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The Horizon is a mechanical swing-lens panoramic camera. It is manufactured by Krasnogorsky Mechanicheskiy Zavod (KMZ) in Krasnogorsk, Russia, better-known for their range of Zenit cameras. The main characteristic of this camera is its rotating lens that takes in a 120° panorama as the shutter button is pressed. The current (2015) models label as ''Horizon Perfekt'' and ''Horizon Kompakt''. ==History== The history of this camera dates back to the Soviet Union in the year 1948 when KMZ manufactured a very limited series of prototypes called ''FT-1'', a small, boxy panoramic camera for 35 mm film. The first public edition was presented years later on the Brussels World Fair in 1958 under the name ''FT-2''. Off the chronological order, an additional number of cameras labeled ''FT-3'' with prototype characteristics had already been produced in 1952 and 1953. ''FT'' stood for ''Fotoapparat Tokareva'', meaning Tokarev's camera. Tokarev is said to have come up with the initial design. The film had to be loaded into special cassettes that then would be inserted into the camera. Until 1968 16.662 FT-2 were made and sold also abroad under the names ''Spiratone'', ''Panorama'' and ''Spaceview''. In 1967 it was succeeded by the ''Horizont''. This camera already shared the basic looks with the present models and had similar technical specs: it had a f2.8/28 mm Industar lens and four shutter speeds, ranging from 1/30 s to 1/250 s. After 49,849 units this model was discontinued in 1973.〔Jean Loup Princelle: The Authentic Guide to Russian and Soviet Cameras〕 In 1989 the camera was picked up again by KMZ and reworked, especially on the exterior. This time KMZ called the camera ''Horizon 202''. Instead of a metal case, the outside was now made of ABS plastic. The interior workings, however, did not change much. The biggest change was the addition of a second gear, resulting in an additional set of shutter speeds. This left the photographer with 8 speeds to choose from: 1/2 s, 1/4 s, 1/8 s, 1/15 s, 1/30 s, 1/60 s, 1/125 s and 1/250 s. In latter models the speeds 1/15 s and 1/30 s where dropped in favor of a more evenly running mechanism. Since 2006 it is sold in a stripped down version with only two shutter speeds (1/2 s and 1/60 s) as ''Horizon Kompakt'' 〔http://www.sovietcams.com/index.php?496516567〕 In 2003 an again reworked edition was presented, initially released as ''Horizon 203'' but then called ''Horizon S3Pro''. This upgrade focused on design and performance, leaving the technical specs as they were. In 2005 the Lomographic Society International and KMZ partnered to sell the camera together under the name ''Horizon Perfekt''.〔http://www.lomography.com/magazine/237231-lomopedia-horizon-s3-pro〕 From about 2000 to 2005 a medium format edition called ''Horizon 205 PC'' was produced in small numbers. This model, however, did not make it to mass production and was discontinued. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Horizon (camera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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