Widelux FV Images |
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Can't have too many tractors, 1998 |
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| Panon (Japan) introduced the
Widelux in 1958. The camera has a swing lens (f2.8-f11) with three
speed settings (1/10, 1/100, 1/250). The camera produces a 140
degree image on a 25mm x 60mm negative. (Standard 35mm film
cassettes are used -- a 36 exposure roll yields 22 panoramic images.)
Panon has subsequently introduced newer versions of the Widelux, and currently sells the F8. (Imported to the US by Cambridge Camera of New York.)
Image from Cambridge Camera |
While swing-lens panoramic
cameras yield a wide image, they can be difficult to use. The
horizon bows up or down if the camera is not kept absolutely level, and
straight lines tend to appear as curved in the resulting photographs.
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R. Campbell - March 2000 |
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