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| − | Roelof Bok started business as a cameramaker in 1945 in Hengelo, the Netherlands. His company was called ''Technica Hengelo'' and the first camera produced was the ''Super Techna''. When Bok tried to export his cameras, a possible confusion with the Linhof Technika cameras forced him to rename his products to ''Favero'' and later ''Cambo'' (i. e. '''Cam'''era '''Bo'''k). In 1965 the company moved to Kampen. | + | Roelof Bok started business as a cameramaker in 1945 in Hengelo, the Netherlands. His company was called ''Technica Hengelo'' and the first camera produced was the ''Super Techna''. When Bok tried to export his cameras, a possible confusion with the [[Linhof]] Technika cameras forced him to rename his products to ''Favero'' and later ''Cambo'' (i. e. '''Cam'''era '''Bo'''k). In 1965 the company moved to Kampen. |
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Revision as of 13:32, 9 November 2008
Cambo B. V. Fotografische Industrie is a manufacturer of high quality, mainly large format cameras. It is located in Kampen, the Netherlands, making it one of the very few Dutch camera makers.
History
Roelof Bok started business as a cameramaker in 1945 in Hengelo, the Netherlands. His company was called Technica Hengelo and the first camera produced was the Super Techna. When Bok tried to export his cameras, a possible confusion with the Linhof Technika cameras forced him to rename his products to Favero and later Cambo (i. e. Camera Bok). In 1965 the company moved to Kampen.
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| Cambo 5x4 Monorail camera |
Current large format cameras
- Ultima 45
- SC-2
- Legend-2
Other
- Wide DS
- Wide RS
- Ultima 23 (for digital backs)
Older models
- Super Cambo
- Super Techna
- Miniwide
- SC
- SCN
- SCX
- model 40 (Passport photo instant camera)
- Passportrait (Passport photo camera)
- Miniportrait (Passport photo camera)
- I.D.-60 (Passport photo camera)
- De Atlas
- Multishot 4
- TWR 54
- Master
sources: Cambo website and Camera Beurs, issue winter/spring 1991/92
Links
- The Cambo Website
