Category : CAMBO | Capture Integration

Pre-Order The New Cambo Actus Knob Kit

Posted on 2019/05/02 10:46 AM by Kyra Linnen

It is almost here…. Launching later this quarter, the AC-380 and AC-381 fine gear drives add yet another option for customers looking to get the most out of their existing Actus camera. This double gear knob kit for focus and tilt will be interchangeable with the current axle/knob/gear. The large knob controls as it does with the existing knob set, however this will add a smaller knob that reduces the … Read More →

Visiting Cambo Headquarters

Posted on 2019/03/21 1:53 PM by Dave Gallagher

When I decide on products to promote and sell through Capture Integration there are many factors that influence my decisions. Of course the quality of the product is the number one factor, this goes without saying. However, there are so many more factors that are important to me as a business owner. The second factor would be whether the product has become a commodity in the US. You know, the … Read More →

Testing the Phase One IQ4 and Cambo HR 180mm

Posted on 2019/02/22 10:55 AM by Dave Gallagher

Last week a very good client, Jeffrey Littell, came to Atlanta to get trained on his new Phase One IQ4 Achromatic digital back. This gave me a great excuse to take a day off and go shooting with this wonderful man. So I grabbed a color IQ4 150, a Cambo RS 1600, and a few lenses and we both jumped in the van to go shoot in one of our favorite locations. Read More →

Cambo Private Factory Tour & Workshop – 2019

Posted on 2018/12/19 11:24 AM by Kyra Linnen

Cambo USA announced their 2019 Chasing Tulips Tour in the Netherlands and YOU are invited to attend! Join Cambo In the Netherlands Do you love your Cambo gear as much as we do? Ever wonder what kind of care and craftsmanship goes into the making of your favorite camera? Is there a Cambo camera you have had your eye on but just haven’t had the chance to get it in your hands … Read More →

CAMBO | WRS- HV Lensplate

Posted on 2018/09/11 9:52 AM by Kyra Linnen

There’s no denying that the quality and resolution of modern Rodenstock HR optics is the best choice for your technical camera. But what if you need a longer focal length? The Rodenstock lens lineup is great, but can sometimes be lacking when it comes to longer focal length options. Cambo just introduced the new WRS – HV Adaptor which also allows you to mount legacy “V” lenses from the Hasselblad-500 series, … Read More →

I Dream Of Cambo Rear Base Tilt

Posted on 2018/06/08 1:13 PM by Steve Hendrix

Does Cambo exist just to grant wishes for photographers? I’m starting to think this may be the case. I now refer to Cambo as Jeannie. For that is what they have done, yet again. Having provided Cambo Actus cameras to many of you, I have also heard your requests for additional features over the years, and one of them has been for rear tilt. Well Cambo has heard this, and … Read More →

Copal Shutter Care & Alternatives

Posted on 2018/04/19 7:06 AM by Brad Kaye

Since the dawn of Photography, we have made use of some sort of shutter that was part of, or that complimented the optics in the cameras early photographers used to image scenes onto the recording media of the time. The evolution of chemicals, substrates and processing methods evolved separately from the mechanical designs of what started with the camera obscura. Electro-mechanical camera systems have for decades risen over the purely mechanical … Read More →

It’s An Anniversary! 50 Years of Cambo Wide

Posted on 2018/03/26 3:15 PM by Kyra Linnen

The History It was 1946 when Mr. Roelof Bok founded CAMBO in The Netherlands. After initially designing and manufacturing view cameras and studio stands, in the late 60’s his company developed the first pancake tech cam with interchangeable lens panels. Over the years this evolved into various models with increasing flexibility, designed and built with maximum precision. Today, Cambo celebrate not only 72 years of accumulated expertise and dedicated craftsmanship … Read More →

Lens Alternatives for Technical Camera Use

Posted on 2018/03/16 1:17 PM by Brad Kaye

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The great majority of my favorite landscape images have been taken at the wider end of the spectrum of focal lengths. Since moving to a technical camera a few years ago, my wide-angle lens of choice is the Rodenstock 32HR. It provides a field of view of roughly what a 21mm lens would provide using a 35mm format. If I need to create an even wider view, then I will … Read More →

Cambo’s Newest Addition to the Actus Lineup

Posted on 2018/02/01 11:20 AM by Kyra Linnen

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Since the launch of the Actus-G series, with its interchangeable rear bayonet, CI customers have been asking us when Cambo was going to be releasing a Digital Back solution. We are happy to announce that time is now. For the first time, this new addition to the Actus lineup allows for customers who shoot both a digital back and a DLSR/Mirrorless camera to swap back and forth quickly without having … Read More →