Re: First Trip w/Horizon 202 - Reliable Slit Scan Panora

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

On 10 Oct 99 at 9:01, Peter Marshall wrote:

> Art
> 
> I've not used Noblex but I've used the other two. I've only had 3 problems 
> with the Horizon:
> 
> 1. Need to get into the habit of winding on the final frame fully before 
> rewinding as I have had problems with the slit open during rewinding

That is an error that would cause problems during the entire film, 
not just at rewinding....
 
> 2. Very easy to wind on too firmly trying to get frame 22 or 23 and snap 
> the film in the camera. Solution is not to get carried away taking 
> pictures and never try to get frame 23! Also to carry a changing bag.

Solution#2: guide/assist the film out of the cartridge by rotating 
the rewind-lever counter-clockwise....it's the felt-slit that causes 
the most drag at the end of the film....if you assist it on the way 
out (ease up every few frames, every frame at the end), you can 
exactly feel when the film is at its end.
 
> 3. Need to carry a small screwdriver as the wind-on lever comes loose and 
> needs occasional tightening.

Locktite!....;-))
 
> I did loose the shutter release when I first took it to Paris, but found 
> that it could easily be replaced by a small bolt - some black tape over 
> the top to keep it in place. Actually seems to give a smoother release 
> than the one the factory designed!

Probably because the knob doesn't touch the body/housing anymore on
the way down.... 

> With the Widelux it is possible to snap the film, but not so easy. 

Note that 'ease of snap' is quite depending on the type of film used.
This is caused both by varying amonts of 'drag' through the felt-slit 
(film thickness?), as well as film-strength....Kodak HIE is an aerial 
film, and almost impossible to snap or wreck the perforation.
 
 

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink


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is sometimes far less intelligent than
     the inability to understand


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