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  1. Re: Rear element stuck on lens, need some ideas to get it off

    get a rubber wrench or better yet, two.
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    Re: Best practices for soft focus lenses?

    shooting those lenses at f/8 and more is killing the soft focus effect and their character. you could shoot any other lens and the result would be very similar.
    shoot them wide open or at +1 stop...
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    Re: NOS Ernostar 200mm f/2.7 for 8x10 camera

    very interesting! i've never heard of a 200/2.7, but i've seen a couple of 180/2.7. there have been bigger sizes of course, like 240/1.8...
    how did you find it and how can you be sure it's an...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    NAMIAS ANACHROMAT DOUBLE LENS 1:5 F=40 ORTHO AESCULIN ( 284790129016 ) - in not well preserved condition and imo incomplete = EUR 2.560, wow.
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    Re: Copal 3s to Copal 3 adapter

    custom work is too expensive. imo there must have been some mass produced adapters ?
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    Copal 3s to Copal 3 adapter

    Hi all,

    i have some lens cells that fit a Copal 3s but have only Copal 3 size shutters. Who makes adapter rings for Copal 3s to Copal 3 conversion, except Grimes perhaps ?
    I'm unable to find...
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    Re: Busch Nicola Perscheid ?

    please post pictures of both lenses.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    it would be nice if you share also the price, that was the idea of this thread
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    Re: Old Collodion Com wetplate site return

    nice! You last visited 30 July 2017 at 12:35
    thanks to the unknown (yet) guy!
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Dallmeyer Stigmatic series 1 No4 = £998 = EUR 1.107,65
    (www.ebay.de/itm/Rare-Brass-Bound-J-H-Dallmeyer-Stigmatic-Soft-Focus-Portrait-Large-Format-Lens/333643439657)

    don't really know why i'm...
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    Re: Iron ring on brass lens - possible to get off?

    you should ask yourself why this is there in the first place and do you really want to remove it and find out ? perhaps the underlying brass barrel is/was broken and repaired with this crude piece of...
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    Re: Can you diagnose this patchy look of the lens?

    coating issue, caused by ageing and some environmental factors like humidity perhaps. no fungus involved here.
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    Re: Voightlander & Sohn Euryscop Lenses

    what you have is a Series I Nr.6, 306 mm F3.16, made on 10.11.1897
    as for value you'll have to do your own research
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    Re: DIY Imagon Apertures

    wow, this is so much better than the sieve thingies !
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Taylor Taylor and Hobson 12 Inch R.V.P. in amazing condition (143003986524) - £756,00 = EUR 867,57
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    this thread is slowly dying :(

    Cooke IIE 15"/4.5 (332733341688) 2484EUR (2900USD)
  17. Re: Petzval / Dallmeyer (or other) antique lens for glowing SF HALO effects

    Miguel, the "glowing halo effect" depends also very much on lightning.
    another source you should study is http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/ lots of great samples with different sf lenses.
  18. Re: Petzval / Dallmeyer (or other) antique lens for glowing SF HALO effects

    Miguel, i think you're looking for a soft focus lens. from your list only the Wollensak Verito will give you the desired result. read about soft focus lenses as Steven suggested and then start...
  19. Re: First Voigtlander Petzval series - help with German, if possible!

    Steven, the paragraph you think is about "adjusting for chemical focussing" is actually about the price charged for the modification of old lenses (exchange of glass i would presume). "berechnet"...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Quinn's Auction Galleries Central Virginia 26. Sep. 2017
    P & S Visual Quality. Semi-achromatic; 13 inch (132334663535) = US $3.000,00 +20, 25 or 29% fees depending on bidding and payment
    P & S...
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    Re: Petzval lens identify

    here is my old thread about the same logo http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?126806-Lens-manufacturer-id
    looks like the rusty one in this thread and both have only a slight...
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    Re: Interesting Lerebours Counterfeit lenses?

    seems Lerebours is the new hype...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    what do you mean with failed, Pierre ?
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    Re: Darlot Lens ID Help

    a 19" f4 Petzval lens is at least 2-3 times bigger than that, so this can't be.
    to me it looks like you've got a lens with two rear elements (just as Steven noticed already). this explains the soft...
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    Re: Loose Lens - Can I just tighten it?

    it is as simple as just tightening it, don't worry. the spacing between the elements is critical, but your shutter (or barrel) takes care of that already.
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    Re: strange (Petzval?) lens id

    forgot to mention that it is most probably french.
    would appreciate any input !
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    Re: strange (Petzval?) lens id

    measured FL is 220mm, it is F5 and pretty sharp. A sample can be seen here
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    strange (Petzval?) lens id

    Hello,

    please help with the ID of following lens -

    156986 156987 156988 156989

    At first it looks like a Petzval, but the front element is not cemented and is much smaller than the rear,...
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    Re: Mounting Tessar 165mm f/2.7 on Speed Graphic

    This lensboard looks 3D printed. Ask your local 3D printing service. There are free models of a Graflex lensboards available which you or they could edit accordingly. Here is an example...
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    Re: 400mm f4 Charles Shepherd Questions

    here is a recent sale of the same lens at Breker auction https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/47551077_petzval-type-portrait-lens-by-charles-shepherd-c-1856
    buyers premium was 24.3% for this auction.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    and another strange (low) price for a big-ish Petzval - Dallmeyer 3A = 1360 EUR (262622811554)
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    re: the currently auctioned Pinkham - imo it is a fake, old or new
    re: Petzval lens sales - all i can say is, the market is strange and very elastic

    from today - Dallmeyer 4B in sad condition...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    EIDOSCOPE 150 mm / 4,5 = EUR 657 (381677851354)
  34. Thread: Petzval ID

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    Re: Petzval ID

    Jim, then you know what yours is, Millet is a well known french manufacturer.
  35. Thread: Petzval ID

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    Re: Petzval ID

    we have a winner - Steven as always ;)
    it looks like a William Hume indeed.
    thanks !
  36. Re: any users around of longer Ernemann Ernostar lenses?

    it's Ernostar, not Ernomann ;)

    here you go : https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=25515421%40N02&sort=date-taken-desc&text=ernostar&view_all=1
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    Re: 1927-28 Photo Catalog with lenses

    Thank you, DrTang !
  38. Thread: Petzval ID

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    Petzval ID

    Greetings !

    i have a no name Petzval with a pencil signature "WH" on both front and rear lenses. has anyone seen this signature and know the manufacturer ?
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    Re: Hermagis image size

    whole plate is not 8x10".
    and yes, you're right, it will cover more at portrait distances. but it will still be too wide for a good portrait perspective on 8x10".
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    Re: Where to look for information on lenses?

    thanks a lot, Dan !
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