I love the wide panoramic format.... It takes time to get your images right like anything new. I got to use a x-pan for a weekend and really liked it but the $$$ were tight then and I picked up a Horizon 202 it was crude like most Russian cameras but worked and the lens was good. I upgraded to a Noblex 135 U it had multi exposure and lens shift plus a german lens I had lots of fun for a number of years until digital came on and things went crazy.