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"

zaterdag 9 maart 2019

Several Petzval lenses for sale


Some of you might already know, I am downgrading my collection of wet plate gear.
Over the years I have collected quite some wet plate stuff.
But I have decided to sell most of it as I always use the same lenses and same camera.
So it's Time to let them go and have them used by others.

All 4 lenses are nearly the same size, 21-22cm in hight 
and rear lens part is about 9-9.5cm in diameter

No1 

Hermagis convertible Petzval Lens
Comes with Original Flange
300mm F 4.8
early serial number 9339
Nice sharp petzval ( I prefer to use Hermagis)
Downside: 
previous owner opened the back part with quite some force,
using "heavy" tools.
So the back glass has some chips of and look quite beaten of.
BUT, the projection on the ground glass looks just great.
Crispy as every hermagis.
And if you don't know you will never notice it as this part will be inside the camera.... :)


Asking price: SOLD!!!!



No 2

Very rare Alexis Millet cone Petzval
This petzval has access with a bajonet connection.
Aparture is inside the lens with rings.
no flange
330mm f 5.2
Very clean crispy glass. 
No scratches besides the normal tiny cleaning marks.
Rack and pignon sometimes slips, but who will ever use that??

Asking price:  1100,= euro




no 3

French Gasc & Charconnet Petzval
330mm 6.5
Ff you take out the fixed aparture it will be a fast 4.5
Front glass part has a few scratches and air bubbles 
Back glass all clear with also few air bubbles.
These are quite common and this will not be of any effect in the pictures.

Comes with it's Original flange.
Rack and pignon works smooth.
Asking price 950,= euro





no 4 

Very rare Dutch Lens!
Sold through J. Saarwächter Nijmegen.
330mm 5.2 petzval
Both front and back glass in good shape.
very slight edge separation front lens, but only 2mm
Will be of no effect.
smooth working rack and pignon

asking price:  950,= Euro