My first encounter with this
intriguing camera was in Joseph Meehan's authoritative book on panoramic photography, where it was briefly mentioned
under the category of swing-lens panoramic cameras. At that time, my curiosity
was piqued, but my initial internet searches yielded no results.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks
ago. While revisiting Meehan's book, I was reminded of this elusive camera. A
quick online search this time bore fruit—finally, a clue! It turned out the
camera was sold on eBay back in March 2024. From what I’ve gathered, it’s a
motor-driven swing-lens panoramic camera, reminiscent of the iconic Noblex
models.
Details about this camera remain
scarce, If you, dear readers, have any information, photographs, or insights
about this camera, I would greatly appreciate hearing from you.
You can find a picture and a few more details about this camera on this linked page.
As I was writing this blog post, a little bit more delving into the matter revealed more information on this camera. It appears that Electropan was built by Kornelius Scorle, some old pics of him and his cameras appeared in the August issue of IAPP magazine which can be found here.
Looks like Mr. Schorle is still very much into panoramic photography as this link points to his recent works.
P.S: During the holiday season I'll be posting on some more panoramic cameras , equipments etc.
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