Petzval

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I haven't posted many pictures taken with the Petzval, which is mostly
due to the weather not being too nice until now when spring is in full
bloom. So here are some pics, but I hope to get a few more soon
enough.

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Here's the box it came in

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And here are the things that came with it if you supported the
Kickstarter-campaign. Quite a few trinkets and stuff. The camera strap
fit nicely on my Sony RX1.

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NIKON D800E, 35.0 mm, f/22.0, 1/8000 sec., ISO 400

It's really hard to focus with the lens. Partly due to the lens not
being very sharp to begin with, but also due to the fact that you
focus with a knob on the side instead of turning a focus ring. It's a
bit tricky, but practice makes perfect!

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NIKON D800E, 35.0 mm, f/22.0, 1/8000 sec., ISO 400

Here you see the pretty fantastic bokeh, and the slight circular
movement in the background.

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NIKON D800E, 35.0 mm, f/22.0, 1/8000 sec., ISO 400

Also quite unsharp, but the bokeh is really nice

 

Well, it is a classic portrait lens design from a time when flattering
the customer was of the outmost importance. The photogs had to compete
with painters and their vimfull adjustment of reality! I think that this
lens can be interesting for you then you make classical portraits.
Remember that whose were often made vailed daylight.

Does those birds live in a burglarprone area???

 

Ys, I think this will be a pretty amazing portrait portrait for outoor
portraits, I hope for more greenery outside soon enough, then I'll post
more pics.

I bet! I don't remember what the chain was for

 

f/22? Does it even form an image wide-open?

 

Ack! Realized the camera can't be reading the actual aperture. I presume those shots were wide open then? The house one is pretty decent but the portrait is better.

 

It's a non-CPU lens, I have no idea why the D800 saved 22 in the EXIF. This
one was f2.

 

Try to fire the camera without a lens and checkout the meta.