Bringing a 160 Year Old Giant Petzval Lens Back to Life
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Crocodile Dundee: That’s not a lens...this is a lens!
Hahaha 🤣
Now I need to wear a similar hat in my upcoming video when showing my new lens. To be honest, love the results of this lens, but it needs lot of attention when I shoot with it. Sometimes bigger is not better ;)
Your best video so far !! and very well shot and edited ! bravo
and the lens is just amazing !
Thanks a lot Mathieu! The lens is indeed interesting - maybe worth for a different portrait of you ;)
@@mhaustria I'm currently modifying an a6000 for one I got from the Ukraine, they aren't very common in the US, they were made for European x-ray machines. The flange distance for focus is 3mm which means I have to buy a new hot mirror that is thinner to actually get an image on the sensor. That lens though that you have at 125mm is one I have never seen in person or on market. The 100mm f/.73 is about 9.9 kg, very heavy. I imagine the one in your video is larger. I love all your videos by the way, it great inspiration for my 2ft x 2ft tintype camera.
@@BAstudios5 A6000?
@@mhaustria Surely he doesn't mean a Sony? But maybe?
@@firesurfer a lot of people are mounting huge lenses on digital cameras, could be…
“Bringing back to life”??? More like “Building a lens, using some parts”😄 good job!
Thanks a lot - it’s always a puzzle to get these lenses back to work
To measure the diameter of a large barrel, wrap in paper tape, mark a pencil line across the overlap, unroll the tape, measure the distance between the marks, divide by pi.
OMG! And what a beauty that lens is. Great shot of Albert Sobotka. Really well done
Thank you so much!
Great work. I am more of an optical engineer than a photographer. Your measurement of F is quite accurate, but The field stop of the lens is measured by looking through the lens at a bright flat background, and using the measuring scale that you have, measure the diameter of bright circle of light being seen through the lens (at maximum aperture). You could measure this at the film plane or further back. The F/D formula would then give you the actual f number.
wow, thanks so much for your explanation!! When I look through the lens on a flat background, how far should the lens be away from that background?
Amazing job with the lens. And some amazing portraits as well. Huge fan of your work.
Diego Veríssimo thank you so much!!
I am lost for words!
Simply amazing!
Tim Kuipers wow, thank you so much!
That was a great project with a really big lens. And the process of taking a picture is slightly different to what we are used to ... The result was also great, I like the portrait very much.
Thanks a lot! Yes that is one of my most favorite projects.
BRAVO, !!!! I am still crying in what you have accomplished in the time, and effort in bringing back a craft in this Digital photo world, BRAVO!!! Thank You Markus Love the Video.. Pure Photography, THANK YOU....
Thanks you so much for your kind words. I am just working on a wonderful large format camera with a surprising fast and beautiful lens.
Wow you are multi talented my friend !
Thanks a lot, I enjoy bringing stuff back to life. It’s very rewarding for me :)
well that just blow my mind!! that picture turly is art
Thanks.a lot! I guess you find some more like that on my channel.
Amazing work of art, science and craftsmanship. Thank you for reminding the world what a miracle photography can be in the right hands.
Thank you so much! Very welcome, I enjoy that kind of photography a lot
I really love animals, and I love cameras and lenses too. As an analogy, you are one of those wildlife experts saving endangered animals from humans and technology :)
Astral'o Pithecus I guess I saved lots of rare animals then. I had to a restoration once on the glass of an old lens. This would have been a great video too.
Damn ! .. That's a Big Hunk of Glass ... Beautiful
yes it is - thank you!
Absolutely beautiful. The method, the print, the art.
Thank you so much Daniel!
When I was young I wish that I had met a friend, like you, that would have similar interests.
Thank you!
Dear Markus, my sincere respect! Bravo! With warm greetings from St. Petersburg.
David V. Kutaliya thank you so much David!
Beautiful!
James Lane thank you so much!
Der Moment als das Datum des Fotos aufgeschrieben wurde und es einfach mein Geburtstag war, war noch das tüpfchen auf dem i ! was für ein episches video, Bravo!!
Sehr cool - vielen Dank!
Did Dr. Sobotka posed same as Einstein for the portrait picture. It looked cool. The video was awesome.
Thanks a lot. I was happy he did and liked it as much as myself.
Breathtaking
Thank you so much!
Very interesting story behind the lens and interesting process!!!!
Thank you! If you like these kind of stories, there is a new one available:
czcams.com/video/lMRuFIXIy7s/video.html
remarkable video and work with this lens ... bringing it back to life is a honor to the memory of those ones which built it and all others which worked with all of these old lenses ... Congrats from São Paulo - BR.
Thank you so much!
Wow....that is not a camera...it is a piece of artillery!!!!!. Seriously, amazing video, amazing lens and camera and an amazing picture. Long live analog photography!!!!! Thank you for shooting and posting this amazing video.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I enjoyed this one a lot as well
Great Video -- Thank You ...
Thanks a lot, my pleasure :)
Incredible video and beautiful photo. This mini-doc shows the quintessential passion of photography. No shortcuts; its a journey and an experience.
Thank you so much! I’m working on another video right now about my dream lens and a new project.
@@mhaustria you are an artist. And a dedicated gentleman
@@bryanotero123 thanks a lot!
I could just spend some hours looking at the development of the plates. Nice Video
Thanks so much - I know that feeling. I guess this is the favorite part for everybody at the workshop :)
thank you for the video
@@zundee4182 you are welcome - maybe you wanna checkout this video with a closeup of the process where you can see the crystals: czcams.com/video/yMkPOzLdBlk/video.html
A thing of beauty and a wonder to behold!
Thanks a lot - I have to do a portrait with it sometimes
Very nice journey with that old lens, thanks for showing us .
My pleasure - I enjoy doing these things
BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you so much!
Fascinating and instructive. Thankyou,
Very welcome and thanks for your kind words
Mind blowing
Thanks a lot!
Wonderful work that you do
Thank you so much - I just love what I do.
This was awesome! Thank you!
Thanks a lot and very welcome 🙏
As far as I know, the F number is focal length/aperture diameter (not the diameter of the front element). Also, I would polish the housing to give back the shine like when it was new. But it's just personal preferance.
So cool! Thanks to the CZcams algorithm to recommend me this video
Thanks a lot, happy you found it. There are much more like that here :)
Discovered your channel through this video and had to subscribe! I've been shooting 4x5 for about a year now, and you've inspired me to bite the bullet and give wet plate a try. I'm going to start with shooting J.Lane Dry plates and move to wet plate in the next couple of months! Thank you for the video, this was incredibly entertaining!!
Hey Joey, thanks a lot for your kind words. Happy to got you on the wet side of photography. Tomorrow will be another video with a huge lens :)
@@mhaustria I look forward to it! Loving your content so far, my friend!
amazing work and portrait 👏🏼
Thank you so much!!!
Dear Markus, compliments for your work with this interesting Petzval.
Best regards
Hans
Thank a lot!
superb shot
Thanks a lot
"is it sharp?"....... will say some demented fool
Hahaha - that‘s the beauty of it. I have so many sharp lenses. This is just plain boring if they are sharp from edge to edge. If you mount it on a full frame camera its sharp enough ;)
i'll be damned. i'd would have never expected a comment from you on a topic like this. i'm truly impressed. yeah yeah lenses..... but not these kind of lenses
@@mhaustria if you really mount on 35mm FF, the image circle is much smaller, so the requirement of lines/mm on the lens is much greater to resolve any reasonable sharpness.
@@wanhl2440 this was referred to the only center sharpness of this lens. That's why I referred to a full frame camera. The center circle of about 20cm is crisp. This is more enough for the 35mm circle ;)
Fun fact: This format I shot is crop 0,086 compared to full frame ;)
its interesting sharp
the blur around him is bokeh already
on a normal lens to get a bokeh like this you would need a f1.0 lens or something
Maskus I congratulate you on your high work and achieve your goal with great professionalism. A hug for you
Thanks so much Francisco! I send you one back!
nice shirt ! love K7, belgian like me aha love recoding tapes :DD
Very nice video, appreciate the details, and love the innovative use of the toaster!
Thank you. I exchanged the toaster already for something better :)
Respect!
Thanks a lot
Magnific lens!
I agree, It's a wonderful piece, but also needs a lot of attention.
Wow, now that is photography 👍🏻
Thank you so much!
Lo que había leído, hace unos... 48 años. Lo vi en tu video. Y el hombre, con la lengua afuera! jaja, muy divertido. Saludos desde Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego! Argentina
I tried to translate your comment with google translate, but somehow I couldn't understand it. Maybe you can try again ;)
Thank you for making this video and for keeping the technology alive.
Thanks for your kind words and very welcome. Just uploading another one.
I think I just saw an event from history.. amazing as always..
Maneesh Thapa thank you so much!
wow, that idea of an electric grill to heat and varnish the plates is great!!!
Thinks a lot, I used a flame (alcohol burner) before, butt didn’t like the open fire. It’s also easier with the grill.
@@mhaustria I've only done some practice collodion plates, with a burner. And I'm collecting materials to start on my own. Alcohol burner already bought , but maybe in the future I will try your idea...
@@carbo73to work with a burner is totally fine - enjoy the process!
You are so cool to watch doing your skill with such mastery, of course the result was outstanding. I could tell it would be great while watching the way you poured chemicals perfectly across all of the plate and had almost none wasted at the end. Awesome stuff!
Thank you so much!
Good work. Really good.
Thanks a lot!
This is so incredibly awesome!
Thanks a lot!
Brilliant!
Thanks a lot!
wonderful, just wonderful and the resulting portrait is mesmerising
SJOOT ME thank you so much - I‘m looking forward to the next shoot with it.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks a lot and very welcome 🙏
That was fascinating
Cry of the Prophet thank you!
Truly magnificent !!!!
Thank you!
Bravo!
Thanks a lot!
Excellent. I wonder if Markus has taken that lens outside.
Thank you so much. Actually I was talking with a Rock Band about a shoot outside of the Studio. But it didn’t happen. But who knows, maybe I shoot one time a portrait outside
Hola, me sorprendió mucho que todavía sé pueda usar una bella camara clásica.Hermosa Cámara.
muchas gracias
Amazing!
Thanks a lot!
the real wow stuff !
Thanks a lot! If you liked that one, get ready for my next video.
Exquisite. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed.
Thanks a lot!
Qué emoción ver un trabajo con esa lente. Gracias.
Thank you so much!
I love this
Thanks a lot 🙏
Great job and beautiful lens, greetings from Argentina
gabriela borrello thank you so much! Never have visited Argentina before - but I will some day.
@@mhaustria Argentina has beautiful and unique places, you must visit !
January 10th is my Birthday! Is this plate a Birthday gift for me? Kidding aside, I find this video utterly mesmerizing! I work on the Education Services of Museu de Fotografia da Madeira (a Museum in Portugal, based on a XIX century Photographic Studio - founded in 1865) and one of my goals is to learn to photograph with wet plates collodium! Can't wait to put our old cameras to the test! Keep up the good work!
sounds great!! Thanks and let me know if I can help somehow.
@@mhaustria
145/5000
I appreciate your help. As soon as I begin to experiment the process I will reach out if I stomp into any blockage.
thanks again
Marco Gonçalves I strongly recommend to attend a workshop or get a good book
Great job 👏
Thanks a lot - a similar one should come soon :)
@@mhaustria let me know if you visit Morocco. We can take some great photos
Wow! That's beautiful... I love the way you are exploring rare lenses and passing on the knowledge... Keep it up!
Prathmesh Kharatmal thank you so much. I’ll do my best!
Watching you cut the brass with a jig saw after seeing that beautiful CNC lathe kinda made me hurt a little bit.
I could not agree more. I was working as an precision engineer in my first job. I would love to have a lathe and a milling machine. It's just a space issue. I could only solve that with building a new house for my house :)
coolest thing i have seen this week. keep up the great work, very inspiring
thank you so much - I am working on it!
fantastic!
Thank you!
Beautiful work Markus! The quality of your work, and your videos is superb.
Pat Doyle wow - thanks a lot. I always work as hard on it as possible for me.
This is beautiful! I would love to come to one of your workshops...
Sanele Ndlovu thank you so much - just send me a email and we find the right one for you
Muito bom!! Parabéns pelo trabalho..
Thank you so much!!
Amazing!!!!
Thank you so much!
Incredible.
Thanks a lot!!!
Love you man , so much love for classic stuff
Ajay Manoj I always feel that this old lenses could tell so much stories about what they have captured. If only somebody could make a device that makes this visible - until then I have to stick to books I guess ;)
beauuuutiful !!
Thank you!
Fantastic Work! Subscribed!
Thanks a lot!
nice lens, but where is the rest of the gun crew?, looks like it weighs a ton.
but beutiful portrait out of it, one question, what was that solution you poored over it at the end?, was it an archeival wash?, or a toning solution.
Because the portrait is made of silver, it needs to be protected. And that's why I pour sandarac varnish over it. You can see how it is made here: czcams.com/video/wj2nPTYyFQ4/video.html
Amazing!! Bravo!! would love to see it in person (:
Gabriel Baharlia thanks a lot Gabriel. Just visit Vienna again sometimes and we figure something out ;)
Fantastic! Great results
Thank you so much!
Great video. I Look forward to seeing more from your channel.
Thank you so much!!! Working already on something new!
Very interesting, I’ve just picked an old lens myself and was hoping to make a camera to fit it. Looks like you’re well served for specialist services in Austria.
Jonathan Hotopf actually I do that very often for my own cameras. But because I do lots of wet plate workshops, I’m starting to do that for the participants too. I just made a ground glass for one - you can find the making of also on my channel.
Jonathan Hotopf oh, I forgot. I’m working on an workshop, where every participant builds a camera for himself before the wet plate workshop.
Markus Hofstätter That would make a great workshop, will keep my eyes peeled out for it.
Jonathan Hotopf I probably will lost a video of the first camera made. But you can also signup on my blog for a newsletter to be get the info when it is available
@@mhaustria My oldest camera is a film camera from 1927, the lense on it makes some impressive images, just something about old uncoated lenses. They have a amazing quality to them.
Very impressive. Thank you for the great video
thank you and very welcome!
Man I loved this little vintage lens I have but that is crazy. It seems awesome but impossible to get and i'd need some crazy custom adapter and massive tripod and 10000 dollars is something I don't have
I think there is a lot you can get used that is not that expensive and lots of other stuff you can build.
Outstanding video
Thanks a lot!
@@mhaustria bitte
@@mhaustria Ich freue mich, dich auf CZcams zu sehen, weil ich alte Kameras liebe
@@philippemichel1022 dann bist du hier richtig - bald kommt mehr
WOW
Thank ;)
@@mhaustria I very much appreciate that you showed the whole wet plate process. It reminds me that photography is still a true artform and requires skillful hands. And even some clever ingenuity, using a panini press to heat up the wet plate: genius!!
@@pckmusic Thank you, I am sure, that you do not need all the time a pro photographic equipment for everything. For a lot of things it is necessary. But like for heat, I can use anything that heats up. I just bought a raclette grill for the varnishing process, to get more even heat.
I like the combination of craftsmanship, art and photography in my portrait process
amazing results !
Thanks a lot!!
Wonderful job restoring and using the lens!
Question: how heavy is the lens and what size are those plates?
Sina Farhat thank you so much! The lens weights close to 6kg. These are 30x40cm plates.
use a green grenade blower, that is a lot more powerful than the rocket blower.
Thanks a lot, will have a look at it
that's amazing
Thanks a lot!
@@mhaustria you're welcome
Just found your channel, love your content
Thanks a lot Mark! More is coming soon.
How much power does the strobe need to have for an exposure for plates? Is 1000 watts enough?
It depends what lens you use and what size your plate is. For example, I use about 3000w strobe power with a 85cm softbox and a F3 lens on a 13x18 plate. Here I used about 6kw. You can use a 1000w strobe with a std metal reflector and a 4.5 lens for 13x18cm plates. Maybe you need even less power with fresh collodion.
Very interesting video. Great job!
Scott Waldron thank you so much!
would like to see what you get with it stopped down
Great request - there is a lot of light needed for that. Maybe an outside project