Panoramic photography, and especially the super wide photos produced from panoramiccameras have always inspired fascination.  As in normal human vision, the rotating shutter slit reproduces the entire extension of landscape, interior architecture, the gentle curve of a river, incorporating all that our eyes see before us.

With the appearance of Noblex cameras, photographers began to have the ability to creatively experiment with various formats, multiple exposures, and the rise of a lens for help with parallax distortion.  Once thought of as strictly a landscape tool, the Noblex has evolved into much more than this, bringing us the ability to capture not only these breathtaking scenics, but portraiture, still life, in short, anything the eye can see.

How Noblex Cameras Operate:

All Noblex Cameras operate the same way.  Noblex Cameras are "SWING LENS" cameras, that is, the lens is recessed into a revolving drum, which rotates a complete 360 degrees.  During the first half of this revolution, the lens is hidden from view.  Also during this period of time, the lens, through a geared system, gets" up to speed", a speed which is electronically maintained during the second half of the rotation (because of this, banding, common with spring wound swing lens cameras, is eliminated).  As the lens goes through the second half of this rotation, the exposure is made.  Light entering through the lens is exposed onto a CURVED FILM PLANE, which results in a panoramic image that is distortion free (it is because of the curved film plane that the image is distortion free, edge to edge).  The lens always maintains the same distance from the film plane.

Noblex Quality:

The body of all Noblex Cameras are cast from a single piece of AIRCRAFT STRENGTH ALUMINUM.  Each camera is hand produced from components manufactured to factory specifications.  The main rotational drum is GEAR DRIVEN, not spring driven.  All Noblex Cameras use NOBLAR "T" (Tessar design: 4 element, 4 grouping) lenses.  Resulting images are tack sharp, edge to edge.

Panoramic Vision:

Human vision is approximately 145 degrees, that is, our entire field of view when we look normally at any object or scene.  Noblex Cameras duplicate exactly this field of view.

35 mm Models:  135 S,  135 U, and ProSport

Both the 135 S and 135 U appeal to a wide range of photographers, especially where SIZE and WEIGHT is a consideration. First of all, the body design and format seem to be less intimidating to shooters unfamiliar, to any other format than 135 mm. LARGE FORMAT shooters like the 135 as well, because they think of the 135's as a " quick shooting " camera. It is small and unobtrusive. Image quality in the 135 line is superb,as Noblex uses the exact  same lens in the entire 35mm line.

150 Models:  ( 6 x 12 Format ,120 Roll Film )   150 E , 150 FE, 150 HS & 150 UX

The 150 Models , which use 120 Roll Film ONLY  are ideal for a wide range of photography.  The 120 format offers a larger negative size, and, for the professional photographer, a wider degree of applications than the 135 models.

175 Model:   ( 6 x 17 Format, 120 Roll Film )   175 UX

The 175 UX which uses 120 Roll Film ONLY  is for the photographer who demands a LARGER IMAGE SIZE. The 175 is ideal for STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY, GROUP PORTRAITURE, NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPES,  INTERIORS,  & STREET SCENES. The combination of the 6 x 17 format, and the NOBLAR " T" 6.5  75 mm lens  allows the photographer to capture stunning panoramic images.  The 175 UX incorporates Shift, Focus, as well as the inclusion of the SLOW SPEED SHUTTER MODULE, allowing rotations down to 2 full seconds, ideal for nightime CityScapes