Re: Horizon 202

[petermarshall@xxxxxxxxx (Peter Marshall)]

> How does the Horizon 202 compare with Noblex and Widelux?  I have seen 
> the comparison chart, but does any one know of any articles out there 
> in cyberspace dealing with these cameras.  Personal experiences would 
> also help.  Thanks.
> 
> ttamura@xxxxxxxxx
> Thomas Tamura

Thomas

Could you turn off the double sending of your messages please - a nuisance 
both when reading and in replying - set your mailer to send text alone.

The Horizon is cheap and fun to use and produces great results. It has a 
better viewfinder than the Widelux, and the spirit level is very clear in 
it. I own both and the Widelux gets very little use now.

The only advantage I can see in the Widelux is its slightly wider lens, 
giving a 130 degree field of view. You can do 360 in 3 exposures with the 
Widelux, but need 4 with the Horizon. The viewfinder is less accurate than 
the Horizon and you can't see the spirit level, so handheld work is tricky 
if you want to avoid curved horizons. There are two nice arrows on the top 
of mine which give a reasonably accurate idea of the field of view. There 
seem to be more banding problems reported, though so far I've been lucky. 
It is a lot more solid, but has more limited shutter speeds.

There is a delay between pressing the shutter and taking the picture in 
the Noblex that made it unsatisfactory for some of what I do, so I didn't 
consider it further


Peter Marshall

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