lens cells. In the pictures they looked for all the world
like front and back from an 1890's Petzval. They had to
find their way to Nevada from Great Britain and they
were waiting for me Sunday evening last when I got back
to Tonopah. Price with shipping was less than $30.
Upon inspection I find 2 cemented
doublets and quite
large. I think to myself
it must be an old RR and if
it is f8 it will be about 22 inch
focal length. I gave
a well needed bath in the kitchen
sink.
On Monday I discover that these
are 2 very different
thread styles and indeed the thread
that would engage
a barrel are different pitch and
size. No matched set
these. I also discovered
that both would engage a
piece of 3" ABS sewer pipe fairly
easily, and thus
the vulgar name. I cut a
4" piece and assembled my
prize.
More surprises. I discover
that when combined, my
mismatched set focuses at infinity
at about 7 3/4"
which gives an effective aperture
of about f3.2 with
some pretty wild results.
Since the lens is so fast
and I'll be dealing with a Packard
shutter I grab some
loads of Freestyle APHS Ortho film.
ASA 3.
The results are either real interesting
or perhaps
you'll be thinking to yourself,
the lens is aptly named!
In order:
'39 Ford coming out of winter hibernation
Worlds most photographed '39 Ford Pickup
Wearing the NEVADA plate proudly
a double exposure. I was trying to
get 2 distinct focus planes but it backfired.
Dynamic duo. My bride on the left and her friend Pat.
These 2 ladies get more work done by accident
than I ever will on purpose.
Notice especially in the portrait of the ladies how
the lens lifts them out of their background.
This would be a stellar lens for full plate work.