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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: DanielStone on October 15, 2012, 07:16:28 am

Title: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: DanielStone on October 15, 2012, 07:16:28 am
Just wondering, their(his) website isn't active anymore, but after looking at the other options for a panoramic camera with movements, his looks like the best option out there for a tripod-based system.

Any ideas on if he's still around in some capacity, or has he disappeared from the market altogether?

Dan
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: DanielStone on October 16, 2012, 11:35:31 am
well upon looking at an old version of the Gilde website, courtesy of the "wayback machine", it looks like Badger Graphic was at one time listed as a distributor.

So I just got off the phone with them, they stated that apparently he closed up shop 4-5yrs ago. Stated that his cameras were "very expensive"(duh ;)...), but very high quality... And they've NEVER seen one on the 2nd hand market...

Well the quest continues!

Does anyone know someone who might own one? Preferably in the vicinity of southern California? I'd really like to look at this camera in detail...

-Dan
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: Brian Hirschfeld on October 20, 2012, 01:25:00 am
would love to know what you find. Seemed like a very cool camera system which I might have picked up for its unique versatility if they still made them..
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: M. Schmidt on October 04, 2013, 01:41:33 pm
We have a Gilde Panoramic camera that we want to sell.  We live  in Germany, but will be in Southern CA, for 2 weeks the end of December 2013.  We could bring it if anyone is interested.  Dr. Gilde built this camera for my husband.
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: DanielStone on October 04, 2013, 02:18:49 pm
We have a Gilde Panoramic camera that we want to sell.  We live  in Germany, but will be in Southern CA, for 2 weeks the end of December 2013.  We could bring it if anyone is interested.  Dr. Gilde built this camera for my husband.

sent you a message
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: mtclearwave on December 03, 2014, 12:59:51 pm
is the Gilde camera still for sale? i am very interested!
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: DanielStone on December 03, 2014, 01:39:18 pm
is the Gilde camera still for sale? i am very interested!

they sold the kit, €12.000 IIRC
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: mtclearwave on December 03, 2014, 01:43:56 pm
ok thx! what a pity! do u know of any other ones for sale - or where i might look for one?
thx!
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: DanielStone on December 03, 2014, 05:41:30 pm
ok thx! what a pity! do u know of any other ones for sale - or where i might look for one?
thx!

No idea. That was/is the first one I've seen for sale since I first found out about them in 2008.
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: mtclearwave on December 04, 2014, 03:21:00 am
ok - thx anyway!
Title: Re: What happened to Gilde panoramic cameras?
Post by: MyCams on February 08, 2018, 01:08:14 am
Good morning,

I had stumbled over this thread the other day.
I have currently one of the Gilde Kameras with two lenses for sale and will be adding it to the sale area later.
Those of you interested, please contact with PM .
I am a well respected member of other photography forums and have a straight positiv history on eBay.

Best regards,
Helge