| ▲ | New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges(wideluxx.com) |
| 48 points by armadsen 2 days ago | 17 comments |
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| ▲ | peteforde 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| I've been patiently waiting for this to drop for ~5 years, and I was hoping that it would somehow be under $1000. Oh my god. $4400 is... a lot of money. $175 shipping had better include a Jeff Bridges Cameo video. Don't get me wrong: I suspect that he's spent millions of dollars getting the project to this point, and that it's a mechanically perfect instrument. Huge respect for caring this much and seeing the project through. But damn. |
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| ▲ | _doctor_love 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Just because we're film enthusiasts doesn't make us SAPS! | | | |
| ▲ | armadsen 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Yeah, I've been waiting for it for years too. I thought it was going to be substantially more than $4400 (more like $6-7K). Under $1,000 is unfortunately simply impossible. Used Wideluxes go for a fair bit more than $1K. That said, too much for me right now. Maybe someday. | |
| ▲ | joe_mamba 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | >and I was hoping that it would somehow be under $1000. Does this product have iPhone levels of sweatshop manufacturing and economies of scale, that such a price point would be realistic to you? From what I know, the price is exactly where low-volume hand-made artisanal hardware is in the west, especially given the supply chain geopolitical challenges Trump caused. I fact, the value for such a niche boutique engineered product, seems pretty decent. Just look how much Swiss watches cost. | | |
| ▲ | peteforde 17 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Like I said, I was hoping that it would be closer to what an iPhone costs so that a lot more people can justify buying one. I believe that it's better for their long-term viability if they sell 1000 for $2000 instead of 300 for $4400. | | |
| ▲ | joe_mamba 8 minutes ago | parent [-] | | >Like I said, I was hoping that it would be closer to what an iPhone costs so that a lot more people can justify buying one. And as I said, the realities of HW development and manufacturing are vastly different that what you'd wish for them to be. It doesn't matter what you hope for, the math of economics is what dictates the end result. >I believe that it's better for their long-term viability if they sell 1000 for $2000 instead of 300 for $4400. That's like wanting 9 women to deliver a baby in a month. Why doesn't Apple choose to sell 100 million units of their iPhone 17 Pro Max at 700 instead of selling 30 million units at 1300 so more people can enjoy it? |
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| ▲ | fdsajfkldsfklds an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It seems to suffer from an un-necessary amount of panoramic distortion, unless that is supposed to be part of the charm. |
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| ▲ | armadsen 17 minutes ago | parent [-] | | That is indeed part of the charm. The people who like swing lens panoramic cameras like the Widelux like that look. The alternative is something like the Hasselblad Xpan, or even just a panoramic crop from a regular camera. A swing lens does something unique. |
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| ▲ | bitwize 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| He built it in a cave. With a box of scraps. |
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| ▲ | wvbdmp 23 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Well, in Germany. Seems like a great fit for Germany, too – precision optics and mechanics and zero digital complications. |
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| ▲ | lschueller an hour ago | parent | prev [-] |
| I don't see, what Jeff Bridges has actively to do with it. Besides being the marketing bait. Thr about us section just repeats the pr biography. What was his part in this camera? |
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| ▲ | CharlesW 43 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Jeff Bridges is a photographer (among other things) who’s been shooting with Widelux cameras for 40+ years. He’s the co-founder of the company who’s creating this revival. It would not exist without him. | | |
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