Widelux FI
The Widelux FI was an early product of Panon's Widelux series of sophisticated 35mm panorama cameras.
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| image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
The FI was the start model of that long-running camera series, launched in 1959. It offered 140° horizontal angle of view and is a nice sample for a device of the era of fine mechanics, i.e. optomechanics.
 
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| the camera, and a view into its film chamber images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
  
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| top plate inscription, controls, and view thru panorama viewfinder images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights) |
