Re: Need some camera suggestions...

["Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On  5 Aug 99 at 9:02, Patrick Magee wrote:

> I've been shooting HIE for over 25 years now but have run up against the
> same problem over and over. I don't have my camera with me when I see a
> great infrared opportunity. My N90 outfit is just too big to carry around
> everywhere. What I really need is a point-and-shoot or rangefinder which I
> can put in my briefcase or some small inoccuous looking case. Of course I
> need to be able to override automatic exposure and attach a filter. I
> prefer not to use a filter between the film rails. I have been looking at
> the Contax G1 but that is at my upper $ limit.

Perhaps a bit too exotic or too wide-angle for your taste, but if you
want a reliable, relatively light, almost foolproof & all-mechanical
camera, then you might want to consider a Horizon 202 swing-lens
panorama camera.

This also a great alternative to a 20mm or larger wide angle, which
on 35mm film is always a compromise between angle of view and image
magnification....the Horizon uses a 28mm lens, so vertically you have
a moderate wide-angle, while horizontally it exceeds a 14mm by large 
(120 degrees). 

Note that I am a bit biased, as I sell these cameras myself (US$375,
will include shipping for members of this list), and also fabricate
IR filters for it (#87C and #25; can make others like #12/16, #29,
and #89B, but those will be somewhat less sturdy sandwich foil
filters).

Pictorial samples can be found on my homepage, in a sublimation (pun 
intended, you'll see why) of infrared, panorama and winter-landscapes:

http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/mainpage.htm

Also lots of tips & tricks for this camera, including an online
manual, and a chapter explaining this dilemma/compromise of
angle-of-view vs magnification in more detail.


--                 
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


      The desire to understand 
is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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