I always have been fascinated by photography.
But with the introduction of the digital camera it all became too easy, too predictable …to me.
So I forced myself to go back to the roots of real analog photography.
Not just by making the photograph itself, but by controlling the entire photographic process.

This brought me back to the middle of the 19th century, to the amazing Collodion wet plate process.
And every single day I feel challenged to refine and improve myself.


For my website please visit : www.alextimmermans.com

Alex Timmermans
Holland

"You don't take a picture, it's given to you"

zondag 25 december 2011

I finally found "Her".......

After a long search i finally found a suitable lens for my 20x20”Donchev camera.
This is a 24” early Voigtlander petzval which was produced aprox in the year 1864.
This lens is massive. I thought my 20inch Hermagis was big. This one is huge.
The glass is in execptional good shape. No separation, fungus or what so ever.
It came with one original waterhouse stop.


Some specs:
Weight :                         8,3 kilo
Height:                           39 cm
Diameter lens hood:        19 cm
Flange diameter:             23 cm
Serial number:                12540
Focal lenght                    24"
F-stop                             aprox 5.2 (because of waterhouse slot)


If anyone can supply me the exact production date of this lens, please let me know.
Just to show how massive this lens is, the lens next to the Voigtlander is my Dallmeyer 3B





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  1. Giuseppe25 december 2011 om 14:34

    Yeah, a lens is amazing, congratulations for the new arrival, you will enjoy!!!

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  2. Carel26 december 2011 om 10:38

    Does it fit? Is it the right bayonet.....
    See you this week in vessem!
    CAREL BULLENS

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  3. Arjen Went29 december 2011 om 10:28

    WOW! Another great find!!! Your collection must be the most complete one there is on the planet right now!!! :)
    looking forward to the pictures...

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  4. Anoniem30 december 2011 om 01:38

    Whoa!

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  5. Anoniem8 januari 2012 om 03:45

    What F Stop would this be? F 3.2?

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  6. Tim Layton8 januari 2012 om 07:39

    Fantastic lens! Congrats, and can't wait to see some photos.

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  7. Anoniem17 januari 2012 om 19:44

    According to the data on this website, the date is between 1865 and 1866.
    http://antiquecameras.net/petzvallens.html

    Pete Strasser

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