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Residing within an extensively modular system, the Cambo Ultima 45 is a 4 x 5" view camera well-suited to both film and digital capture using Graflok-style film holders or backs. Capable of accepting a wide variety of film, digital, or scanning backs, along with a host of lenses, this monorail type camera affords a full system of camera movements through a series of precise gear-based controls. This view camera is based upon the Ultima foundation and features a 17.7"-long two-piece monorail and pleated bellows to enable working with a wide range of different focal lengths. Yaw-free variable-axis tilt and swing movements enable quick setup with a minimized need for re-composing and a symmetrical design with zero-position detents also contribute to an intuitive and fast working method. Dual-range focusing furthers this efficiency along with clearly demarcated focusing, movements, and depth of field scales. Constructed from aluminum alloy, yet taking on a portable form factor, the Ultima 45 is at home in both the studio as well as on location.
Camera Movements
- Tilt: +/- 20°
- Swing: +/- 30°
- Rise/Fall: +/- 20mm
- Shift: +/- 25mm
Camera Features
- The Ultima system is comprised of a rigid base structure, monorail, and tripod mounting block, along with highly configurable front and rear standards, for ensured precision and extensive control.
- Geared rise/fall, lateral shift, swing, and tilt movements offer a high degree of precision and self-locking swing and tilt mechanisms ensure greater stability.
- Benefitting working with a variety of film formats, variable focal plane control permits adjusting of tilt and swing axis points to match different capture area dimensions.
- Both the front and rear standard incorporate safety locks to prevent accidental openings in order to protect lenses and film backs.
- Dual-range focusing control offers both coarse and fine-tuned focusing methods for greater control.
- The rear standard incorporates a depth of field scale for quickly checking where the field of focus begins and ends without having to stop-down the lens prior to exposure.
- Utilizing a virtual pivot design, yaw-free variable-axis tilts and swings can be utilized for easier and faster composition and focusing when employing movements.
- A symmetrical design on both standards, along with zero-position detents, help to expedite setting up and positioning the camera.
- Both standards incorporate spirit levels for maintaining consistently level horizons and plumb verticals.
- A split monorail totaling 17.7" in length and a removable pleated bellows enable close focusing capabilities with a wide range of focal lengths.
- An aluminum alloy body construction is both durable and portable for use in the studio as well as on location.