Back to the past

 Your LOMOGRAPHY Petzval 85mm F 2.2 is here.

No matter what one feels about this whole retro thing, Lomography's recreation of the classic19th century Petzval portrait lens is real and available to pre-order. In this shiny  brass finish  it's a beautifully-crafted and a supremely attractive lens. It sports an unconventional rack-and-pinion focusing  that works unusually well. The lens also uses drop-in the old Waterhouse stops to change the aperture. Go figure.
On a creative note, I welcome these not super sharp lenses since I feel that all this movement to super reality is killing the art. If I want super reality, I use my eyes. I am so sick and tired of all those pixel peepers who suddenly became very scientific and post ridiculous items with mentions of transfer function and Nyquist theorems to mention a few. The fact that they do not understand any of this jargon or do not see it's negative impact on the art is disheartening. But that's life. Some of the greatest images ever made.were shot with very primitive, by today's computer enhanced standards, lenses and cameras. Lomography has an array of interesting and off beat lenses that contribute to the art. Go to their website for more information and enjoy the experience.