Widelux FI

The Widelux FI was an early product of Panon's Widelux series of sophisticated 35mm panorama cameras.

image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

The FI was the start model of that long-running camera series, launched in 1958. It offered 140° horizontal angle of view and is a nice sample for a device of the era of fine mechanics, i.e. optomechanics.

the camera, and a view into its film chamber images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)

top plate inscription, controls, and view thru panorama viewfinder images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)