The
Horizon is a mechanical
swing-lens panoramic camera. It is manufactured by
Krasnogorskiy Zavod in
Krasnogorsk,
Russia, better-known for their range of
Zenit cameras.
Cameras with similar functions include the
Noblex and
Widelux.
The Horizon was produced in two formats: the
205pc, which took 50.5×110 mm wide frames on
120 film and the
202, which took 24×58 mm wide frames on perforated
35 mm film. The 202 has recently been superseded by the
S3pro, which is a redesigned improved camera with silent rotation and more exposure times.
An older version called
Horizont, produced in the
Soviet Union in the 1960s, had an all-metal, rectangular body and a removable viewfinder. The technology of the "202" is basically the same, but the body covering is plastic, and has an integrated viewfinder. Thus, it is rather larger than the original Horizont. Additionally, the 202 features a slow-speed
shutter mechanism, with exposure times of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250 of a second, S3-Pro: 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 sec, slower rotation than 202, silent rotation.
<gallery>Image:Panoramicneg.jpg|A negative from the "202" cameraimage:CH1.jpg|Image of Craigie House,
Ayr, taken with Horizon 202</gallery>
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