couldn't agree more! hoping the reproduction comes out and is affordable, although a moving mechanism in a camera definitely will make it more expensive
@@linusandhiscamera Hey Linus, if you wanna try an affordable variant, you should try building a brancopan by CAMERADACTYL, i think it would make for a very interesting video!
I’d recommend finding a 6x6 or 6x9 medium format film camera and use an adapter to use 35mm film with it. It’s a much cheaper way to get some panoramic-like shots
@@ledheavy26 yeah i was about to say the same i got a horizon perfect for 250 which was in like new condition and apparently only used once but unfortunately out of 2 rolls i only got 4 pictures before the shutter stopped opening without me realising until i got the blank rolls back :( It's so unique and i absolutely love the few frames i got.. now i need to send it to get repaired by my local camera store they said it will cost around 500€ which is still cheaper than an actual widelux or buying another used one and risking it breaking too.
It always puts a smile on my face to see people enthusiastic about bringing film cameras back into the spotlight! A big W for Jeff and for the film community! Now I want a widelux, too 🙈
The ones of your friend running along with the motion of the lens is so sick I was like "I should pick one up and do some weird shit like that" and then I saw the prices on ebay 😭
I've been wanting to purchase this camera now for about 5 years and the price just keeps going up. I think they're up to $2,000! I can't afford that but the pictures you took look so good. The pictures at the bridge and your friend behind the scenes pic is incredible.
So funny, I Juan borrowed one of these from a friend last week. Put a roll through but haven’t developed it yet. Looking forward to the results! Thanks for the awesome video!
That's awesomeeeeeeee! I like how the P3200TMAX came out. Definetely, all the factors made it super grainy, but it makes it interesting. Great jon Linus, love your work
I also found about the Widelux some years ago while reading about Jeff Bridge's photography passion! Great video as always and I knew you would say at the end that you're getting one! 😆 I know you will use it and love it a lot! 😁
Suuuuch a sick camera. Never thought about it as a film set BTS set up but it works so well. The photos Jeff Bridges took with it are wicked iconic, glad to finally know how he did it!
Very cool video. I use a 125 year Al-vista 3B swing lens camera. Its such great way to take photos. I'm a sucker for panos. I dropped a video about it today.
I especially like the look when shooting on black and white. The horizon 202 is a budget alternative that produces very similar pictures. Awesome video
Hello! Very much enjoyed this video and it's the first one I've watched of yours. I'm off to see what else you've done. That camera is amazing, I would love to own one
Cool camera. I remember these being advertised in photo mags years ago. And I've seen Jeff Bridges' photos, and they're great. I like using my Bronica ETRS with the 135W panoramic back. True panoramic without distortion. Just a few millimeters less wide than Xpan shots, from a much less expensive and more reliable camera.
every time i post a video on a camera i learn about an equally cool attachment or camera that can do something similar. they really thought of everything back then! thanks for sharing!
There were a few swing-lens panoramic cameras that were made. The Horizon and Noblex do things much like the Widelux. Then, there's the Roundshot and the Lomo Spinner that do 360° photos. There was also the very old Kodak Panoram, but good luck finding film for this one.
Some of the Kodak Panorams are easily adapted to 120, I have shot with one but despite producing huge negatives my images were often disappointingly soft. The Horizon 202 is a brilliant camera and often available new old stock.
@@fbocaj I use a Panoram-Kodak No.1. When I received it I found the lens to not be in focus. I made a piece of transparency film with some scotch tape to use as a focusing screen. After adjusting the lenses focus I was getting sharper images from the camera. I have made a few posts with examples on both Reddit and Flickr. Let me know if you have any questions about getting yours working. It’s such a great camera once you do a little maintenance.
I've always been a fan of panoramic cameras. They are always rare and expensive. I have been experimenting with 35mm doing sweeping shots on the tripod and stitching them together in post processing. It will have to do until I can get my hands on a panoramic. The Horseman SW when I retire maybe!
BTW, the shutter button ring screws off to accommodate a cable release (female type). I have the F7 in black. It's been my reliable companion to to several continents. Keep it away from dust and in a cool environment and it will last a lifetime.
I literally sourced a widelux F8 from france a week ago lol. I love Jeff Bridges photobooks so much i got both of his series. Its so great and inspirational. The "wide angle distorsion" is pretty interesting, and the ultra wide image is just something you can't get, even with a fisheye or xpan's 30mm lens. I read that these cameras suffer from banding, which is the panning motion becomes inconsistent causing different brightness in the image. which seems to be there in your photos? that might be why it need the massage?
I am sure somebody mentioned it already, but there is a budget version, russian made Horizont camera. I got one, it somewhat wanky, but fraction of the price. You can't change the f-stop, but you control it with the exposure time instead.
man there is already a modern panoramic camera with the same shutter mechanism - zenith horizon. there's no need for this actor to "bring back" that camera in production))
yes, scanned on the frontier! just scanned each half of the frame and then auto stitched in photoshop. i’d love to use the widelux 120 for a road trip project sometime
I once worked on a film set and Gary Oldman was using one. He politely asked “is it okay if I photograph you?” and we said “yes, of course!” and he took a photo
There are a few things that you need to do to get it to work right, but it’s not hard at all. If you want, I can tell you how I do it! I get 19-ish shots a roll from 36 exposures and it works incredibly well.
I have an Horizon 202, the Widelux is way to expensive for me. Sadly the 202 broke last month :( Can't wait for the new Widelux and I hope I don't have sell my organs to afford one :D
For those who don't want to pay 1000 dollars for this camera, there is the soviet version Horizon made by KMZ and there is also a lomo version, but i prefer the soviet one :)
Went to check prices on these.. holy moly. I’m pretty sure these used to be quite cheap? I shouldn’t be surprised really, the only real alternative is an xpan and yeah… 😂
it's strange, but not as surprising when you think about how fast the lens would have to move back and fourth to get to a 500th or even a 1000th of a second lol
@@linusandhiscamera The one I held was also an F7 but it looked a bit worn and dirty. It would have been too much cash for a camera in questionable condition.
insane, ngl i did not look up the price until after publishing this video. the 35mm ones are 900-$1300 though, the medium format ones are the really expensive ones.
It’s really not though lol. Xpan has interchangeable lenses, widelux does not, xpan does not Distort image. Widelux does. Xpan has 1/1000th shutter speed Widelux has up to 1/250th. How is it in ANY way superior? It’s not, you just felt like saying something.
I can't speak on the XPAN because i've never used it but I think the swinging lens on the Widelux makes the images that much more beautiful. They feel like true panoramic photos lol
screw this talk, about your time on set for Orion Sun, any cool techniques you've learned? cool lighting setups? nope just another camera youtube video - still cool camera
My time on set with Orion was super special. 3 videos in two days all shot on 16mm, with practical very lighting, and I shot 13 rolls between my Mamiya RB67 and 35mm camera. The director and DP were familiar with my lighting based work and were happy to learn i'd be on set too as everything they were shooting and lighting was similar to the style of personal work I do already. The lighting setups were super basic and effective, things like one spotlight behind her head to creative a silhouette, two lights behind a tree + fog to creative an atmospheric scene with the tree turned completely into a shadow, and a single light through a window + a fog machine to light an old bathroom scene with perfectly golden light. I wouldn't say there were any cool techniques I leanred on those sets but it was really cool to see 3 videos shot on 16mm without having a video sync to previs the footage before getting the film back. A lot of trust for the director, dp/cinematographer, and film loader with something like that, and that was really cool to see in practice.
I Definitely remember hooligans in school running from one side of a class photo to the other to be in it twice 😹
lmfaooooo that's awesome
in school we did it with panoram mode in phone
They were beside themselves.
I wish panorama was easily accessible to people. Great video.
couldn't agree more! hoping the reproduction comes out and is affordable, although a moving mechanism in a camera definitely will make it more expensive
The Soviet copy of the Widelux, The Horizon 202, can be found used for a few hundred bucks.
@@linusandhiscamera Hey Linus, if you wanna try an affordable variant, you should try building a brancopan by CAMERADACTYL, i think it would make for a very interesting video!
I’d recommend finding a 6x6 or 6x9 medium format film camera and use an adapter to use 35mm film with it. It’s a much cheaper way to get some panoramic-like shots
@@ledheavy26 yeah i was about to say the same i got a horizon perfect for 250 which was in like new condition and apparently only used once but unfortunately out of 2 rolls i only got 4 pictures before the shutter stopped opening without me realising until i got the blank rolls back :(
It's so unique and i absolutely love the few frames i got.. now i need to send it to get repaired by my local camera store they said it will cost around 500€ which is still cheaper than an actual widelux or buying another used one and risking it breaking too.
It always puts a smile on my face to see people enthusiastic about bringing film cameras back into the spotlight! A big W for Jeff and for the film community! Now I want a widelux, too 🙈
There's plenty other pano options that are much more affordable out there as well! Look up the horizon
The ones of your friend running along with the motion of the lens is so sick I was like "I should pick one up and do some weird shit like that" and then I saw the prices on ebay 😭
look at the horizon pano cameras! the widelux is super expensive, which is why i borrowed one lol
@@linusandhiscamera Oh dang those are much more reasonable, thanks for the heads up!
Comparison video would be great!
Was not expecting the Serr mention.
dude! This camera and the photos you were able to capture are so pretty.
thank you so much! so crazy right
I've been wanting to get one of these for so long. Jeff Bridges work is inspirational
bro fr! i want to pick one up when i can afford one lmao
You could also buy a horizon 202, if the price is the issue.
It's so evident how excited you are about these. I love it.
awh thank you!!
Incredible !!! So much fun seeing how the film turned out !!!!
I've been wanting to purchase this camera now for about 5 years and the price just keeps going up. I think they're up to $2,000! I can't afford that but the pictures you took look so good. The pictures at the bridge and your friend behind the scenes pic is incredible.
Yeah, definitely too pricey for me. May grab a horizon or something since they're $200 and do a great job too
great film, well put together, some nice images..
Oh I love it! So lucky getting to test out these cool unique cameras
Feeling very fortunate, thank you so much for watching!
So funny, I Juan borrowed one of these from a friend last week. Put a roll through but haven’t developed it yet. Looking forward to the results! Thanks for the awesome video!
no way!! hope you love your results too
That's awesomeeeeeeee! I like how the P3200TMAX came out. Definetely, all the factors made it super grainy, but it makes it interesting.
Great jon Linus, love your work
thank you ivan! thank you for being here!
I love your creativity and willingness to fearlessly try something new! Definitely a camera that's now on my radar :)
thank you so much!! keep it on your radar!
I also found about the Widelux some years ago while reading about Jeff Bridge's photography passion! Great video as always and I knew you would say at the end that you're getting one! 😆 I know you will use it and love it a lot! 😁
haha we're the same! hoping to get one at some point for sure
That black model is one heck of a beauty. Kodak 3200 is a super grainy film. Great shots man. Love what you do
Suuuuch a sick camera. Never thought about it as a film set BTS set up but it works so well. The photos Jeff Bridges took with it are wicked iconic, glad to finally know how he did it!
the orion sun single cover you shot goes so crazy
my bro. thank you
Because of you I'm motivated to finally get out my cam and shoot some CineStill 400D; pictures look rad man 🤘
let's go!!! have fun out there!!
Very cool video. I use a 125 year Al-vista 3B swing lens camera. Its such great way to take photos. I'm a sucker for panos. I dropped a video about it today.
I especially like the look when shooting on black and white. The horizon 202 is a budget alternative that produces very similar pictures. Awesome video
Hello! Very much enjoyed this video and it's the first one I've watched of yours. I'm off to see what else you've done. That camera is amazing, I would love to own one
welcome to the channel!! can't wait to see what you think of the other videos
I have a Horizon Kompakt that I got from Lomography maybe 15 years ago, only used it for maybe one or 2 rolls of film but now I want to try it again!
the only thing i love more than the widelux is linus
my dawg
These photos are sick. The apartment shots in particular are really nice
Cool camera. I remember these being advertised in photo mags years ago. And I've seen Jeff Bridges' photos, and they're great. I like using my Bronica ETRS with the 135W panoramic back. True panoramic without distortion. Just a few millimeters less wide than Xpan shots, from a much less expensive and more reliable camera.
every time i post a video on a camera i learn about an equally cool attachment or camera that can do something similar. they really thought of everything back then! thanks for sharing!
There were a few swing-lens panoramic cameras that were made. The Horizon and Noblex do things much like the Widelux. Then, there's the Roundshot and the Lomo Spinner that do 360° photos. There was also the very old Kodak Panoram, but good luck finding film for this one.
The FT-2 and Al-Vista cameras and the Kodak Cirkut Camera turns the whole camera not just the lens.
Some of the Kodak Panorams are easily adapted to 120, I have shot with one but despite producing huge negatives my images were often disappointingly soft. The Horizon 202 is a brilliant camera and often available new old stock.
@@fbocaj I use a Panoram-Kodak No.1. When I received it I found the lens to not be in focus. I made a piece of transparency film with some scotch tape to use as a focusing screen. After adjusting the lenses focus I was getting sharper images from the camera. I have made a few posts with examples on both Reddit and Flickr.
Let me know if you have any questions about getting yours working. It’s such a great camera once you do a little maintenance.
I have a Horizon 202 and a Viscawide which is a 16mm panoramic camera and I really like using both.
so sick! what do you do for film for the Viscawide? load a little 16mm from a roll in the dark?
I've always been a fan of panoramic cameras. They are always rare and expensive.
I have been experimenting with 35mm doing sweeping shots on the tripod and stitching them together in post processing.
It will have to do until I can get my hands on a panoramic. The Horseman SW when I retire maybe!
BTW, the shutter button ring screws off to accommodate a cable release (female type). I have the F7 in black. It's been my reliable companion to to several continents. Keep it away from dust and in a cool environment and it will last a lifetime.
the dark ones look very cinematic. I have the Jeff Bridges book- it was a gift. I'm very excited about having a "NEW" Widelux.
I think I want a widelux too, go jeff go.... thank you linus.
Apartment and bridge shots came out 🔥
Great shots!
I literally sourced a widelux F8 from france a week ago lol. I love Jeff Bridges photobooks so much i got both of his series. Its so great and inspirational. The "wide angle distorsion" is pretty interesting, and the ultra wide image is just something you can't get, even with a fisheye or xpan's 30mm lens.
I read that these cameras suffer from banding, which is the panning motion becomes inconsistent causing different brightness in the image. which seems to be there in your photos? that might be why it need the massage?
Definitely a little banding on mine!
The motion experiment is super interesting, what a quirky camera
seriously!!
Check out Soviet camera Horizont 202, pretty much the same thing
Lots of recs for that here! Have you tried it? Does it have a similarly sharp lens?? Thanks for the rec btw!
@@linusandhiscameranever tried it, but judging by the pictures I've seen online looks clean) and its pretty cheap
Never tried it, but pictures online look clean)
See the Article from CAMERABeurs No. 3, 1992 "Horizon versus Widelux"
I am sure somebody mentioned it already, but there is a budget version, russian made Horizont camera.
I got one, it somewhat wanky, but fraction of the price.
You can't change the f-stop, but you control it with the exposure time instead.
man there is already a modern panoramic camera with the same shutter mechanism - zenith horizon. there's no need for this actor to "bring back" that camera in production))
love orion sun !!!
I have the Xpan already but I have gas for a widelux 😂 did you scan these on the frontier? There is also a medium format version of the widelux
yes, scanned on the frontier! just scanned each half of the frame and then auto stitched in photoshop. i’d love to use the widelux 120 for a road trip project sometime
This would be amazing as a hybrid camera.
I remember watching Peter McKinnon’s video on this, so sick
8:13 is chill. What would happen if you had the subject move following the movement of the lens? A wide smeared stretched face?
Nvm didn’t know you were gonna try that right after 🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
you sir, are an artist !
Sorry if I missed it, but how do you focus it?
I didn't explain it! My bad - it's fixed focusing but the focus is depending on the aperture you choose
@@linusandhiscamera Oh so like it opens up when you focus closer and stops down when you focus far?
Fun camera.
Is that a Kodachrome stile printer on the table?
It's called a Daylab! Turns slides into Peel apart packfilm. Video (maybe) next week
Every time I see this camera 🤩 I’ve gotta get one!
You should check the Seitz Roundshot 28/220. A 360° camera built as a tank.
In Russia this camera called "Горизонт" (Gorizont (Horizon)). And look at his better model "Horizon-D-L3"
I once worked on a film set and Gary Oldman was using one. He politely asked “is it okay if I photograph you?” and we said “yes, of course!” and he took a photo
Side note - I shot expired t max the other month and that’s exactly the way it had come out - incredibly grainy (goes beyond my aesthetic preference)
Dream camera 🔥🔥🔥
Like it and another interesting video 👏👏
thank you!!
9:46 it looks like a better quality version of the gameboy camera
The marshal in true grit - you mean John Wayne!!!!
What do you see through the viewfinder?
you see *almost* the same image area as the photos that you get back. not quite as wide
widelux 120 - lets see it soon on here!
Bruh if someone lets me borrow one i'll do a whole road trip on it
I put 35mm in my RB67, works amazing, highly recommended
gonna have to tap in
There are a few things that you need to do to get it to work right, but it’s not hard at all. If you want, I can tell you how I do it! I get 19-ish shots a roll from 36 exposures and it works incredibly well.
SLUSH!
type shiiii
You should try taking a photo of a car from a car with matching speed, or maybe of a train driving by
yoooooo that's a great idea
An amazingly enginered camera.
agreed
God I’d just love if CineStill would get Kodak to coat these films with the regular C41 friendly anti halation layer!
damn, it‘s insane how expensive these are.
it seems like they've gone up in price a ton in the last year or two
I want one!!! What's the aspect ratio?
Hey bro! Is this a range finder? So beautiful ❤
Yeah! Or else you'd be looking through a moving lens which would be nuts hahaha
@@linusandhiscamerahaha touché 😂😂
Such a cool camera
hoping up pick one of the new ones up whenever they come out. slightly scared to drop money on an xpan and have it die on me
same here!
shoutout eric slush
exactly
honestly, with how expensive the old widelux cameras are, this might be one that is actually better for remaking. could actually end up cheaper
The Russian KMZ Horizon has been on my radar for years. You can buy it now and while you’re at it, buy me one too lol
haha if i could i would, but i'm borrowing camera from here on out
I can see in the future Linus is gonna make a vid about the hasselblad xpan/fuji tx1
From portrait to panorama, we'll have new film cameras for each occasion.
i got the russian cousin, the horizon 202 and ive shot 3 rolls but they are still in development :/
you'll have to let me know how they come out!
WILD
I have an Horizon 202, the Widelux is way to expensive for me. Sadly the 202 broke last month :( Can't wait for the new Widelux and I hope I don't have sell my organs to afford one :D
6:32 money shot
I love this camera, but if I'm not scanning my own negatives, how would a lab react to getting a roll shot on this?
For those who don't want to pay 1000 dollars for this camera, there is the soviet version Horizon made by KMZ and there is also a lomo version, but i prefer the soviet one :)
I was considering grabbing the KMZ!
How many pics you can make from one roll with this panoramic camera?
Went to check prices on these.. holy moly. I’m pretty sure these used to be quite cheap? I shouldn’t be surprised really, the only real alternative is an xpan and yeah… 😂
Check out the horizon! very cheap alternative
Dope camera but definitely out of the price range for now 😅
agreed, which is why i borrowed it! look up the horizon panoramic cameras
Want!
right!
Stanley Kubrick also used it
yes he did!
I would get this if i didnt have my FujicaGL690
that's also a sick camera
@@linusandhiscamera real recognizes real 🤝
The dial really goes from 15 to 250 to 125? lol
it's strange, but not as surprising when you think about how fast the lens would have to move back and fourth to get to a 500th or even a 1000th of a second lol
I held one in my hands once at a used camera show...I didn't buy it though.
it definitely needs to be tested before buying lol i feel that
@@linusandhiscamera The one I held was also an F7 but it looked a bit worn and dirty. It would have been too much cash for a camera in questionable condition.
Where are the portrait shots? All of the photos in the video are landscape.
Dude these cameras are like 2-4 k 😂
insane, ngl i did not look up the price until after publishing this video. the 35mm ones are 900-$1300 though, the medium format ones are the really expensive ones.
I’m waiting for people to realize this is far superior to the XPAN
It’s really not though lol. Xpan has interchangeable lenses, widelux does not, xpan does not Distort image. Widelux does. Xpan has 1/1000th shutter speed Widelux has up to 1/250th. How is it in ANY way superior? It’s not, you just felt like saying something.
I can't speak on the XPAN because i've never used it but I think the swinging lens on the Widelux makes the images that much more beautiful. They feel like true panoramic photos lol
@@eatenbyopium it’s very telling to see you put someone’s different opinion down by asserting arbitrary metrics. Keep doing you 🥂
@@_guillermo It was not an opinion though. You said "the Widelux is far superior to the Xpan" lol
@@eatenbyopium lol you’ve gotta be trolling now…
screw this talk, about your time on set for Orion Sun, any cool techniques you've learned? cool lighting setups?
nope just another camera youtube video - still cool camera
My time on set with Orion was super special. 3 videos in two days all shot on 16mm, with practical very lighting, and I shot 13 rolls between my Mamiya RB67 and 35mm camera. The director and DP were familiar with my lighting based work and were happy to learn i'd be on set too as everything they were shooting and lighting was similar to the style of personal work I do already. The lighting setups were super basic and effective, things like one spotlight behind her head to creative a silhouette, two lights behind a tree + fog to creative an atmospheric scene with the tree turned completely into a shadow, and a single light through a window + a fog machine to light an old bathroom scene with perfectly golden light. I wouldn't say there were any cool techniques I leanred on those sets but it was really cool to see 3 videos shot on 16mm without having a video sync to previs the footage before getting the film back. A lot of trust for the director, dp/cinematographer, and film loader with something like that, and that was really cool to see in practice.
dope!! as always 🔥 I would definitely try one of this!