Cambo 5 x 4 -Help required

[damionrice]

Hi,

Hope your all well, My name is damion and have been using film cameras for a few years now, I help run the Filmwasters.com website. Ive just got myself a Cambo 5 x 4
and im new to LF photography so im hoping someone here could help me out and also excuse potentially stupid questions, of which i have 2.....

1) Ive just got my hands on a cambo 5 x 4, I think ive set it all up ok, with the exception of the GG screen.
The screen is held on by a frame with 2 metal arms which have curved ends which sit under a small bar in the frame that rotates, somehow I have managed to get the GG screen and its frame with the metal arms off the back bit. I now cant seem to get it back on, nothing has snapped, bent or otherwise but it wont go back on? How do i do this?

2) how and where do i insert the darkslides?

hoping you can help!

Thanks

Damion

[Tracy Storer]

Not sure if this is your problem, but check here:

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ad.php?t=30592

[IanG]

That happens on my Cambo, it's partially due to poor design rather than over zealous opening of the back.

Ian

[damionrice]

many thanks,

i think you are spot on. Appreciate your reply!

[Tracy Storer]

Excellent. Welcome to LF, and The Forum.
They're not perfect, but Cambos are fairly nice and very usable.