Sitting out back a few days, with the petzval lens of course. Sony a7ii body.
Tag: Petzval
Petzval Pictorial
Yesterday I went to nearby Withrow Park with my Lomography 55mm f/1.7 MK II Petzval lens in hand. I was in a Pictorial mood again.
Bon Echo Park With a Petzval Lens
One of the lenses I took to Bon Echo Park here in Ontario last weekend was my Lomography 55mm f/1.7 Mark II Petzval.
I had a kind of image in mind, and the distortions inherent in the Petzval lens, plus added deep vignette gave me what I was looking for.
Petzval in the Graveyard
I have shot this still life in St. James cemetery before, but using the Lomography Petzval 55mm/f1.7 MKii transforms the scene for me.
Enjoying a Petzval lens
A good friend of mine lent me his Lomography Petzval 55 MKII lens, and I went out with it for the first time earlier today. I love this lens! It uses the Petzval optical formula from the mid nineteenth century to create the characteristic swirl.
Another Photographer Friend
Today another portrait of a film photography friend 🙂 It was a lovely day at High Park yesterday when Chrissie Wu and I met up for a photoshoot. I was once again using my 4×5 Speed Graphic and vintage Petzval lens, but the film was Fomapan 100, which I have never shot in 4×5 before. Developed in Xtol 1+1 for 7.5 minutes @ 20 C, I am quite happy with the tonality of the result.
A Photographer Friend
Recently I went to Kitchener for a shoot with my friend Suzanne Leakey. Suzanne is a talented photographer in her own right, as well as a jewellery maker. It was fun to talk shop as the shoot progressed! This image was taken with the 4×5 Speed Graphic and antique Petzval lens, on HP5+ film.
The Light of Late Afternoon
I had a great shoot yesterday with my good friend Jennifer yesterday. The sun was low in the sky, and through the trees on the U of T campus downtown the light took on a lovely dappled quality that I think worked well with the Petzval lens and the 4×5 Speed Graphic. Created using Ilford HP5+ film.
Two Cameras, One Subject
Last Wednesday at lunch on a very warm, humid day I got together with my good friend Adriana for a portrait shoot in Centennial Park in Mississauga. I used two very different cameras: first, my Olympus Pen F, which until I had primarily used for male portraits. With a 100mm/3.5 Zuiko lens mounted, I think this camera works for female portraits as well.
Next, a portrait with my Petzval lens from the 1860’s using my 4×5 Speed Graphic. While normally I shoot close in with this lens, I decided to try moving back, and I like what the old lens did to the background. There is a a dimensionality to the Petzval lens optical formula that I don’t think digital filters can copy; it’s like being in a dream 🙂
Michelle Again
Here is another image of my friend Michelle, taken at the Quebec meet-up of friends she hosted. This photograph was made with my 4×5 Speed Graphic, my antique Petzval lens, some amazing light, and an amazing subject 🙂
My Third Eye 