RE: Horizon 202 camera

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

On 21 Aug 99 at 2:41, jbader@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I've used the 202 extensively for a couple of years, and have
> carried it with me on various occasions throughout Europe, Turkey,
> and southeast Asia. I always work the same way - I shoot Tri X and
> us the yellow filter which comes with the camera, and print full
> frame, usually 14" long. Images are sharp. I love it. I have
> absolutely no trouble; the only thing I have discovered that you
> have to be careful about is shooting with a pin point light source
> in the picture (like the sun), because it will band something
> awful. 

This is not unique to the 202....my Noblex 150 shows this just as 
much, if not worse. Everytime I come across one of these artifacts, 
my fingers begin to itch for taking a Dremel cutting wheel, and open 
up the front of the drum....since the only thing that creates this 
ugly hard edges is the 'marginal' opening of the front of the 
drum....if the lens would be exposed to the sun during the entire 
rotation, the flare would be much more gradual, just like on a normal 
SLR.
Anyone in the possession of a semi-broken 202, on which I can do this 
modification? Ideal would be one on which the slow-speed range is 
broken, or either shutterspeed or aperture control fails.
I hate to experiment on a brand new one....8-))

> Other than that it is straight forward. Loading is a bit
> difficult (at l ast for me), and one has to careful to get the film
> wound on tightly on the take up spool; that seems to eliminate any
> problem with irregular frame spacing that some complain. 

Lani, have you checked all chapters on my homepage?
At least one of those covers film loading, also in relation to 
darkloading of Kodak HIE infrared....there are a few tricks to make 
film loading easier, squeeze as much shots out of a roll of film as 
possible, *and* prevent ripping perforation/film at the end of the 
roll, in hectic shooting.

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


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Willem-Jan Markerink


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