Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 18

Thread: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

  1. #1
    Tri Tran's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Montreal , Canada. Los Angeles, California
    Posts
    1,434

    E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Here 's my newest Petzval lens from a French Opticien . It will landed here next week and looking forward to use it with my Century 8 A. A Monty's Dallmeyer sister lens perhaps. Does anyone here have any idea about this lens? 20 Inches long and 8-9 inches wide , weight about 25lbs.


  2. #2
    Richard K. Richard K.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Location
    Etobicoke (west Toronto), west of the mighty Humber...
    Posts
    1,457

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tri Tran View Post
    Here 's my newest Petzval lens from an French Opticien . It will landed here next week and looking forward to use it with my Century 8 A. A Monty's Dallmeyer sister lens perhaps. Does anyone here have any idea about this lens? 20 Inches long and 8-9 inches wide , weight about 25lbs.
    I would investigate it for steroid use...
    When I was 16 I thought my father the stupidest man in the world; when I reached 21, I was astounded by how much he had learned in just 5 years!

    -appropriated from Mark Twain

  3. #3

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    1,817

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Tri,

    I want to see some portraits now!!! Show us the real thing.

    Nice find!

  4. #4
    Tri Tran's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Montreal , Canada. Los Angeles, California
    Posts
    1,434

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hugo Zhang View Post
    Tri,

    I want to see some portraits now!!! Show us the real thing.

    Nice find!
    I will, I will ... alot to show you since we last met. Send me the link when you post your P.S lens.

  5. #5

    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Posts
    601

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Where are you finding these things... Probably best to tell me by PM

  6. #6

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    1,817

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tri Tran View Post
    I will, I will ... alot to show you since we last met. Send me the link when you post your P.S lens.
    You know eBay link is not allowed. It's Bi, P.S's younger sister. I will give it to you if you meet the requirement. Or we can do a swap.

  7. #7

    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts
    1,261

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    So? Is the lens any good? Or is it just ... too too?

  8. #8
    LF/ULF Carbon Printer Jim Fitzgerald's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Vancouver Washington
    Posts
    3,929

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    damn, Tri that lens is huge! You and Hugo are making me nuts!

    Jim

  9. #9

    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Gresham OR
    Posts
    1,374

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Your not alone Jim.
    What's next? TT back pain is no fun, make sure you have something in the ceiling to lift these things.

  10. #10
    Tri Tran's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Location
    Montreal , Canada. Los Angeles, California
    Posts
    1,434

    Re: E Francais or E Francois Petzval.

    Jim, Jan, Robert, 8x10.
    Sure it's a Petzval as we all know the the quality and the design of the glasses that old folks surface them back in time. I don't know...or it's meant to be . Some of the big lens I accquired are usually hand me down from friends or they found me so I couldn't resist, on top of that Hugo is a lens lunatic and I think I got the bugs from him too. The next step is pretty challenging is how to mount this lens on the board because the lens flange is bigger then my 8A lens board size.Is there any camera out there with the 12 inches lens board?

Similar Threads

  1. Fun with baby Petzval lenses - even you can do it!
    By Jay Decker in forum Lenses & Lens Accessories
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 27-Feb-2010, 16:06
  2. reasonable price petzval lenses
    By tenderobject in forum Lenses & Lens Accessories
    Replies: 45
    Last Post: 25-Dec-2009, 19:56

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •