Camera movements include swing, rise and fall, base and axis tilt on the front standard. Base tilt, swing and lateral shift are on the rear standard. each knob and lever has been designed and positioned for ease of use. The Spirit levels are conveniently located in the handle bases on top of the rear standard. One area of stability is ensured by the unicque focus locking method employed on all K.B.Canham Cameras. The focus rails fasten directly to the focus tracks using cam locks, which makes the camera solid at all extensions for life.

The metal parts are 60 series aluminum, hard black anodized, which makes the surface of the aluminum, non reflective, as hard as stainless steel and keeps the weight of the 4x5, 5x7 and the 8x10 a mere 9 pounds. No metal castings, stampings or extrusions are used. On a K.B.Canham camera, every metal part is made one at a time from stock material; on numerical-control machine centers. This method ensures that each part is accurate to 0.0003".

The wooden parts are all U.S grown black walnut, which is first kiln dried and then air dried to assure its stability. Walnuy has been used for many years in fine wood work due to its beauty, strenght and natural stability. A hand rubbed oil and wax finish protects and enhances the walnut's natural patina. During camera development the K.B.Canham cameras have gone from the deserts of Arizona to the humidity of New Orleans and the sub-zero temperatures of the arctic without any problems.

The bellows is made from coated nylon in a tri-pleat design. This material and design allows maximum flexibility with a minimum of sag. It is durable and very weather resistant. A wide-angle bellows is available for use with ultra wide-angle lenses. The ground glass on all models, has a 1/2" grid to facilitate alignment. The 4x5 is also marked for roll film: 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 and 6x12.