The company was founded by Roelof Bok in 1945 in Hengelo, the Netherlands.
Trying to export the first produced camera 'Super Technica' a confusion with Linhof Technica made it necessary to rethink the company's name to Cambo (CAMera BOk) The company moved to Kampen in 1965.
In 1968, cambo obtained worldwide success by developing the multishot camera.
Since several years Cambo has expanded their product range into the market for Video supports.
The WRS has been designed for digital photography with high-end digital backs and is the camera of choice for architecture, landscape and automotive photography.