Galli - itis-- or the colour of Brass

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Thirteen brass lenses! The last 8x10 shoot with the 11x14 and 10x12 versions of the portrait lenses I own gave me some of the best negative I've ever done. It becomes an addiction. Similar to building cameras but that is another story.


Jim

[Nicolai Morrisson]

Mine are threatening to sprawl out onto a third shelf. Help!

Jim, that is a flippin' SWEET way to go about it.

[Ole Tjugen]

Third shelf??

Mine are about to start on the third room...

[Nicolai Morrisson]

LOL, I've only been at it maybe a year... give me time.

[venchka]

I only have one. I made my first photograph with it yesterday. It's a keeper.

[Shen45]

I only have one. I made my first photograph with it yesterday. It's a keeper.

Wayne within 12 months [maybe less] you will have more. You may not remember getting them, you may believe they just multiplied of their own accord but you will have more.

I hope you have a wonderful time.

[venchka]

Thanks Steve! I got the lens in a box along with some holders and flash that came with a Speed Graphic. It was already mounted on a Speed Graphic board. I finally got up the nerve to use it with some Polaroid 667 material. While not the greatest photograph ever, none of mine are, it was good enough to encourage me to use the lens more. I do think the focal plane shutter in the Graphic needs an overhaul if I'm going to use this barrell lens.

[Toyon]

Use your brass or sell it. Non-using collectors will price most of us out of the market.

[Ole Tjugen]

Use your brass or sell it. Non-using collectors will price most of us out of the market.

I'll admit there are some I haven't used yet, but that time will come.


As soon as I find a camera strong enough to hold a 16" f:3.2 Petzval...

[Brian Bullen]

Ole, I'm sure you could make a tripod rig for the lens and just set-up the camera behind it, if you didn't mind staying close to car/home. Besides a petzval of that girth doesn't really make a good hiking lens.