{"id":95639,"date":"2025-08-27T05:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95639\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T05:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:42:11","slug":"sasquatch-617-panoramic-film-camera-captures-wide-uninterrupted-landscapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95639\/","title":{"rendered":"sasquatch 617 panoramic film camera captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A panoramic camera built to capture uninterrupted landscapes<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sasquatch 617 is a panoramic, medium-format film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/camera-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">camera<\/a> developed by industrial designer Derek Chiang in collaboration with industrial and graphic designer Ellie Kim. The project responds to the challenge of capturing wide, uninterrupted landscapes beyond the limits of standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/photography\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">photographic<\/a> framing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike stitched digital panoramas, which reconstruct scenes from multiple images, the Sasquatch 617 produces a continuous photograph, making it suited for dynamic environments with movement, such as trees in the wind or breaking waves.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sasquatch-617-a-panoramic-film-camera-7-68a4816d5d5bb.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Derek Chiang and Ellie Kim<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sasquatch 617 expands the limits of panoramic photography<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thesasquatchcamera.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">camera<\/a> is constructed with a 304 stainless steel exterior frame combined with 3D printed polycarbonate components. With a lens attached, the system weighs approximately 1kg. Functional features include a focusing ring, a rear door panel for full access, and manual film advance knobs. Optional accessories extend usability and include a magnetically attached viewfinder, a magnetically attached shutter release cable, and a protective lens cover.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sasquatch 617 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/thesasquatchcamera\/sasquatch-617-panoramic-film-camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">model<\/a> is designed as a robust tool for outdoor use while maintaining precision in construction and operation. Pre-orders will be available on Kickstarter in September 2025, with shipping planned for late November.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sasquatch-617-a-panoramic-film-camera-4-68a4816d5d4de.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>built to capture uninterrupted landscapes<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes\" width=\"818\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sasquatch-617-a-panoramic-film-camera-1-68a4816d5d3fc.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>shot on Sasquatch 617 | Kodak Ektar 100<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes\" width=\"818\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sasquatch-617-a-panoramic-film-camera-2-68a4816d5d46b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>shot on Sasquatch 617 | Kodak Gold 200<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes\" width=\"818\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sasquatch-617-a-panoramic-film-camera-3-68a4816d5d4a7.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>shot on Sasquatch 617 | Kodak Portra 400<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A panoramic camera built to capture uninterrupted landscapes \u00a0 The Sasquatch 617 is a panoramic, medium-format film camera&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95640,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,47238,1120,96,6487,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-95639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-camera-design","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-photography","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}