Cambo BV is a manufacturer of high quality, technical and view cameras based in Kampen, the Netherlands, and has the distinction of being the first studio camera manufacturer to produce an all-metal large format camera.[1]
History
The company was founded by Roelof Bok in 1946 in Hengelo, the Netherlands.[2] At the time the company was called Technica Hengelo. Trying to export the first produced camera 'Super Techna', a confusion with Linhof Technica made it necessary to rethink the company's name to Cambo (CAMera BOk) The company moved to Kampen in 1965. In 1968, Cambo obtained worldwide success by developing the Multishot camera. This camera fitted with four lenses and hence is able to take four pictures at a time.[3] Since several years Cambo has expanded their product range into the market for video supports.
Current technical and view cameras
Wide RS Series
The Wide RS fladbed cameras have been designed for digital photography with high-end digital backs and is the camera of choice for architecture, landscape and automotive photography.[4][5][6][7][8][9] They can be used with the complete line of modern Rodenstock HR Digaron-S and HR Digaron-W lenses, and with a vast choice of existing Schneider Digitar lenses.
External links
References
- Super Cambo View Cameras pacificrimcamera.com, retrieved 26 June 2025^
- Cambo: Kameras aus Kampen fotointern.ch, retrieved 26 June 2025^
- Cambo Multishot 40 westfalen.museum-digital.de, retrieved 26 June 2025^