My favorite plate of the weekend. Finally had to struggle with shooting this fast lens in daylight (although this was overcast). It was fun to get out of the studio for a change.
Chuck is standing in front of the largest magnolia tree in Arkansas- planted in 1839.

Mark Z

Nice one Mark! What lens? and what size?

Thanks Bob. It's is an Auzoux & Francais 1858 No. 37- f/2.6. Sean's old lens. I believe it's a 7.5" lens (met for quarter plates), but the lens is huge due to it's bright aperture. Not sure if the vignetting is from the bellows sagging, but it worked for me.

I like it. The "Petzval look" taken to the extreme!

Maybe the vignetting is from the lens not being centered to project in the middle of the plate?

Very nice lens regardless! I like!

Thanks Bob and Andy

I believe the lens is centered. Just a small focal length for the size of plates I'm doing.

I got to see this lens the weekend the image was shot and I have got to give a description of that lens to show how "different" it is. The image above, as mentioned is whole plate. Yet, the lens is about 4" diameter at the barrel. It has no geared drive and weighs less than any petzval I have ever messed with. Looking at it, it looks just like a later RR with single barrel and waterhouse stop. Cosmetically, it looks just as nice as the images it produces.

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It is really light, which is the reason I can use it on my Kodak 2D. Sean would be the one who knows more about this lens than anyone, since he use to own it.
Here is the original post that led me to discover that it was a lens Sean sold to the company I bought it from-
http://www.cwreenactors.com/phorum/read.php?1,1457,1457#msg-1457

Here are the original photo Sean posted and one I shot with it mounted on my 2D
Lens 1
Lens 2