Modern Japan with Horizon S3

In part IV of the series Manny Santiago looks at Modern Japan via the Horizon S3 Pro Panoramic. The Horizon is a mechanical swing-lens panoramic camera manufactured by Krasnogorskiy Zavod in Krasnogorsk, Russia, known for their range of Zenit cameras.

The Horizon was produced in two formats: the 205pc, which took 50.5×110 mm wide frames on 120 film, and the 202, which took 24×58 mm wide frames on perforated 35 mm film. The 202 has been superseded by the S3pro, a redesigned and improved camera with silent rotation and more exposure times.

An older version called the Horizont, produced in the Soviet Union in the 1960s, had an all-metal, rectangular body and a removable viewfinder. The technology of the “202” is basically the same, but the body covering is plastic, and has an integrated viewfinder, making it larger. Additionally, the 202 features a slow-speed shutter mechanism, with exposure times of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250 of a second; the S3-Pro has exposure times of 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 second, slower rotation than the 202, and silent rotation. It has been appropriated by Lomo.

Modern Japan with Horizon S3

One of the many wonders of the Asodake Caldera area in Kumamoto

A Submarine rises as the sun also rises over Sakurajima in Kagoshima

The city of Tokyo sparkles brightly at night as viewed from Roppongi

The city of Tokyo bustles during the early evening as viewed from Roppongi

Kids playing in the Fountain at Canal City in Tenjin, Fukuoka

Mt Fuji at sunset from Yoyogi park in Shibuya

Casual & Delicious – Open air dining at Yatai Tsukasa in Tenjin, Fukuoka

Sakura blooms at one of many temples in Kamakura

Arudou Debido in the Yurakucho Yakitori Alley with Old Movie Posters in front of Manpuku Shokudo’ izakaya bar

As the night falls on Tokyo the construction begins in Shibuya

Sushi stand at Karato Ichiba in Shimonoseki – famous for Fuku

Homeless sleep on cardboard in front of Tokyu in Shibuya

Japanese school girl in front of vending machines in Shibuya

Tokyo at sunset from Ebisu

The Modern Japan Gallery

• Part I – Modern Japan with a Lomo LC-A
• Part II – Modern Japan with a Holga 120S
• Part III – Modern Japan with a Nikon N80 Film Camera
• Part IV – Modern Japan with a Horizon S3 Panoramic Camera
• Part V – Modern Japan with a Zenza Bronica
• Part VI – Modern Japan with a Makina
• Part VII – Modern Japan with a Pinhole Holga
• Toy Cameras