This is a classic monorail view camera, made by Cambo in the Netherlands. I have not tested it with film. The general cosmetic and functional condition appears to be excellent. Specifics:

• The controls, including the adjustments of the lens standards along the rail, all work smoothly.

• The glass and coating of the lens appear to be in excellent condition: no scratches, cleaning marks, fog, mold, or fungus. The lens is a "Calumet" Caltar-S II. From online research, it appears this is a Schneider Symmar-S rebranded for Cambo.

• The black paint inside the lens on an inner bezel has deteriorated to the point of showing specs of the metal below (see photo 3). This is not a surface that would be accessed in normal use, but I don't see any sign that the lens has been disassembled.

• The shutter is a Copal No. 0, 1 to 1/500th second, B & T. From listening to it, I would say it is working well over the full range of speeds. Like most all leaf shutters, the true high speeds are probably slower than marked.

• I checked the bellows carefully in a dark room with an LED flashlight and did not find any pinholes.

• The rail is about 21" long. This correlates to the Cambo spec of 54cm.

• I cleaned the ground glass with soap and water (after removing it from the back standard) and inadvertently washed off most of the inked-on grid ruling (see photo 9). The remainder could easily be removed in the same way, or a handy person could draw replacement lines with a fine marker.

• There is a noticeable area of wear in the silver paint above the ground glass (see top of photo 9).

• There is one "Cambo" name-disk missing on one of the adjustment knobs (see photo 4).

• There is some scratching on the tilt-angle scale on the lens standard (see photo 8).

SF Bay Area buyers: this outfit came in a rugged but beat up carrying case/box. It is not practical to mail, but it is yours for free if you can do a local pickup.

This item is not part of the Argus Museum collection. 

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