RE: Horizon 202

[petermarshall@xxxxxxxxx (Peter Marshall)]

> A friend of mine (a russian one) whom I asked infos about How to buy a
> Horizon camera told me that now (for 2 years env) the price of such a 
> camera
> is the same approximatively rather than years ago (three to four time 
> the
> price in west europa rather than in Moskow).
> The other trouble with horizon (even 202 s) is that the camera often 
> have a
> problem after some months of use.
> It means it seems to be not interesting to purchase this type of camera 
> that
> does not resist to a normal use.
> A more reasonable decision is to but a Widelux one or another type (a 
> german
> mark also) of rotating camera.
> Christophe Glaudel
> 
> > Does anyone know of this camera or this website?
> > Is there a different source?
> > URL: http://www.russia2all.com/
> 
> 
Quite a few of us her use them. I have a Widelux and a Horizon, and 
greatly prefer the Horizon (which cost about a third as much.) The Widelux 
is better built, metal rather than plastic, but much less convenient in 
most ways. I only use it when the extra 10 degrees or so it gives is 
important - you can cover 360 degrees with 3 shots rather than 4 for 
example. The Horizon has a better range of speeds, and is also sharp to 
infinity at moderate apertures - you need to use my Horizon at f11 to 
acheive this. The Horizon viewfinder is so much better - brighter, more 
accurate and has a spirit level in it. With the Widelux you need to use 
the arrows on the top to decide what will be in your picture.

Peter Marshall
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