GO WIDE.
Discover the worlds hidden in every moment with WideluxX™.
A moving lens. Sweeping analog panoramas.
Only 350 in the first release.
A Contemporary Tool, Not a Retro Gesture
The WideluxX™ is not a nostalgic return to the past. It exists alongside contemporary tools, offering a different way to create.
What Makes WideluxX Unique
A Different Way to See
WideluxX™ reveals a scene in motion that conventional frames just can’t contain. As the lens sweeps, the photograph expands across space-time. These panoramas show environments as they are experienced, with people living their moments, architecture extending across the horizon, and time passing across the frame.
Photos in Motion
A WideluxX photograph is created physically on analog film. Light passing through the lens is captured gradually during the sweep, forming the panorama through a continuous exposure. The frame isn’t assembled afterward — it forms through motion, light, and time.
Modern Analog Precision
WideluxX™ preserves the heritage of swing-lens photography, brought to life in Germany through modern precision manufacturing. Carefully engineered components make the camera a photographic instrument you can rely on. It’s a swing-lens camera for today’s photographers, preserving the character of the original system through modern craftsmanship.
Single Exposure Panorama
Each WideluxX™ image is created in a single continuous exposure, capturing space and time as they unfold, right in front of your eyes.
Swing-Lens Mechanism
At the heart of the WideluxX™ is a rotating lens that sweeps across the scene, rendering time as a continuous panorama on 35mm film.
Why Single Exposure Matters
Unbroken Time
A stitched panorama merges a series of separate instants into one frame. A single-exposure panorama records a continuous passage of time. Movement and perspective are defined by the mechanics of exposure rather than post-processing alignment.
No Stitch Artifacts
Because the frame is formed in one exposure, there are no seam transitions, alignment shifts, or computational blending. The image reflects what occurred during the sweep, without reconstruction.
Motion Integration
Motion is not frozen or corrected. Subjects moving through the frame contribute naturally to the final image as the lens rotates, producing results that reflect duration rather than a single static instant.
Explore the Mechanism
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Slit Shutter Scan
The rotating lens exposes the film through a narrow slit. Each segment of the frame receives light sequentially as the lens sweeps across the scene, forming a continuous panoramic image.
Uniform Edge Exposure
Because the lens remains centered as it rotates, light reaches the film evenly across the entire frame. This produces consistent exposure from edge to edge.
Handheld Slow Speeds
At 1/15 second, the full sweep lasts approximately 2.5 seconds in real time. Each portion of the frame, however, is exposed only briefly as the slit passes, allowing sharp handheld images at speeds that would normally require a tripod.
Aperture Sets Focus
Focus is fixed from 1.5 meters to infinity. Depth of field is controlled by aperture selection. At f/11 most scenes remain sharp from several feet to infinity, while wider apertures narrow the sharp range for selective emphasis.
Everyday Use
WideluxX™ fits naturally into existing analog workflows, using standard 35mm film and familiar processing methods.
Technical Specifications
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Fully Mechanical Analog Camera
- Film Type
- Standard 35mm
- Image Format
- 24×58mm
- Images per 36-image roll
- Approx. 21
- Lens
- 26mm f/2.8
- Shutter Speeds
- 1/15, 1/125, 1/250 second
- Viewing Angle
- 140° diagonal (126° horizontal)
- Aperture
- Manual, f/2.8–f/11
- Focus
- Fixed, from 1.5m (5 ft.) to infinity
- Mechanism
- Rotating slit shutter (swing lens)
- Weight
- Approx. 880g (1.9 lb.)
How This Fits Into Your Workflow
Standard Lab Workflow
The film can be developed through any conventional lab or home darkroom process without requiring special chemicals.
Scan and Archive
Panoramic frames can be scanned using existing 35mm scanners. Digital files integrate easily into modern editing, printing, and archival workflows.
Room for Refinement
The camera emphasizes decisions made at exposure, but images can still be adjusted or refined using familiar digital tools when desired.
Is this Camera for You?
Where WideluxX Excels
WideluxX shines in environments where space and motion contribute to the image. Landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and group portraits benefit from the extended field of view and the continuous sweep of the exposure.
Learning the Sweep
Swing-lens photography rewards attention to motion, timing, and framing. The camera itself is mechanically straightforward, but the results become more interesting as photographers learn how movement and perspective shape the panorama.
Photographing Deliberately
WideluxX isn’t designed for rapid sequential shooting, close macro work, or automated exposure adjustments. It encourages a more deliberate way of photographing.
Learning Through Use
Working with WideluxX™ means allowing space for surprise—images shaped by light, movement, and the unfolding moment.
All photos in this gallery were taken on WideluxX prototypes.
WideluxX™ vs. Widelux F8
Inspired by the original Widelux F8, the WideluxX™ preserves its character while updating materials and manufacturing to modern standards.
Longevity & Support
Designed to endure, the WideluxX™ can be adjusted, repaired, and restored—much like a mechanical watch.
What's Changed and What Hasn't
What Hasn't Changed
- Swing-lens capture
- Single exposure
- Core optical behavior
- Fixed focus
- Fully mechanical operation
Inspired by the original Widelux F8, WideluxX™ preserves its character while updating materials and construction to modern standards.
What Has Changed
- Modern precision
- Serviceable parts
- Modern glass
- Improved rewind
- Custom finishes
The WideluxX™ is not a nostalgic return to the past.
It exists alongside contemporary tools, offering a different way to create.
Service & Repair Support
Warranty Coverage
WideluxX is supported directly by SilverBridges GmbH. Warranty service covers manufacturing defects under the applicable warranty terms.
Workshop Service
Maintenance and repair are initially handled by the same team responsible for building the camera. Over time, service knowledge will be shared with authorized technicians so the camera can be maintained and repaired well beyond the factory.
Long-term Support
Replacement parts are produced to consistent specifications so the camera can be adjusted, repaired, and restored for decades to come. WideluxX is designed as a mechanical instrument meant to remain in use across generations — a camera that can be maintained, cared for, and passed on rather than replaced.
A camera with a future, not just a heritage.