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Multicoated Arsat 28/2.8 glass lens that
produces great color, contrast and overall sharpness.
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Swing-lens technology that sets the lens
into motion once you touch the shutter. As the lens swings from side to
side, a narrow vertical slit between the lens and film rotates along
with it, thereby progressively exposing the film as the lens moves. The
film plane is curved, keeping the film tight and maintaining a uniform
distance from the lens.
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Dead-easy double exposures, which allow
you to create double, triple, quadruple or more exposures on the same
frame.
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Fixed f/8 aperture that offers an
excellent depth of field.
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Battery-free operation.
The Lomography Horizon Kompakt uses all
types of 35 millimeter film and is covered by a two year manufacturer's
warranty.
What's in the Box
Horizon Kompakt camera, faux leather carrying case, Horizon book (132
pages), original Russian packaging box, Horizon poster, and carrying belt.
Product Description
With an archetypal metal shell and motorized curved swing lens and
shutter, the Kompakt looks a lot like its original, hand-cranked, Austrian
predecessors. And it is. A panoramic for purists, the camera is built
around a sophisticated, multicoated Arsat 28/2.8 glass lens and powered by
a classic clockwork motor (as in, no batteries required). Designed for
normal people, it is bare-bones easy-to-operate with a sum total of 2
shutter settings—day and night, at 1/60 second and 1/2 second,
respectively—from which to choose, and fixed f/8 aperture (which also
happens to yield excellent depth and is the optimal diaphragm setting for
crisp color and sharpness across the full 120° frame). Cocking the shutter
charges the mechanics and the shutter release button sets the lens into
motion; the film, stretched across a curved plane, is progressively
exposed as the lens moves. For arty shooters, the Kompakt uses any type of
35mm film—B&W, infrared, ultraviolet—and has uncoupled advance and shutter
functions, which allows for taking double-, triple-, and
partial-frame-exposure photographs. 5.6Lx2.5Dx4.5H".
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Product Reviews:
real panoramic shots, January 19, 2006
Reviewer: Kenneth Margulies "chinaguy"
i have the horizon 202 and the shots are really quite impressive. as
opposed to "panoramic" shots from other cameras that just cut off the tops
and bottoms of the frame, this camera really pulls in 120 degree wide
shots. wonderful for scenery and vistas.
you need to find a place that can develop the film. it uses regular 35mm,
but each shot is about a frame and a half wide. enlagements look
great--the details are sharp. no stitching of images--real panoramic shots
right out of the camera.
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