Intro to The Cambo WRS1600 Technical Camera for Medium Format Digital Backs

The Cambo WRS-1600 series is a new addition to the Wide RS Family, made from high grade aluminium as used in aerospace technology.

The movements are driven by accelerated spindle gears, operated by XL size stainless steel drive knobs with excellent grip. These precision-geared controls provide architectural photographers with many of the image-placement movements they require, while giving digital photographers the ability to create amazing vertical and horizontal panoramic images through stitching several exposures together.
A unique feature of the WRS-1600 is its ability to rotate the full camera/lens/back assembly in the tripod mount between landscape and portrait mode within seconds, without removing any part and still keeping the optical center in the same position.

Additionally, many of the Lenspanels can optionally be acquired with a Tilt-Swing possibility, to add Scheimpflug settings for increased depth of field, in both horizontal and vertical plane or intentionally selective sharpness where needed.

Like the other Cambo Wide models, the WRS-1600 features interchangeable interfaces for Hasselblad, Leaf, Phase One and Sinar digital backs. Mounts are available for Hasselblad V, Hasselblad-H, PhaseOne-DF/XF, Mamiya 645DF and Contax 645AF compatible camera backs. A dedicated interface plate hosting both Leaf AFi and Sinar HY6 backs is also available.

In order to accomplish nearly any architectural or landscape assignment, the Wide RS accepts the full range of WDS lens panels that incorporate the Schneider Digitar and Rodenstock Digital lenses. Choose from focal lengths ranging from 23mm up to 150mm and more on request.

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[IAmNumber]

Now if only I had a billion dollars so I could afford a digital medium format back

[nickmclaren]

I really want to love this camera but I see three problems: If you use rear rise you no longer have easy acess to the shift drive knob for stitching as well, secondly, the ability to turn the camera 90 degrees is a great idea, but if you do that with a tilt/swing lens then your tilt becomes a swing and your swing becomes an upward tilt so it's only useful for lenses without tilt or swing applied. The third problem is the extra £34, 000 for a digital back and lens to use it.

[joshuaboucher]

How do you like this compared the ALPA? Can you swap the lenses to compatible lens boards for each system?

[andyvan]

anyone heard of a Phase One XT camera???- think this CAMBO is a knock-off of it!!, same tripod mount idea, and shift controls.