Panorax Z-1 Panoramic 35mm Camera EXTREMELY RARE! Start Price USD 11,995.00 Current Price USD 11,995.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 12,295.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 22, 2008 End Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Location Very Eastern USA See more about 'Panorax Z-1 Panoramic 35mm Camera EXTREMELY RARE!' Description Panorax Z-1 Panoramic 35mm Camera (1958/59), one of the rarest panoramic cameras, usually owned by Japanese museums, manufactured by the Panorax Optical Ind. Company of Tokyo (a division of Nippon Tokushu Koki Co. of Kawasaki?), this unique piece of equipment takes 45° to 360° images produced by wrapping 35mm film around a cylinder and exposing the film thru a rotating slit via internal and external front surface mirrors, with speed and slit size variations shutter speeds range from 1 second to 1/1000 second. It also features a focusable 40mm f3.5 Panoler lens, a focusable six segment 360° handgrip/periscope viewfinder (with spirit level), an optical directional viewfinder (on the "Standard" mirror), additional "Upper" and "Lower" view taking mirrors (also front surface), a compartmentized carrying case and three B&W filters (red, orange and yellow). The camera shows some signs of use, most notably some scuffing on the bottom plate and some paint chipping on the "Standard" view mirror housing. The rest of the body is 9.5ish cosmetic condition and the Upper view and Lower view mirrors are mint. The front surface mirrors are near perfect. The case has typical leather cracking and some missing stitching. This is a seldom offered opportunity to acquire a very rare piece of photographic history. Paypal only accepted as an e-check. Place a Bid!