New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges

Posted by armadsen 2 days ago

New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges(wideluxx.com)

110 points | 53 commentspage 2

smallerize 5 hours ago|

Did I miss something or are there only 3 example photos?

fsckboy 2 hours ago|

i saw 6 in the left-right scroller

but when i looked in Firefox Page Info there were some I had not seen on the page. I just grabbed these sorry for dupes or whatever, can't be bothered to clean up. I tried to skip maketing pictures, pictures of the camera

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/unbroken-tim...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/no-stich-art...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/unbroken-tim...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/widexluxx-je...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-bending-...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-street-p...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-architec...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-unique-l...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-portrait...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-landscap...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/widelux-to-w...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wolfgang-in-...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/widelux-f8-c...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/wlx-preprodu...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/final-widelu...

https://wideluxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/film-strip-s...

now this layout is the real UI layout! UX sux and don't download the photo till I click on it, I'm on a modem!

jameshart 2 hours ago||

The other photos pop up in the drill down sections if you click some of the red buttons.

Worth noting that some of the photos appear to be ones from Jeff Bridges' personal collection taken with his original Widelux F8, rather than photos taken with the prototype of the WideluxX product they are selling here - some of these are on set photos from when he was shooting The Big Lebowski.

_aavaa_ 5 hours ago||

> I confirm that this is a customized product and that the statutory right of withdrawal under Section 312g(2)(1) of the German Civil Code (BGB) does not apply.

Interesting checkbox on the purchase page. I wonder what the implications are.

bravura 5 hours ago|

When you buy something in Germany and the EU, you typically can return it.

That does not apply to custom buildouts, like this camear.

_aavaa_ 3 hours ago||

Is it that it’s a custom item, or is it because of the mandatory engraving of initials you have to do?

athrow 22 minutes ago||

Scummy approach, we have buyer protections for a reason.

khazhoux 6 hours ago||

For those that don't understand the connection: Jeff Bridges has been using Widelux cameras since at least the 80s. He's even got shots from the set of Tron!

https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/3...

https://www.reddit.com/r/lebowski/comments/1rjcrfj/behindthe...

medill1919 2 hours ago||

The originals were mechanical challenges.

tpoindex 5 hours ago||

The camera abides.

bitwize 8 hours ago||

He built it in a cave. With a box of scraps.

wvbdmp 7 hours ago|

Well, in Germany. Seems like a great fit for Germany, too – precision optics and mechanics and zero digital complications.

gregjw 6 hours ago||

Iron Man reference.

redsocksfan45 8 hours ago||

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fdsajfkldsfklds 8 hours ago||

It seems to suffer from an un-necessary amount of panoramic distortion, unless that is supposed to be part of the charm.

armadsen 7 hours ago|

That is indeed part of the charm. The people who like swing lens panoramic cameras like the Widelux like that look. The alternative is something like the Hasselblad Xpan, or even just a panoramic crop from a regular camera. A swing lens does something unique.

lschueller 7 hours ago|

I don't see, what Jeff Bridges has actively to do with it. Besides being the marketing bait. Thr about us section just repeats the pr biography. What was his part in this camera?

CharlesW 7 hours ago|

Jeff Bridges is a photographer (among other things) who’s been shooting with Widelux cameras for 40+ years. He’s the co-founder of the company who’s creating this revival. It would not exist without him.

armadsen 7 hours ago|||

Right. The whole revival was his idea, according to the story told by the other founders. Also, presumably he has funded the whole effort so far.

mschuster91 7 hours ago|||

TIL Jeff Bridges isn't just a pretty accomplished actor, but also a photographer who got an award and released multiple photo books [1].

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/photography/2019/12/04/did-yo...

kensai 7 hours ago||

Among other things, he is The Dude! ;)