Gear
SUMMARY
Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges, alongside photographer Susan Bridges, has revived the iconic Widelux film camera, now called the WideluxX. This hand-assembled panoramic camera, based on the Widelux F8, features a unique swinging lens that captures a 140-degree view. Pre-orders for the German-manufactured camera opened on April 28, with the first batch limited to 350 units. The WideluxX uses 35mm film and offers shutter speeds of 1/15, 1/125, and 1/250th of a second, with apertures from f/2.8 to f/11.
TAKEAWAYS
The WideluxX is a revived, hand-assembled panoramic film camera.
It features a unique swinging lens for a 140-degree field of view.
Pre-orders are now open, with the first batch limited to 350 cameras.
The camera is manufactured and hand-assembled in Germany.