Noblex

Noblex camera for 120 film image by Matt Abinante (Image rights)

The Noblex panorama camera series is made by Kamera Werk Dresden. These have a lens that swivels during exposure to cover the wide format, similar to the Widelux and Horizont. Models exist for 35mm and 120 film.

The cameras are built in the old Dresden factory where Charles Noble ran KW, beginning in 1938.

35mm

Fixed, rotating-lens panoramic cameras, all for 24x66 mm format on 35mm film:

• Noblex 135 Prosport
• Noblex 135S
• Noblex 135U
• Noblex 135C
• Noblex 135UC

Medium Format

Rotating-lens panoramic cameras for 120 film:

• Noblex Pro 150-UX (50 x 120mm)
• Noblex Pro 150-EII (50 x 120mm)
• Noblex Pro 175-UX (50 x 170mm)

The company also made prototypes of a stereo camera for 120 film, the Noblex P3, but this was never manufactured.

Links

• Noblex Panoramic Cameras
• Noblex instruction manuals at Orphancameras.com