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Re: french pan camera french bread is PAN

  • From: Simon Nathan <simonwide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: french pan camera french bread is PAN
  • Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 20:38:47 -0400
ellis-"pan" in french means bread and i assume that it has nothing to do with snails except for it slow rotation speeds which logically require small aperture and the enforced stop down stretching nikkor's coverage. simon nathan
Ellis Vener wrote:
It is nicknamed the Escargot, because of the shape of the film transport
mechanism. The company is located near the Halles section of Paris on
Rue de Garlic.

Ellis

Andy Buck wrote:

> Yesterday, I landed on a site of a company in France
> that makes 360 pan cameras that use Nikon 35mm lenses
> and 120 film (apparently, the Nikon lenses cover the
> full 55mm height). I can't find it anywhere. Does
> anybody know what it is or have any experence using
> one?
>
> THANKS!
>
> Andy
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