7th Annual Large and Ultra Large Format Meet and Greet

**Andrew O'Neill** · 11-Apr-2019, 11:57

Originally Posted by pepeguitarra

OK. We will be here waiting for you.

I've marked it on my calendar!

**Hugo Zhang** · 12-Apr-2019, 15:56

Pictures time.

**Hugo Zhang** · 12-Apr-2019, 16:24

A few more.

**Hugo Zhang** · 12-Apr-2019, 16:28

Another.

**Hugo Zhang** · 12-Apr-2019, 16:42

Last one.

**Tri Tran** · 12-Apr-2019, 19:04

What a productive day. Bravo.

**pepeguitarra** · 12-Apr-2019, 20:53

Hugo, the 4th photo you posted shows a whirlwind around the model, can you tell us about that lens? Once, I had a Trioplan lens and sent it for cleaning, when it came back, I got the same effect. I was so happy about it. Finally, I sent it again few years later for cleaning to another person. The new person told me that one of the elements was place inverted, he fixed, and I lost the whirlwind effect. ;(

**Hugo Zhang** · 12-Apr-2019, 21:18

Jose, I used a 19" f/4 Voigtlander Petzval lens made in 1870-1871 for that image. This early lens has crazy swirls unlike other Petzval lenses I have. I checked the lens elements and they are in right order. The least sharp lens I own and I have to use its very center to put my subject. The sharpest lens is the 3rd photo, a 460mm Aero-Xenotar f/4.5 lens.

**pepeguitarra** · 14-Apr-2019, 07:32

Another shot:

LFFMember by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr

**pepeguitarra** · 18-Apr-2019, 10:35

Well, I guess the best for last. Here is another shot I took with my Century 8x10 on X-Ray film. The subject is actually looking at Hugo, who is taking his portrait. I was just on the side trying to shoot too. The model is Jim Noel. He is a great model, this was a one-second exposure and he did not move.

JimNoel by Palenquero Photography, on Flickr