Greg
28-Jan-2020, 18:17
When I was a student at RIT in the 1970s, bought my first view camera, a B&J wooden commercial view. Came with a 12inch Velostigmat f/4.5 with the front element? soft focus adjustment in a Betax shutter. Never used the soft focus adjustment since I was shooting f/64 style. Probably in the 1980s sold the lens. Always loved the Boken (though minimal) of the lens so a few years ago found and acquired a 12" Velostigmat in a Betax but without the soft focus control ring.
Was wondering just was the effect of the soft focus adjustment on this optic. Certainly it is no where near the Bokeh of a Petzval optic. Was told it mimicked a 12 inch f/4 Eastman Portrait lens.
Thinking of shooting a series of portraits with my whole plate camera and using my 12inch Velostigmat f/4.5. But recently have been offered a 12inch Velostigmat f/4.5 with its soft focus adjustment in a totally broken Betax shutter. Lens elements would easily fit onto my current working Betax.
Is this worth it??
thanks
Greg
Was wondering just was the effect of the soft focus adjustment on this optic. Certainly it is no where near the Bokeh of a Petzval optic. Was told it mimicked a 12 inch f/4 Eastman Portrait lens.
Thinking of shooting a series of portraits with my whole plate camera and using my 12inch Velostigmat f/4.5. But recently have been offered a 12inch Velostigmat f/4.5 with its soft focus adjustment in a totally broken Betax shutter. Lens elements would easily fit onto my current working Betax.
Is this worth it??
thanks
Greg