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In 1955 [[Kodak]] sold the rights on its Master View 4x5 camera to Calumet. Calumet started to develop innovations for the view cameras like the Caltar large format lens line and the C-2 roll film holder. The Calumet CC-4nn [[monorail camera]] series was derived from the Kodak Master View Camera 4x5. | In 1955 [[Kodak]] sold the rights on its Master View 4x5 camera to Calumet. Calumet started to develop innovations for the view cameras like the Caltar large format lens line and the C-2 roll film holder. The Calumet CC-4nn [[monorail camera]] series was derived from the Kodak Master View Camera 4x5. | ||
| − | In 1980 Calumet was a full-line supplier of professional photographic products. It sold cameras of the Dutch manufacturer [[Cambo]]. Later it took over the Dutch company. Since that time most Calumet and Cambo cameras have the same technical data. A popular item among Calumet's accessories is the [[Calumet rollfilm holder]]. | + | In 1980 Calumet was a full-line supplier of professional photographic products. It sold cameras of the Dutch manufacturer [[Cambo]]. Later it took over the Dutch company. Since that time most Calumet and Cambo cameras have the same technical data. A popular item among Calumet's accessories is the [[Calumet rollfilm holder]]. Calumet Photographic is now a distributor in the USA and some other countries, and cameras are now sold branded Cambo, even in the US. |
The company got together with Keith, Johnson and Pelling, a retail chain in the United Kingdom. | The company got together with Keith, Johnson and Pelling, a retail chain in the United Kingdom. | ||
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| Calumet CC-403 image by PhotoShop Guru (Image rights) |
In 1939 Kenneth Becker founded the Calumet Manufacturing Company in Chicago. In the beginning its main business were sporting goods. It began to sell cameras through the store and to manufacture darkroom equipment.
In 1955 Kodak sold the rights on its Master View 4x5 camera to Calumet. Calumet started to develop innovations for the view cameras like the Caltar large format lens line and the C-2 roll film holder. The Calumet CC-4nn monorail camera series was derived from the Kodak Master View Camera 4x5.
In 1980 Calumet was a full-line supplier of professional photographic products. It sold cameras of the Dutch manufacturer Cambo. Later it took over the Dutch company. Since that time most Calumet and Cambo cameras have the same technical data. A popular item among Calumet's accessories is the Calumet rollfilm holder. Calumet Photographic is now a distributor in the USA and some other countries, and cameras are now sold branded Cambo, even in the US.
The company got together with Keith, Johnson and Pelling, a retail chain in the United Kingdom.
Cameras
studio cameras
monorail cameras
- Calumet Cadet
- Calumet CC-400
- Calumet CC-401
- Calumet CC-402
- Calumet CC-403
Links
- Calumet company homepage
- Calumet monorail on Au fil des images by J.C.Boussat (in French)
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