{"product_id":"horseman-980-camera-kit-ravishes","title":"Horseman 980 Camera Kit","description":"\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT CONDITION THE CONDITION IS IN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e88-Day Confirmed Operation Warranty. This is an interesting kit. Both lenses are in good shape with fairly accurate shutter speeds. The 65mm’s slow speeds run about half a stop slow, but 15, 30, 60, 125, and 250 are solid. The 90mm speeds aren’t bang on, but they’re close and within tolerance. The body shows use, but the rangefinder is clear and works well. The film backs are Wista and have a slightly larger opening than Horseman backs. It’s a complete setup and ready to use. Scroll down to learn why this camera thinks it's remarkable. Spoiler: it has a point.\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-bb47de12-7fff-33d3-710f-555027c38fa2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe Horseman 980 is what happens when Japanese engineers in the mid-20th century looked at the lumbering view camera and the scrappy press camera and thought, why not both? It's a 6x9 technical field camera that refuses to choose sides, offering the portability of something you might actually carry and the precise movements of something you'd normally need an engineer to operate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eBest used on a tripod, though it'll forgive you for trying handheld thanks to its viewfinder with automatic parallax correction and coupled rangefinder. The front movements are generous: geared rise, tilt, swing, and shift, all the tools you need to bend perspective to your will, while the rear movements are more reserved, as if the designers decided you didn't need that much control. They were probably right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eIt shoots 6x9 on 120 roll film, eight exposures per roll, which sounds limiting until you remember that scarcity breeds intention, or at least makes you think twice before firing the shutter. Paired with the 90mm f\/5.6 standard or the Super 65mm f\/7 wide-angle, it delivers images that are sharp yet softly resolute, low in contrast, high in character, with a vintage quality baked into the glass itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe Horseman 980 doesn't apologize. It asks for patience and rewards it with precise, character-rich results that feel earned rather than given.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eFor landscape, architecture, portraits and fine art work, it's a camera that demands you slow down and think. In an age of infinite exposures and instant feedback, that's not a limitation, friends. It's a philosophy.\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Horseman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157855551675,"sku":"HOR-980-MF-VC-KIT-GD-100162","price":788.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/6960\/6331\/files\/HOR-980-MF-VC-KIT-GD-100162-horseman-980-view-camera-medium-format-kit-vintage-camera-used-0010.jpg?v=1763234258","url":"https:\/\/www.foxandtalbot.com\/products\/horseman-980-camera-kit-ravishes","provider":"Fox and Talbot Cameras","version":"1.0","type":"link"}