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The Beauty of Portraits: Jonas Hafner Tests the Petzval Lens
written by zonderbar on 2014-11-05 #people“The perfect portrait is somewhat like the Holy Grail,” notes Jonas in our interview, and his selection of Petzval portraits leaves one almost breathless,close to perfection. It helps to have beautiful subjects, but it’s amazing how the doctor and talented photographer has seem to have mastered the Petzval Lens' bokeh capabilities. Meet Jonas Hafner, the creator of the blog “Aufzehengehen.”
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The 110mm Diana F+ Telephoto Lens: Get Close, and Get Dreamy
written by ava_maria on 2012-05-15 #gearI have a love-hate relationship with my Diana F+ 110mm Telephoto lens. Of all the Diana F+ lenses I have, it’s the one I struggle the most with. But with a little persistence (and a little luck!) I’ve managed to take some of my favourite photos.
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Daydreaming with Hwajoo: Portraits on the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens
written by hey_springtime on 2023-08-19 #gear #peopleSeoul-based photographer Hwajoo takes us on a dreamy journey with her stunning portraits taken on the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens.
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Nick Collingwood Embraces Vintage Aesthetics in the Digital Medium with the Nour Triplet V 2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens
written by eloffreno on 2023-10-04 #gear #peopleOur LomoAmigo Nick Collingwood is all about embracing the vintage aesthetics of analogue, so he was the perfect candidate to challenge with testing our new Nour Triplet Art Lens.
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Lomopedia: Asahi Pentax Takumar 50mm f1.4-18
2016-08-31 #lomopediaA fast lens that takes photos with rich tones and vibrant colors? Yes, please.
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Petzval Artist: The Sensitive Vision of Théo Gosselin
written by mariemcnaan on 2014-04-25 #peopleThéo Gosselin is an up-and-coming young French photographer. Put simply, his favorite subjects are the following: youth, love, friendship and travels. Don't be fooled by his simple desires and give yourself the chance to discover the powerful and sensitive photos he took with the New Petzval Lens.
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Braun SR 2000 PK
written by fad on 2011-06-03 #gearThis is my 1st SLR camera, I bought for MYR500, at Johor Bahru, Malaysia. I love this camera, it really fulfills what I want from a camera.
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Basia Pawlik: Perfect Portraits with the Petzval 85 Art Lens
2017-02-13 #newsPolish photographer Basia Pawlik recently shot a series of stunning fashion portraits using the Petzval 85. She managed to perfectly capture the subtlety and essence of this art lens.
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Easy Distance Guessing at an Arm's Length
written by themindseye on 2013-07-18 #gear #tutorialsYou've just ordered your new all-glass Belairgon 114mm lens and can't wait to see some sharp results. In order to see those results, you'll need to “focus” on this easy trick to (fairly) accurately guess distances from you to any object. In less than five seconds, you'll be able to judge distances as good as any SLR lens.
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Removable Holga Lens for Close Focus and Pinhole Modes
written by kellysamuelson on 2012-02-06 #gear #tutorialsThis simple modification will remove the stop peg on your Holga lens allowing you to use close focus (turn the focus ring further than the one person photo), create a pinholga without breaking your camera or generally do anything you want a permanently removable lens for.
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First Impressions of the New Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens: Natalie Wells
written by hannah_brown on 2015-08-03 #peopleNatalie Wells is one of the original UK Lomography community members who can always be seen at our events, workshops and parties. She recently took the new Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Lens for a test drive around London.
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Ingridi Viruel's Dreamy and Soft First Impression of the Nour Triplet V 2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens
written by eloffreno on 2023-10-11Experimental photographer, filmmaker, and Lomographer Ingridi Viruel recently tested out our Nour Triplet lens and shared her first impressions as well as her tips and tricks for how to capture breathtaking portraits with the lens.
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Stunning, Stylish — Portraits Taken with the Petzval 85
written by cheeo on 2018-09-24 #gearBrass, beautiful, and capable, the Petzval 85 continues to create charming portraits in any platform or color.
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Lomography x Zenit New Petzval Lens Artist Interview: Coco Alexander
written by antoniocastello on 2013-12-12 #peopleWe met Coco by chance, and what a chance it was! Her work is magnificent, and we fell in love with it, so we asked her to try out the Petzval Lens with her Nikon Camera and she came back to us with the most beautiful portraits.
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Yameen on Shooting with the Lomo LC-A Minitar Lens
written by eloffreno on 2023-01-13 #gearYameen (a.k.a. @filmhowyalike) recently sat down to tell us all about his love for the Lomo LC-A Minitar Lens which he's been using with his rangefinder camera.
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Cross-Continental Petzval Portraiture with Jesse Graham
written by eloffreno on 2022-11-04 #gear #people #placesAustralian photographer Jesse Graham recently brought his Petzval lens with him on a long-awaited trip to New York. In this interview we talk to him about his epic 1000 portrait project, as well as his undying love for the Petzval lens.
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Wide and Architectural with Hamish Gill and the New Russar+ Lens
2017-12-02 #gearHamish Gill has a passion for compact cameras and writes about them on his blog 35mmc. He also loves pretty much anything related to film photography, including lenses, which is why we lent him the New Russar+ lens to try out.
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John Brewer: Wetplate Experiments with the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens
2017-09-25 #newsUK based photographer John Brewer specialises in historic photographic processes, particularly wetplate collodion and cyanotype. We lent him a Daguerreotype Achromat lens which he attached to a bellows camera to take some wetplate shots with.
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Sweet Lou Photography's Nour Triplet V 2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens First Impressions
written by eloffreno on 2023-11-27 #gear #people #videosLast time we spoke with Lou Guarneri was back in 2022, so we knew that the launch of our Nour Triplet V 2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens on Kickstarter was the perfect opportunity to catch up with him while collaborating with our latest lens.
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Sarah Longworth: First Impressions of the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens
2017-03-27 #peopleSarah Longworth is based in the UK and is part of the big, worldwide Lomography team. We lent her the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens to take out on a wedding shoot in Manchester.
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Basia Pawlik: First Impressions of the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens
2017-03-12 #newsPolish photographer Basia Pawlik has such a good eye for portraits we decided to lend her the Daguerreotype Achromat Art Lens to test her skills out on this stunningly soft focused lens.
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Petzval Amigo Radek Bayek
2015-12-18 #peopleInspired by the work of Emily Soto, London based photographer Radek Bayek recently shot with the Petzval 85 Art Lens. He talks about his work and his experiences throughout his career in this interview.
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Petzval Amigo: Jake Cunningham
written by hannah_brown on 2015-07-24 #peopleJake Cunningham is the Editor-at-Large for Hungry Eye magazine. He recently took the New Petzval 85 Lens for a spin and produced a series of refreshingly spontaneous images.
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Petzval LomoAmigo: Matt Golowczynski
written by hannah_brown on 2015-05-20 #peopleMatt Golowczynski is a London-based Content Marketing Manager. He loves to shoot architecture, live performances and travel locations. He recently tested the New Petzval Lens and shared his experience in this interview.
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'Stilpirat' Steffen Böttcher Lures the Lomography Petzval Lens to France
written by zonderbar on 2014-10-17 #peopleSteffen Böttcher's blog is already home to some very beautiful portraits taken with the New Petzval Lens. But the Petzval does so much more than just taking beautiful portraits; Böttcher recently took the lens with him on a mobile home adventure across the South of France. Find out more about the German photographer and his road trip in this exclusive interview.
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The Softness of the Portrait with the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art Lens, by Laurence Guenoun
written by florinegarcin on 2023-01-01 #gear #people"For me, in portraiture, there’s above all a climate of trust to be established with the model, the subject." — Laurence Guenoun is back in our Magazine to talk to us about her vision of portrait photography while sharing her latest photos taken with our Art Lens.
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Alia Sheikh: Procession of the Undead with the Petzval 58 Lens Showcase
2016-11-11 #newsAlia Sheikh is a filmmaker & senior development producer for the BBC. She recently backed the Kickstarter campaign for the Petzval 58 Bokeh Control Art Lens and showed us one of her shots. We were intrigued to see more and find out about her professional work and her love for all things bokeh based.
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Lomopedia: Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar 80 mm f2.8 Lens
written by cheeo on 2016-09-04 #gear #lomopediaBig and beefy, this prime lens makes easy work of portraits on medium format film.
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The Lomo LC-A Minitar-1 Art Lens Meets the Masses
2015-06-01 #gear #newsThe Lomo LC-A Minitar 1 Art Lens 2.8/32 mm has not been roaming the streets for long, but word has spread like wildfire and they’ve gone fast — we’re sorry to say we’re all out of stock for July delivery. But the good news is you can pre-order now for the next delivery scheduled for August!
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Cyanotype Photography with Petzval Amigo Chris Pollard
written by hannah_brown on 2015-04-09 #news #peopleA few months ago we lent photographer Chris Pollard a Petzval lens to test out. Since then he has been experimenting with different cameras and in different settings. He tried out some cyanotype prints with this lens and chatted to us about the results. Read on for the full interview.
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