Is This the Best Panoramic Film Camera Ever? Discovering the Horseman SW617 Professional System

Complete Guide to the Horseman SW617 Panoramic Film Camera System. Join me for a walkthrough of the legendary Horseman SW617 Professional panoramic camera system. This elusive and iconic 6x17 medium format camera was born at the very peak of analog camera engineering, just before the digital era swept in, and it remains a masterpiece of mechanical precision and modular flexibility. In this video, I’ll take you through my full Horseman SW617 system setup, including: 2 Horseman SW617 Professional camera bodies Schneider Super Angulon XL 72mm f/5.6 Schneider Super Angulon XL 90mm f/5.6 Schneider Tele Xenar 250mm f/5.6 Matching Schneider center filters IVa and IVb Matching dedicated finders 2 ground glass focusing units 2 Horseman 6x17 roll film backs (4 exposures on 120 film) Lens-by-lens breakdown of all 8 compatible options How to focus, compose, calculate exposure, level, and shoot with this beautifully slow and precise analog system. #HorsemanSW617 #PanoramicPhotography #MediumFormatFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmIsNotDead