard	O
(	O
lens	O
standard	O
)	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
fully	O
enclose	O
the	O
monorail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F2	O
and	O
F3	O
models	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
front	O
standard	O
,	O
which	O
completely	O
encloses	O
the	O
rail	O
and	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
geared	O
focus	O
adjustment	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
rear	O
rail	O
clamp	O
on	O
all	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
F	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F3	O
model	O
is	O
a	O
digital/analog	O
model	O
that	O
supports	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
digital	O
lenses	O
and	O
digital	B-Algorithm
backs	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinar	B-Algorithm
has	O
manufactured	O
many	O
accessories	O
since	O
its	O
establishment	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Adapters	O
(	O
now	O
discontinued	O
)	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
to	O
adapt	O
this	O
viewer	O
to	O
various	O
other	O
view	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
makes	O
such	O
as	O
Plaubel	O
,	O
Linhof	O
,	O
and	O
Toyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinar	B-Algorithm
LCD	O
shutter	O
system	O
enables	O
their	O
CCD	O
camera	B-Algorithm
backs	I-Algorithm
to	O
have	O
a	O
much	O
extended	O
density	O
range	O
in	O
video	O
mode	O
for	O
focusing	O
capability	O
in	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
ambient	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integration	O
of	O
Canon	O
and	O
Nikon	O
SLR	O
cameras	O
as	O
camera	B-Algorithm
backs	I-Algorithm
onto	O
the	O
P	O
standard	O
with	O
adapters	O
from	O
fellow	O
Swiss	O
camera	O
accessories	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
Foba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Algorithm
backs	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
high-end	O
studio	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
