Petzval Lens Photographs link - swirls and not

[goamules]

Many new photographers are interested in "that swirly look" or "that old fashioned look" but don't know it's often due to the petzval lens design. There are a lot of great posts on this board showing petzval shots. If you'd like to see more, in a thumbnailed collection, there is a new group on flickr called Petzval Lens Photographs.

I encourage you to add more if you like! It's fun to compare the different ways petzvals are used: with swirl, without, sharp overall, sharp center only, soft, ....

Garrett

[kilimanjaro1996]

Good idea Garrett, I just joined the group. It is much easier to find photos of particular tag or lens on flickr.

[CCHarrison]

Cool - I will add to my Petzval Lens Page

http://www.antiquecameras.net/petzvallens.html

thanks

Dan

[goamules]

Sure thing Dan. We've got nice example shots taken with petzvals in film, wetplate, and even daguerreotype. I hope we can point people to concrete examples when they ask about "an old look" on a photo they've seen. And it's a good place to show your work with petzvals too!

[Colin Corneau]

If anyone HAS a nice swirly Petzval, about 5"....well, let me lighten your load. 8^)

[monsta]

hiya all

have just picked up an old newton & Co london projection lens to mess around with, seems nice to me for £7.



cheers

john

[Colin Corneau]

Gorgeous...