Horizon (camera)

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Horizon 202 swing-lens camera

A negative from the "202" camera

The Horizon is a mechanical swing-lens panoramic camera. It is manufactured by Krasnogorsky Mekhanichesky Zavod in Krasnogorsk, Russia, better-known for their range of Zenit cameras.

Cameras with similar functions include the Noblex and Widelux.

The Horizon was produced in two formats: the 205pc, which took 55×110 mm wide frames on 120 film, and the 202 which took 24×58 mm wide frames on perforated 35 mm film. The 202 has recently been superseded by the S3pro, which is essentially the same camera in a remodelled body.

An older version, called "Horizont", produced in the Soviet Union 1960s, had an all-metal, rectangular body and a removable viewfinder. The technology of the "202" is basically the same, but the body is plastic, and has an integrated viewfinder. Thus, it is rather larger than the original Horizont.