Cambo Wide

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The Cambo Wide is a 4x5" large format camera made by the Dutch company Cambo. It was introduced during the 1968 Photokina[1].

It is a camera system designed for wide angle photography typical for architecture and landscapes. 2 spirit levels in the X-Y axis provide a means to check that the camera is standing level.

Versions

  • Cambo Wide. 1968-1976[1], Original model with a Schneider Angulon 5.6/47mm lens.
  • Cambo Wide 470. 1976-2000?[1], Version with a Schneider Super-Angulon 5.6/47mm lens.
  • Cambo Wide 650. 1976-2000?[1], Version with a Schneider Super-Angulon 5.6/65mm lens.
  • Cambo Wide 1000. 1976-2000?[1], Version with a Schneider Symmar S 5.6/100mm lens.
  • Cambo Wide 1000M. 1976-????[1], Military version of the Cambo Wide 1000.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Article "Professionele Nederlandse Foto Apparatuur, Historie van Cambo" part 3, by Leo Hilkhuijzen in magazine PHT 4/1989 published by Fotografica

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