If you want to see some great classic panoramic film photography look at the photos Jeff Bridges has been taking throughout his hollywood career on and off set...
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That's cool. Thanks for sharing!
@wreckingpress70803 жыл бұрын
I have the slightly later version lomography branded as the horizon perfekt. The yellow shutter speeds are still 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8, not full seconds, but the thing takes it's time rotating on the slower speed to cover the film plane. I've been able to hand hold the 1/2 second expose without too much issue if I'm steady. Only downside is the need to know how to fix it as I had to readjust the shutters at the ends of travel as after a while it'll light leak.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Good to know. Thanks for sharing your experience!
@marieta.s3 жыл бұрын
In the pre digital era, there was a time that I was considering buying this camera because I love shooting panoramas. I never did though. Nice to see it being featured now in your video.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
You can still get them. Have fun with your panos!
@fotoralf Жыл бұрын
The slower exposure times are of yourse not 2, 4 and 8 secs but 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 sec.
@SinaFarhat3 жыл бұрын
Nice! I cant however seeing you using that camera with a moving target unless you want that shutter dragging effect where the moving target fills the frame as it moves! For still subjects that would be a fun camera!
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Definitely better for still subjects. It might be fun to experiment with moving subjects!
@jamesdunlop87043 жыл бұрын
I have one of the older metal cameras. Great to use. Makes me look at composition very differently.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Cool. It is a nice change of pace!
@RSpudieD3 жыл бұрын
Such a cool camera design! Nowadays it's so much easier just to take several photos and stich them together but this...this is all in-camera and I really can appreciate the work to do that! Awesome!
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it is just a little different and fun to work with!
@tarjei993 жыл бұрын
You might want to try a Lubitel. It uses 120 film as far as I can remember.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
We will do that. Thanks for the suggestion!
@hoggif6 ай бұрын
Perspective with rotating lens is different from say XPAN. Horizon takes a bit of getting used to but I love mine.
@jeffmpvd76893 жыл бұрын
Fun - back on the 80s I rented the Fuji 6x19 a few times. Also used a 35mm Widelux, similar to what you are using in this video but a more expensive Japanese camera.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Bet you got some great shots!
@jonathanoldbuck32462 жыл бұрын
The instruction book for the camera states the negative size as 24 x 58 mm. I've shot perhaps 80 rolls through mine in the last 20 years and mine are also that size. At 0:50 into the video, you relate that it exposes "just over two frames of 35mm" which would be about 72mm long. Is your camera a non-standard model?
@TheSlantedLens2 жыл бұрын
You are correct. Mine is the same as yours.
@williamborges39143 жыл бұрын
What fun! Taking photos with this camera is a full-involvement experience analogous to using an audiophile turntable to play old-technology LP records. You have to do a lot of things to get the desired results. There is no computer to do it for you. BTW, Death Valley is gorgeous this time of year, isn't it? Great video, Jay P!
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Thanks William. Yes, Death Valley is great in the winter!
@RDBLOOMFIELDPHOTOGRAPHYLLC3 жыл бұрын
Love seeing what you are pulling out of the archives of your office to shoot with!
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ryan! It is fun looking into the past!
@KurtandElaine3 жыл бұрын
I have one of these Horizon 202 cameras. I need to get it out, too. You make it look like a lot of fun - nice images!
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
It is a lot of fun. I shot with mine this past weekend. I picked up a second one so I can have a B&W camera and a Color camera.
@Households12343 жыл бұрын
Great show! May I please ask, what light meter do you use in the video. Thank you.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
I use an old Sekonic light meter
@sarova20003 жыл бұрын
One question, why does it look kind of blury and out of focus only on the very right side of some shots? Like on the image in 4:15, or the one next to that
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That has to do with the way I tilted the camera. It was an artistic choice but keeping it level won't do that.
@vandelayindustre Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this informative video! Super helpful! Just picked one up. Quick ? Why are there some lines on the upper part of the frame on your b&w frames?
@TheSlantedLens Жыл бұрын
It is an old camera and scratches the film. It's part of the charm.
@williamhill37513 жыл бұрын
If I remember right I think Linhoff made a real expensive one of these. Back in the 70s I drooled over Linhoff cameras.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
I will have to check that out!
@DarrenCorman3 жыл бұрын
I used to have one of those....wish I still had it.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
You could always get another one!
@JasmineApple3 жыл бұрын
Hey JP, I have a couple of old cameras you might be interested in shooting. I have a 1950s-something Anscoflex ii camera that uses 620 film, and a 1960-something Dories camera that takes 120 film. I bought the dories camera a few months ago in its original packaging - I don't think it's ever been used. I bought the anscoflex used, and I was told it works, but I haven't tried it yet. I live in Burbank, so I could meet you or drop these off, if you're interested. Great video! Loved the shots you got, particularly the one looking up at the sign with the hills in the bg.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jasmine. That is a great offer. I will research these cameras and get back to you. It may be a while.
@davidabarak3 жыл бұрын
When you were handholding the camera, I assume you were shooting at 1/125th or 1/250th. At those speeds, or slower if you tried them handheld, did you notice any odd results as a result of camera movement during the exposure, like maybe the left and right edges being more blurry because they moved more relative to the center of the lens?
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
I was very careful to only handhold at 1/250th of a second and I did not see any issues.
@tomcrookes56893 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks so much for making it. I bought this camera new in around 2000 and used it a lot as i was really into the Lomography movement at the time. You seen to have the same issue as me on 50% of the shots you showed in that there is a series of lines at the top of the frame. I cannot work out if they are from the film spool mechanism or on the back of the lens marking the negatives… any ideas?
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
We were wondering if it was some dirt. Not sure. Something to test out again.
@JimOwston3 жыл бұрын
How about a stereo camera? I have an old one made by Hansen from the late 40s or early 50s. It takes 828 film. It was my dad's and I only shot one roll of film with it back in the 70s.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That sounds awesome. We will look into that!
@JimOwston3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSlantedLens I love your videos. I use them for my online photography class. Thanks for all you do.
@joshhamester2 жыл бұрын
I get a lot of light leaks in my horizon 202 any idea what could be causing those? I have a feeling it has to do with how the camera is loaded.
@TheSlantedLens2 жыл бұрын
I haven't had that problem. Try taping black tape around the door. Or make it an artistic look!
@chronicfish3 жыл бұрын
Lovely shots. Question. Are the horizontal lines, appearing on the photos, an issue with your particular camera or would all of them produce the same lines? Do you know? Thanks.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
I believe it got some dirt in it. After cleaning it it is better.
@PhaedrusD3 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the Widelux cameras I played with in the 80's! Fun shots.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dennis! It was fun to shoot with!
@jpdj27153 жыл бұрын
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_(camera) shows the 1967 version that came between this one and the box in the video. It's really a nice concept. The rotation acts like a slow focal plane shutter consequently and it has time parallax. I'd say a tripod is more or less imperative, although, IIRC, the 1967 model came with a grip to handhold the camera. Maintaining "level" helps to prevent curved field perspective as visible in some of the shots. With the lens at infinity, the lens's nodal point is fixed and this is what is needed to prevent foreground issues. Or, take your modern full frame, put a 35 on it in vertical (portrait) orientation and mount it on a nodal slide in the nodal point. With 30% overlap, take the panorama and stitch in Photoshop (Photoshop is incredibly good at that). This does not give the "film look" but has much more control and since we can skip the film processing and scanning, it may be a lot faster too. If there is no motion in the subject that would mess with the time parallax in a panorama shot, imagine that a set of 3 or 4 portrait shots with a 24 will give you way more pixels than a single 20mm shot. Still, the Horizon is a nice camera indeed (gorizont in Russian IIRC).
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Yep, and this one does have a hand grip that is pretty nice to use.
@DiyEcoProjects3 жыл бұрын
Hi, can i ask something. Just interested in how much it costs to dev & print 35mm nowadays and if theres any good deals out there? Love your desert shots
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Best thing to do is check you local lab. We used Richard Photo Lab: www.richardphotolab.com/
@rekaszendi90603 жыл бұрын
This is so cool! Nice results!! Have you seen the Dora Goodman 6x12 Zone they've just launched? That seems an awesome alternative but would love to see/hear more about it
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
We will check it out. Thanks for your comment!
@lamasteve69053 жыл бұрын
Keep having fun with photography !
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Will do and you do too!
@tedking42123 жыл бұрын
Great video. Please do a video with an old Kodak Brownie camera. I have one from about 1935.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
We will definitely check that out!
@bachahussain60803 жыл бұрын
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@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear. Keep on learning!
@mgman60004 ай бұрын
They aren't cheap anymore. Most on eBay are $300 with ridiculous shipping costs it seems every time someone does a review, the price goes through the roof
@TheSlantedLens3 ай бұрын
Not surprising. Hope you can find one if that is what you want!
@feklee3 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to have this camera, thanks for demoing it! Also, I faintly remember that there was another, higher quality camera with the same principle made in West Germany, but I am likely wrong, can't find anything. Anyhow, for a fun camera to shoot with, certainly different, get your hands on a Sputnik! (kind of regret selling mine) Update: The higher quality panoramic camera that I had in mind is the Noblex, from Germany, though East Germany.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That's cool. Thanks for sharing that information!
@jonathanoldbuck32462 жыл бұрын
The camera you are thinking of is the NOBLEX 135. There are various models with enhanced features. It is driven by an electric motor and is more accurate than the spring-driven Horizon.
@benjaminannabelle5063 жыл бұрын
Amazing photos, I would buy them
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the images. Thanks for watching!
@gregorysargeant63053 жыл бұрын
OMG you just motivated me to dust off my Xpan an now I wish I didn't sell my Noblex Pro 150
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Let us know how it goes!
@german-in-korea3 жыл бұрын
Good Video, but now the prices for that camera will go up :)
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
It will be interested to see if that happens!
@chrisjames1924 Жыл бұрын
Jeff Bridges shoots with these apparently.
@TheSlantedLens Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he uses another brand. It's fun to look at his images!
@gc63913 жыл бұрын
Otto Berning Robot camera
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
That looks like a pretty cool camera!
@robertgrenader8583 жыл бұрын
@nickcarver should see this.
@TheSlantedLens3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Have a great rest of your week!