Petzval 85/2.2 on D3

[belgiumreporter]

I recently came upon an article about crowdfunding the re-creation of the famous Petzval design lens. Within a short period of time 1.300.000$!!! was raised for the project and production started ( At the former zenith factory in Russia) The lens is now available in both nikon and canon mounts at around 600$.

however why should i buy one when i had the original in my optics bin in the attic? A nikon to m42 mount ring, a few drops of superglue and it was ready to mount on the D3.

The swirly bokeh effects as promised in the petzval advertisement did not occure on my example, i've seen more "swirlyness" when using a helios 58mm, an effect i'm not all that fund off.

To get things right i'll have to clean the front elements as there is some separation.

Don't know if i'll go through the trouble of finding canada balsam, seperating the elements and kitting them back togheter again.



Here's a link on how the "new" petzval is advertised :

microsites.lomography.com/petzval-58-bokeh-control-lens/nl/



And here's my battered example and some pics i've shot with it:

















I used the lens wide open as i haven't got the waterhouse stops, things might inprove if the lens is stopped down a little.

Maybe i can fabricate some out of thin black plastic for further experimenting.

[belgiumreporter]

Just for comparison,



here's the same buddha scene took with a sigma 50mm 1:1.4 wideopen on a nikon 1J3 camera
( making it a 135mm eqivalent)






And next a nikkor50mm 1:1.2 wideopen on the D3

[julio1fer]

Nice adapt - should be interesting for portraits.

You did not get that "bokeh control ring" thing? whatever that is. I'd bet old Petzval had no idea of that feature.