Rotating lens cameras also produce a notable and odd "distortion" of lines. If the horizon, for instance, is placed even slightly off-center, the horizon line will bow slightly in the opposite direction.
When digital cameras entered the market, Sony had one of the first cameras with a rotating lens assembly, so you could see the LCD at different angles compared to the way the lens could see the world.
A camera with a rotating lens can produce very strange results if the lens does not rotate smoothly.
I love ultrawide photography. I own a couple of exotic wide angle cameras like my Noblex rotating lens panoramic camera and a traditional Horseman 6x12 cm system. I bought my first Tokina 17mm manual focus lens in the 1980s for my first Nikon.
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