Tech Articles

  • Which Cambo Actus View Camera is Right for You?

    The Actus View Cameras are known for their user friendly approach, compact size and light weight, and their ability to work with many, many digital cameras and lenses of all kinds (see comprehensive list at bottom of the article).

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  • Add a Cambo WRS Body to your XT for More Shift

    The Phase One XT Camera represents a great innovation for technical camera photography. However the XT Camera is limited to 12mm shift in any direction. But, WRS technical cameras have been around for years and offer shift up to 20mm or 25mm. 

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  • Installing the WRX-1003 Tripod Mounting Block on the XT Camera

    The WRX-1003 is an ARCA compatible Tripod Mounting Block for the Phase One XT Camera. Before the introduction of this adapter you would have to remove the metal panel on the camera to mount a compendium to the XT.

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  • Cambo Actus GFX and Fuji GFX50s Camera Review

    The Actus GFX comes complete with the Fuji GFX camera mount. This mount is a new type that can be quickly swapped out by releasing the locking lever. As the GFX50s is mirrorless it will focus with lenses wider than 60mm. DSLRs cannot do this due to the mirror box, the rear element is too far from the sensor.

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  • Actus Quick Tip - Shooting Longer Focal Lengths without Additional Monorails

    One of our users wanted to take his Actus hiking while carrying the least amount of gear possible. He also wanted to use longer focal length lenses without the need to change monorails in the field.

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  • Actus Quick Tip: How to Change to a Longer Monorail

    The standard Actus configuration comes included with a 150mm monorail (175mm for Actus DB/Actus GFX), but has the ability to be used with extended rails for longer focal length lenses or for macro purposes.

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