A new standard for high resolution photography
For more than a hundred years, ARCA-SWISS has been dedicated to offering photographers the best possible equipment and service, and with the introduction of Pico, the company has achieved a new level of innovation and excellence.
Philippe and Martin Vogt’s legacy, Samuel Vogt’s passion and the expertise and enthusiasm of the ARCA-SWISS teams has converged to produce the Pico view camera. This new tool is compact, user-friendly, and highly versatile, designed to meet the demands of modern photography.
Pico sets a new standard for view cameras designed for use with ultrahigh- resolution sensors. Embracing the ARCA-SWISS philosophy of craftsmanship, this state-of-the-art view camera stands as a testament to a century of innovation and mastery in camera design and manufacturing.
Efficiency in movement
Pico features intuitive controls, with tilt and swing adjustments located at the front and shift controls at the rear. This configuration offers superb control over the plane of focus, with fine-tuning adjustments for composition, providing a quick and efficient workflow. Our advanced development of self-locking, micrometric movements has been carried to a higher level, delivering enhanced precision and stability, and ensuring unrivalled ease of operation.
Exceptional rigidity
The patented Pico design is unique and robust. By minimizing moving components Pico incorporates a rigid L-frame that slides within a large, stationary front standard, maintaining the perspective of the lens. The Pico concept ensures optimal parallelism between the front and rear frames, resulting in precision that meets the accuracy requirements for current high-resolution sensors.
Compact and light
Pico was designed from the outset to obtain the very best accuracy and maximum rigidity at strategic points. Made from a special aluminium alloy, Pico is lightweight and compact when collapsed for packing away.
Designed for mirrorless cameras and digital backs
With it’s wide range of adapters, the Pico system is compatible with the vast majority of mirrorless camera mounts, Mamiya/Phase One, and Hasselblad digital backs. Providing remarkable flexibility, Pico system adapters are quickly and easily interchangeable using a single locking lever on the rear carrier.
