Lookaround Camera, Alan Zinn

[sdivot]

Hi,
I'm wondering if anyone has any info on Alan Zinn and his Lookaround camera? His website seems to be gone and I'm wondering if he's still with us.
Years ago I bought one of his beautiful Lookaround cameras. I'm ashamed to say I didn't use it very much, for a variety of reasons. The camera is awesome and in perfect shape. I'm thinking of selling it, since I don't use it and I'm in poor health. I have no clue what it's worth or if there's even a market.
The problem is that Mr. Zinn and any info on the Lookaround seems to have fallen off the face of the earth.
Can anyone help enlighten me on this issue?
Thanks,
Steve

 

[Dan Fromm]

Hmm. Looked hard, have you?

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/18525515/clook-bookbk5bk5-contentswpd-zinn-alan/3

 

[sdivot]

As a matter of fact, I have. I should have stated that I haven't been able to find any current info. The most recent thing I found is something from 2016.
Would anyone happen to have any current info on Alan or his cameras?
Thank you

 

[AgX]

Thank you Dan nevertheless. I was not aware of that publication. (Though I was interested in rotational panoramic cameras and in the long past some Seitz models were on my wishlist...)

 

[Jeremy Mudd]

His home address and realtor info shows that the house hasn't been sold since 2010, so he may still be alive and living there or its passed on to a relative. May be worth trying to source a number via the address and find him that way.

EDIT:
Steve, I found a telephone# for him but not certain if its good or not. For some reason I can't send a direct message here, so I sent an email with the info thru your photography website. Good luck!

Jeremy

 

[Womeninpants]

Alan is a friend of mine. He is living in Boston. My email is womeninpants1@sbcglobal.net. If you send me your info, I’ll pass it almg to him. I was just looking for his website because I gave my niece an image I bought from him and I ran across this post.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Alan is a friend of mine. He is living in Boston. My email is womeninpants1@sbcglobal.net. If you send me your info, I’ll pass it all to him. I was just looking for his website because I gave my niece an image I bought from him and I ran across this post.

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Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​

 

[europanorama]

have one prototype and one not wobbling anymore. didnt yet have time-over 20 years to take images. but i studied and altered some things.
1. there is a e-book. maybe its identical to the one linked here. if there is a file-section i will transfer the pngs to pdf and upload. original ebook is deeply stored on one of my older hdds. not easy to be found.
2. disadvantage. on 35 camera only one meter of film could be used thanks to thickness of takeupspool. no space for thicker.
3. i altered existing mount now takes C/Y lenses also shift PC-Distagon 35/2.8 but screws must be moved or front rebuild. i will use solid 3M duallock to hold stuff together. this lens has 63mm image circle. means 63-43= 20mm shift. maybe a but more can be gained with a bit of lightfalloffs. one must test. biggest advantage with unperforated film is its large vertical angle. will calculate it.
4. i thought about a rotationcounter. when needed rotation is reached image can be taken. one is rotating the cam and exposure can be done when right rotation speed is reached. manual rotation is also possible- e.g. slowing down at darker areas of the circle.
5. most interesting new item is: we made additional film-takeup-spool for 18mm distagon. be aware zeiss lenses not always have nominal FL. 28mm is 29mm in reality.
6. i have data of a wedge he was using for dual-shot 3dstereopan. sort of prism shooting to the left. then mounting rotated shooting right imag. similar dr clauss not online any more.
Eyescan has/had a genious shift-technique inside. never understood it.

Panoramakamera – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org

 

[Arthurwg]

At last, a camera that I don't want.

 

[gone]

You may have overlooked this little gem Arthurwg. The Canon Q5200, which is sold under a zillion other names, and can usually be located inside a thrift store glass case near you, which is it's preferred natural habitat.

Photo credit is due to James Camera Collection, a photography lover who also has the definitive and coolest light meter collection I have ever seen.