Holy Cow Steve. Gives a whole new meaning to mix and match. Beautiful image with some striking highlights. I'd watch my back though, I'm sure you've crossed over a line here and the lens police will be after you.

Thanks Jim, I want to experiment further with this combo as it does seem to give a very interesting look. I finally cleaned the old Packard shutter I got from you last year and built a box for the shutter. The box fits into the lensboard opening on the front of the camera and now allows me to use the barrels I have much closer to wide open. I will be interested to see the Aviar [10"] open wide at 4.5 on the 4x5.

I think the combo of Verito/Petzval would work even better with a darker background to contrast the OF areas better. I intend to shoot a landscape with the combo soon in the pictorialist style [well sought of :)]

I just revisited this shot Steve, and Jim Galli's 'swirlies'(this isn't as funny as I thought it'd be when I typed it, SWIRLIES OF COURSE!!!), is that a good name!?!?!?!............I think what's interesting about the Petzval and how you folks have used it, is kind of how the 'streaks' of light highlight themselves in an out of focus background.

I kept looking at Jim's 'Doorknob' shot, to figure out if I could 'pin down' specifics as to why I liked it, it was the way the highlights 'streaked' in and out of the out of OOF Bokeh, a feeling I guess of this made the 'bokeh' exciting and interesting, well, that's what it seems to me.

The Petzval is definitely an interesting lens, Jim has a shot of somebody in a truck, looking at the rearview mirror in the background, it is both OOF and kind of 'crisp' in an odd way.............one thing about these lenses, which I think is the most fun, there's no tellin what you come up with, once you start shooting.

Ciao
Jonathan

Steve, those 2 landscapes are stunners. Beautifully seen and executed. Let's see, have I got enough junk around here to make a Nicholl's Petzito :D !!

Jim I'm certain you have more than enough "bits" to create a very interesting combo. I'm still trying to find time to do a portrait with this combo just to see what happens. What error/s would you say is/are causing the smearing of the highlights?

I still have to try a 1 or 2 dioptre close up lens with the Petzval or Verito backend.

Steve.

Wonderful effect on both the forest shots.

When I got the voigtlander brass cannon, it was encruded with spray varnish on the rear elements (front was clear -- whew!) I asked Jim Galli if it was safe to soak the two rear elements in acetone to get the junk off -- he concured. They came out almost new looking. Then, when I went to put the two elements back, I messed up and reversed the outermost one. The effect was amazing, and very much like your Verito/Petzval combination when wide open. Much later on, I realized my mistake and "corrected" things. I may "un-correct" them.... :-)

George