Thank you. this was my first picture post and it is nice to get a notice.
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My Grandfather had a family of 8 siblings and not unexpectedly the men all went off to war as they came of age after 1914 (or almost of age).
One was sent to Egypt and participated (with a much more famous mate) in the Arab Uprising. He was lucky to have a portrait done with a Universal Heliar while visiting Luxor by Attaya Gaddis, who experimented with both hard and soft settings.Attachment 115511Attachment 115512
I have a Fujinon-W 180mm lens that is giving me some unexpected soft focus effects - here is a shot taken at f/8. Any ideas what happened to this lens?
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If your front and rear standards were parallel and perpendicular to the earth, and extreme fall was not used, this should not happen. Check these settings.
Attachment 116087Great great grandfather was a twin. Both were born in Quebec. he was a fur trapper, later fur trader. Retiring with his wealth from furs he moved to New York.
Heliar 14 inch f11
His brother was a Mountie and later emigrated to Australia
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Heliar 14 inch f11
If you can track down a copy of Charles Abel's "Professional Portrait Lightings" from the 1940s, you will be able to compare many of the coveted soft-focus lenses. The book is a compilation of portraits made by many different photographers of the era and each photograph is accompanied by information about the equipment used including lenses. There are pictures made with Veritos, Heliars, Cookes, Vitaxes, etc. The book is a great visual reference to soft-focus and portrait lenses (and the price may reflect that fact).
Bill, this is great, keep them coming...
Thanks, its always encouraging to know someone is looking,
I mentioned my great great grand uncle went to Australia, leaving the Mounties and joining the Western Australia Police Force. Later he started a Cattle station and his descendants are still there.
Here is his grandsonAttachment 116253
Veritar 14 inch at f6