Horizon 202

[rod sage <rsage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> What does everyone think of the Horizon? This will be my first Russian
> camera since I was a teenager with a Zorki about 30 years ago!
> 
> Les, Dallas.

I have 2 Horizon 202's which I have been using for stereo slides. I had
been very pleased with the image quality, plus they were very consistant
between the 2 cameras. Then on about the 4th roll through one camera the
images seemed to be darkened about 3 stops at midroll, then improved for
a bit, then went dark at the end of the roll. I have just discovered
that the variable slit is not opening at all. Dang! Does anyone have the
name of someone who repairs these? Or have a clue what to do? I also
have the earlier heavy metal Horizont model which is fine, except that
half the images have banding, not normal verical banding but a crescent
shaped band about 1/2" in on the leading edge. Could that possibly be
caused by the film buckling?

Rod Sage