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Old 19th January 2020, 01:23 PM
Terry S Terry S is offline
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Originally Posted by soulstar View Post
i want to move towards 6x12 and also widelux (panoramic)ratios but sourcing uk based sellers is like a golden ticket.
Hi Soulstar,

yes you will find it hard to find a UK seller of panoramic cameras, although there is the Lomography site, but I think that their goods are very overpriced in my opinion.

Myself and others on various sites, have all purchased cameras from Russia, with no problems. Their prices are about half of the above sites, even when including p/p etc. The cameras are excellent and the service and communications are great.

It's worth checking out ebay.co.uk for 'Horizon s3 pro' cameras, which use standard 35mm film, but give you elongated views and negatives. Currently there are two sellers in Russia, both with 100% ratings, selling these cameras. Cameras from them come in at about £111.00, having just looked, with the other site quoting nearly £300.00 for similar cameras - but they are from a UK seller, if that bothers you and you're willing to pay (quite!) a bit more. But as said, myself and others have found the ebay sellers to be well worth considering.

I'm still trying out my camera and am enjoying the new experience. Also, as you mention that you are looking at getting an enlarger soon, get one that does at least 6 x 6, for I made a cardboard negative mask to use in my 6 x 6 enlarger, to hold the panoramic negatives, as they are just a few millimetres smaller than this, so enlarging the negatives is no problem for me.

I'm sure you will enjoy this camera if you get one, but the choice though, as always, is yours.

Terry S
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