Cambo camera
Cambo BV is a manufacturer of high quality, technical and view cameras based in Kampen, the Netherlands, and has the distinction of being the first studio camera manufacturer to produce an all-metal large format camera.[1]
History
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The company was founded by Roelof Bok in 1946 in Hengelo, the Netherlands.[2] At the time the company was called Technica Hengelo. Trying to export the first produced camera 'Super Technica', a confusion with Linhof Technica made it necessary to rethink the company's name to Cambo (CAMera BOk) The company moved to Kampen in 1965. In 1968, Cambo obtained worldwide success by developing the Multishot camera. This camera fitted with four lenses and hence is able to take four pictures at a time.[3] Since several years Cambo has expanded their product range into the market for video supports.
Current technical and view cameras
[edit]Wide RS Series
[edit]The Wide RS fladbed cameras have been designed for digital photography with high-end digital backs and is the camera of choice for architecture, landscape and automotive photography.[4][5][6][7][8][9] They can be used with the complete line of modern Rodenstock HR Digaron-S and HR Digaron-W lenses, and with a vast choice of existing Schneider Digitar lenses.
- WRS-5000
- WRS-1600
- WRS-1250
- WRC-400
Actus Mini View Cameras
[edit]- Actus-B
- Actus-DB2
- Actus-G
- Actus-G990D/-G991D
Actus View Cameras
[edit]- Actus MV
- Actus XL-35
- Actus XL-DB
Ultima Series
[edit]- Ultima 45
References
[edit]- ^ "Super Cambo View Cameras" (pdf). pacificrimcamera.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Cambo: Kameras aus Kampen" (in German). fotointern.ch. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Cambo Multishot 40" (in German). westfalen.museum-digital.de. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Which Cambo Actus View Camera Is Right For You?". blog.cambo.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "A Beginner's Guide to Technical Cameras". apalmanac.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "«Slow photography» mit mobilen Fachkameras" (in German). fotointern.ch. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Medium Format". majestic-nature.com. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "The Cambo WRS 1600 Technical Camera: Precision, Power, and Perfection for Landscape Photography". davidhogan.ie. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "The Joy Of Technical Cameras". photoaesthetics.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.