I can’t recall when I bought it. 1978 seems about right, the year I acquired the Cambo, my first view camera. Nor can I recall how much I paid for it. $300.00 perhaps. It was a used enlarger, purchased, like the Cambo, through a Winnipeg Free Press classified ad. I remember visiting an older man,... Continue Reading →
Camera Tales: The Cambo 4” x 5” Monorail View Camera
Did this camera choose me or did I choose it? I can’t be sure. What I do see in the photos taken with my Cambo view camera is a wonderful synchronicity of photographer and machine. I bought it used, in 1978. Found it advertised in the classified ads of the Winnipeg Free Press. At $300,... Continue Reading →