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'''Cambron''' was a brand name used by a distributor Cambridge Camera Exchange with operations in New York.
 
'''Cambron''' was a brand name used by a distributor Cambridge Camera Exchange with operations in New York.
  
 
They are mostly known for their accessories such as lenses, extension tubes, meters, flash and tripods.
 
They are mostly known for their accessories such as lenses, extension tubes, meters, flash and tripods.
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They also sold several cameras under the Cambron name, which were simply re-badged cameras made in the former USSR.  These cameras included the '''Cambron Pro Six''', which was a rebadged [[Kiev 88]] medium format camera, and the '''Cambron 12XP'''  which was a rebadged [[Zenit 12XP]] 35mm cameras. The '''[[Cambron TTL]]''' was a relabeled [[Zenit TTL]].<ref>Mike Butkus' [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] has a [https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/cambron_ttl.pdf copy of its manual].</ref> Other cameras may also have been offered under the Cambron name.
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A few Cambridge products from circa 1990 were also badged as '''Lindenblatt''' (evidently the founder's name), including a [[K mount lenses | K-mount]] 35mm SLR the '''Lindenblatt KL-2'''.<ref>Mike Butkus' [https://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com] has a [https://www.cameramanuals.org/pdf_files/lindenblatt_kl-2.pdf copy of its manual].</ref>
  
 
==Products==
 
==Products==
===Lens===
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===Lenses===
 
* Cambron 20/2.8
 
* Cambron 20/2.8
 
* Cambron 24/2.8
 
* Cambron 24/2.8
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* Cambron 80-200/4.5 Macro
 
* Cambron 80-200/4.5 Macro
 
* Cambron 100-500/5.6 Macro
 
* Cambron 100-500/5.6 Macro
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* Cambron 500/8 Mirror
 
* Cambron 500/8 Mirror
 
* Cambron 800/10 Mirror
 
* Cambron 800/10 Mirror
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* Cambron 2500/10 Mirror
 
* Cambron 2500/10 Mirror
  
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===Cameras===
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*Cambron Pro Six
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*Cambron 12XP
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*[[Cambron TTL]] ([[Zenit TTL]])
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*[[Lindenblatt KL-2]] (K-mount)
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*Protax 4A (Kiev 4A)
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* Cambron SE
  
==Meters==
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===Meters===
 
* Cambron 1 spot meter
 
* Cambron 1 spot meter
 
* Cambron 1 digital spot meter
 
* Cambron 1 digital spot meter
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* Cambron DuoLite meter
 
* Cambron DuoLite meter
 
* Cambron LED Flash meter
 
* Cambron LED Flash meter
==other==
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===Other===
 
* Cambron passport model II (2 shot)
 
* Cambron passport model II (2 shot)
 
* Cambron passport model IV (4 shot)
 
* Cambron passport model IV (4 shot)
 
* Cambron Sharp-o-tronic - digital distance reader
 
* Cambron Sharp-o-tronic - digital distance reader
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==Notes==
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== Links ==
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* [https://butkus.org/chinon/cambron/cambron_se/cambron_se.htm Cambron SE PDF manual] at [https://butkus.org/chinon/index.html www.OrphanCameras.com]
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Cambron was a brand name used by a distributor Cambridge Camera Exchange with operations in New York.

They are mostly known for their accessories such as lenses, extension tubes, meters, flash and tripods.

They also sold several cameras under the Cambron name, which were simply re-badged cameras made in the former USSR. These cameras included the Cambron Pro Six, which was a rebadged Kiev 88 medium format camera, and the Cambron 12XP which was a rebadged Zenit 12XP 35mm cameras. The Cambron TTL was a relabeled Zenit TTL.[1] Other cameras may also have been offered under the Cambron name.

A few Cambridge products from circa 1990 were also badged as Lindenblatt (evidently the founder's name), including a K-mount 35mm SLR the Lindenblatt KL-2.[2]

Products

Lenses

  • Cambron 20/2.8
  • Cambron 24/2.8
  • Cambron 28/2.8
  • Cambron 135/2.8
  • Cambron 200/2.8
  • Cambron 200/3.3
  • Cambron 400/5.6 IF
  • Cambron 28-80/3.5
  • Cambron 28-105/3.5
  • Cambron 28-135/3.8
  • Cambron 28-200/3.8
  • Cambron 35-105/3.5
  • Cambron 35-200/3.5
  • Cambron 35-300/4
  • Cambron 70-210/3.8 Macro
  • Cambron 75-300/5.6 Macro
  • Cambron 80-200/4.5 Macro
  • Cambron 100-500/5.6 Macro
  • Cambron 500/8 Mirror
  • Cambron 800/10 Mirror
  • Cambron 1000/11 Mirror
  • Cambron 1600/6.3 Mirror
  • Cambron 2000/10 Mirror
  • Cambron 2500/10 Mirror

Cameras

Meters

  • Cambron 1 spot meter
  • Cambron 1 digital spot meter
  • Cambron Digit-all meter
  • Cambron DuoLite meter
  • Cambron LED Flash meter

Other

  • Cambron passport model II (2 shot)
  • Cambron passport model IV (4 shot)
  • Cambron Sharp-o-tronic - digital distance reader

Notes

Links