Tag Archives: Hasselblad

Care and Conservation

In our age of information the need for digitisation of cultural heritage and objects of art has immensely increased. An often time consuming task, which requires craftmanship, dedication and patience. A lot of patience. This three-volume scientific publication about medieval … Continue reading

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Modern sensors and legacy lenses

Until a few decades ago, it seemed so obvious: Products of European photographic brands were manufactured in Europe. That’s changed for many. At Cambo however, we take pride in our own manufacturing facility in the small town of Kampen, The … Continue reading

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Effortlessly rotating

Simultanteously with the Actus-MV view camera we introduced two new digital back adapters: ACDB-990 for use with the Phase One/Mamiya interface and ACDB-991 for Hasselblad V backs. These two adapters have the distinction of an integrated mechanism for the landscape/portrait … Continue reading

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Dutch silver mining and beyond

Sake Elzinga lives in the tranquil Dutch town of Assen. Approaching his front door you can’t miss a print displayed in the window. It shows bumper cars on an abonded fair. This turns out to be a photograph made near … Continue reading

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When tech cams were more technical

Attach a lens to the front and a digital back to the rear and your tech cam – like this Cambo WRS-1600 – is ready to use. And thanks to the good live view of nowaday’s digital backs focussing is … Continue reading

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Cambo ACTUS-G camera system

Cambo ACTUS-G system After the introduction of the ACTUS-GFX, we have now upgraded the ACTUS series with the new Cambo ACTUS-G camera system. When exchanging camera mounts on the ACTUS-Mini there are 4 screws to remove and it takes more … Continue reading

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Cambo Actus Focus Stop

Cambo Actus Focus Stop We see many Youtube type reviews, some good and some not as well informed about the features the Actus system provides. One blog that I recently viewed suggested the lens would hit the sensor should you … Continue reading

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Cambo X1D Lens Adaptor

Cambo X1D Lens Adaptor Regular readers of the Cambo blog already know how inventive the company is when they created the ACTUS camera system. It provided options to add the latest digital camera bodies such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Hasselblad, … Continue reading

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Cambo Digital Repro #4 – SLW Interface Plates

Cambo Digital SLW Interface Plates Cambo designed the SLW interface plates when the Wide RS was launched. The Wide RS model is designed for photographers shooting architectural and car images when using a high-end digital camera back. The same SLW … Continue reading

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Cambo Digital Repro #3 – WRS400 REPRO Camera

Cambo Digital Repro #3 – WRS400 REPRO Camera There are several cameras available from Cambo that can be used for digital capture. The camera shown is the WRC-400 REPRO an extremely lightweight and compact platform. The WRC-400 is a technical … Continue reading

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