The other evening, while we had willing victims…(some call them guests), we tested out our newly converted antique lens on our 4×5 Toyo Field camera. This lens, my husband hunted down on various sites like the Large Format Photography Forum and Ebay, it is approximately 110 years old…well, why listen to me talk about it…let me have him tell you more.
“This antique brass lens was made in France about 90-110 years ago and is a Hermagis 250mm/f4. It is a Petzval design and makes for an incredible portrait lens. The aperture is fixed at roughly f4 and has no waterhouse stops or an internal aperture. The shots were taken at 4-5 seconds in length, taking into account the bellows extension and the film reciprocity for the Efke PL25 M film.” See, I knew I should let him to the Technical Talk.
Well, not much to report accept it was great fun and we hope the images speak for themselves.
Next adventure, the antique camera show in the Netherlands….keep your eye fix to this page to hear more!
by lthek
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