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 Widelux model F7 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Panon Camera Shoko |
| Type | swing-lens panoramic camera |
| Intro price | about US$750 in 1988[1] |
| Lens | |
| Lens | 26mm pivoting lens |
| F-numbers | 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8 and 11 |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Film format | 35mm |
| Film size | 24mm x 56mm |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | Set at 5-6 feet |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | 1/15, 1/125, 1/250 |
| Exposure metering | No |
| Flash | |
| Flash | No |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter speeds | 1/15, 1/125, and 1/250 |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Yes |
| General | |
| Made in | Japan |
The Widelux is a fully mechanical swing-lens panoramic camera first developed in Japan in 1958,[2] by Panon Camera Shoko. There are both 35mm and medium-format models. Instead of a shutter, the camera has a slit that exposes the film as the lens pivots on a horizontal arc. This pivot allows for some distortion effects not available with traditional cameras. The last Widelux model F8 ended production in 2000. [2]
- ^ Meehan, Joseph (October 1988). "Superwide: A user's guide to the world of super wide-angle lenses and panoramic cameras". Popular Photography. 95 (10): 56–61, 82–83. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Widelux". Camerapedia. Retrieved 3 April 2015.