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Panon Cameraco. Widelux

The Panon Widelux is a hand-held panoramic film camera that uses a swing-lens mechanism to expose a wide horizontal frame across 35mm film. Produced by Panon Camera Co. of Japan, it was positioned as a specialist tool for landscape, architectural and group panoramic photography rather than as a general-purpose camera.

Auction data for the Widelux is thin: the single recorded UK saleroom hammer result on file is £322 from a 1999 Christie's sale, so any sense of what one is worth today rests on that lone data point rather than a current range or median. Buyers tracking the price of a Widelux in 2026 should treat this figure as historical context only — it is a wholesale auction-hammer level, not a retail asking price, and current values for clean working examples are likely to differ.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Jul 1999 £322 Christie's