Noblex 150UX

And Now For SomethingReallyWide!

I've become a bit of a panoramic camera junky. I now find myself with 3 panoramic cameras — aFuji 617, aHasselblad XPan3-lens outfit, and most recently theNoblex 150UX.
It all started about 5 years ago with aNoblex 135u, which, when it accidentally fell and was destroyed, ended up being replaced first with theFuji 617and then later on with theXPan. TheXPanhas become one of my favourite camera systems and has largely replaced theFujifor most applications. While I loved theFuji'slarge image size, with its fixed 105mm lens it really wasn't wide enough, and it also wasn't an easy camera to travel with because of its size.
TheXPanwith its 30mm lens is usually wide enough but I missed 120 size film. I decided to replace theFuji 617with theNoblex 150UXbecause it offered the extremely high image quality available from 120 film along with a 2:1 aspect ratio and 138 degrees of horizontal coverage — far in excess of anything else in my arsenal.
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