Your best video so far !! and very well shot and edited ! bravo and the lens is just amazing !

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mathieu! The lens is indeed interesting - maybe worth for a different portrait of you ;)

@BAstudios5

2 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria I'm currently modifying an a6000 for one I got from the Ukraine, they aren't very common in the US, they were made for European x-ray machines. The flange distance for focus is 3mm which means I have to buy a new hot mirror that is thinner to actually get an image on the sensor. That lens though that you have at 125mm is one I have never seen in person or on market. The 100mm f/.73 is about 9.9 kg, very heavy. I imagine the one in your video is larger. I love all your videos by the way, it great inspiration for my 2ft x 2ft tintype camera.

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

@@BAstudios5 A6000?

@firesurfer

2 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria Surely he doesn't mean a Sony? But maybe?

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

@@firesurfer a lot of people are mounting huge lenses on digital cameras, could be…

Crocodile Dundee: That’s not a lens...this is a lens!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 🤣 Now I need to wear a similar hat in my upcoming video when showing my new lens. To be honest, love the results of this lens, but it needs lot of attention when I shoot with it. Sometimes bigger is not better ;)

“Bringing back to life”??? More like “Building a lens, using some parts”😄 good job!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot - it’s always a puzzle to get these lenses back to work

OMG! And what a beauty that lens is. Great shot of Albert Sobotka. Really well done

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

To measure the diameter of a large barrel, wrap in paper tape, mark a pencil line across the overlap, unroll the tape, measure the distance between the marks, divide by pi.

BRAVO, !!!! I am still crying in what you have accomplished in the time, and effort in bringing back a craft in this Digital photo world, BRAVO!!! Thank You Markus Love the Video.. Pure Photography, THANK YOU....

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much for your kind words. I am just working on a wonderful large format camera with a surprising fast and beautiful lens.

Amazing job with the lens. And some amazing portraits as well. Huge fan of your work.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Diego Veríssimo thank you so much!!

I am lost for words! Simply amazing!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Kuipers wow, thank you so much!

That was a great project with a really big lens. And the process of taking a picture is slightly different to what we are used to ... The result was also great, I like the portrait very much.

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Yes that is one of my most favorite projects.

Der Moment als das Datum des Fotos aufgeschrieben wurde und es einfach mein Geburtstag war, war noch das tüpfchen auf dem i ! was für ein episches video, Bravo!!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Sehr cool - vielen Dank!

Wow you are multi talented my friend !

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, I enjoy bringing stuff back to life. It’s very rewarding for me :)

well that just blow my mind!! that picture turly is art

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.a lot! I guess you find some more like that on my channel.

Wow! That's beautiful... I love the way you are exploring rare lenses and passing on the knowledge... Keep it up!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Prathmesh Kharatmal thank you so much. I’ll do my best!

I really love animals, and I love cameras and lenses too. As an analogy, you are one of those wildlife experts saving endangered animals from humans and technology :)

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Astral'o Pithecus I guess I saved lots of rare animals then. I had to a restoration once on the glass of an old lens. This would have been a great video too.

Absolutely beautiful. The method, the print, the art.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Daniel!

wonderful, just wonderful and the resulting portrait is mesmerising

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

SJOOT ME thank you so much - I‘m looking forward to the next shoot with it.

Beautiful work Markus! The quality of your work, and your videos is superb.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Doyle wow - thanks a lot. I always work as hard on it as possible for me.

remarkable video and work with this lens ... bringing it back to life is a honor to the memory of those ones which built it and all others which worked with all of these old lenses ... Congrats from São Paulo - BR.

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Very nice journey with that old lens, thanks for showing us .

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure - I enjoy doing these things

Wow....that is not a camera...it is a piece of artillery!!!!!. Seriously, amazing video, amazing lens and camera and an amazing picture. Long live analog photography!!!!! Thank you for shooting and posting this amazing video.

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! I enjoyed this one a lot as well

Maskus I congratulate you on your high work and achieve your goal with great professionalism. A hug for you

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Francisco! I send you one back!

You are so cool to watch doing your skill with such mastery, of course the result was outstanding. I could tell it would be great while watching the way you poured chemicals perfectly across all of the plate and had almost none wasted at the end. Awesome stuff!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Amazing work of art, science and craftsmanship. Thank you for reminding the world what a miracle photography can be in the right hands.

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very welcome, I enjoy that kind of photography a lot

Dear Markus, my sincere respect! Bravo! With warm greetings from St. Petersburg.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

David V. Kutaliya thank you so much David!

Great work. I am more of an optical engineer than a photographer. Your measurement of F is quite accurate, but The field stop of the lens is measured by looking through the lens at a bright flat background, and using the measuring scale that you have, measure the diameter of bright circle of light being seen through the lens (at maximum aperture). You could measure this at the film plane or further back. The F/D formula would then give you the actual f number.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

wow, thanks so much for your explanation!! When I look through the lens on a flat background, how far should the lens be away from that background?

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and very welcome 🙏

Beautiful!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

James Lane thank you so much!

Love you man , so much love for classic stuff

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Ajay Manoj I always feel that this old lenses could tell so much stories about what they have captured. If only somebody could make a device that makes this visible - until then I have to stick to books I guess ;)

coolest thing i have seen this week. keep up the great work, very inspiring

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much - I am working on it!

Thank you for making this video and for keeping the technology alive.

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words and very welcome. Just uploading another one.

Incredible video and beautiful photo. This mini-doc shows the quintessential passion of photography. No shortcuts; its a journey and an experience.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m working on another video right now about my dream lens and a new project.

@bryanotero123

Жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria you are an artist. And a dedicated gentleman

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

@@bryanotero123 thanks a lot!

Fascinating and instructive. Thankyou,

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Very welcome and thanks for your kind words

Dear Markus, compliments for your work with this interesting Petzval. Best regards Hans

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thank a lot!

When I was young I wish that I had met a friend, like you, that would have similar interests.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video. I Look forward to seeing more from your channel.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! Working already on something new!

So cool! Thanks to the KZread algorithm to recommend me this video

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, happy you found it. There are much more like that here :)

A thing of beauty and a wonder to behold!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot - I have to do a portrait with it sometimes

Very nice video, appreciate the details, and love the innovative use of the toaster!

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I exchanged the toaster already for something better :)

Great Video -- Thank You ...

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, my pleasure :)

This was awesome! Thank you!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot and very welcome 🙏

Did Dr. Sobotka posed same as Einstein for the portrait picture. It looked cool. The video was awesome.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I was happy he did and liked it as much as myself.

I think I just saw an event from history.. amazing as always..

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Maneesh Thapa thank you so much!

Breathtaking

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

amazing work and portrait 👏🏼

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

Very interesting story behind the lens and interesting process!!!!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! If you like these kind of stories, there is a new one available: kzread.info/dash/bejne/noGG16iCiKzfZ9Y.html

This is beautiful! I would love to come to one of your workshops...

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Sanele Ndlovu thank you so much - just send me a email and we find the right one for you

Amazing!! Bravo!! would love to see it in person (:

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Baharlia thanks a lot Gabriel. Just visit Vienna again sometimes and we figure something out ;)

Wonderful work that you do

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - I just love what I do.

Fantastic! Great results

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

BEAUTIFUL!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Very impressive. Thank you for the great video

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

thank you and very welcome!

nice shirt ! love K7, belgian like me aha love recoding tapes :DD

amazing results !

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

Good work. Really good.

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

This is so incredibly awesome!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Discovered your channel through this video and had to subscribe! I've been shooting 4x5 for about a year now, and you've inspired me to bite the bullet and give wet plate a try. I'm going to start with shooting J.Lane Dry plates and move to wet plate in the next couple of months! Thank you for the video, this was incredibly entertaining!!

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Hey Joey, thanks a lot for your kind words. Happy to got you on the wet side of photography. Tomorrow will be another video with a huge lens :)

@joey.leblanc

Жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria I look forward to it! Loving your content so far, my friend!

Lo que había leído, hace unos... 48 años. Lo vi en tu video. Y el hombre, con la lengua afuera! jaja, muy divertido. Saludos desde Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego! Argentina

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

I tried to translate your comment with google translate, but somehow I couldn't understand it. Maybe you can try again ;)

Exquisite. Thank you for sharing. Subscribed.

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Brilliant!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

superb shot

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

Qué emoción ver un trabajo con esa lente. Gracias.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Just found your channel, love your content

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Mark! More is coming soon.

Truly magnificent !!!!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Damn ! .. That's a Big Hunk of Glass ... Beautiful

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

yes it is - thank you!

Amazing!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

Incredible.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!!!

Muito bom!! Parabéns pelo trabalho..

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

That was fascinating

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Cry of the Prophet thank you!

Great job 👏

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot - a similar one should come soon :)

@yassineelidrissi0000

Жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria let me know if you visit Morocco. We can take some great photos

Fantastic Work! Subscribed!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Wow, now that is photography 👍🏻

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Mind blowing

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Magnific lens!

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

I agree, It's a wonderful piece, but also needs a lot of attention.

Bravo!

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Great job and beautiful lens, greetings from Argentina

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

gabriela borrello thank you so much! Never have visited Argentina before - but I will some day.

@gabrielaborrello6992

4 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria Argentina has beautiful and unique places, you must visit !

Very interesting video. Great job!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Waldron thank you so much!

January 10th is my Birthday! Is this plate a Birthday gift for me? Kidding aside, I find this video utterly mesmerizing! I work on the Education Services of Museu de Fotografia da Madeira (a Museum in Portugal, based on a XIX century Photographic Studio - founded in 1865) and one of my goals is to learn to photograph with wet plates collodium! Can't wait to put our old cameras to the test! Keep up the good work!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

sounds great!! Thanks and let me know if I can help somehow.

@dogmamusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria 145/5000 I appreciate your help. As soon as I begin to experiment the process I will reach out if I stomp into any blockage. thanks again

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Marco Gonçalves I strongly recommend to attend a workshop or get a good book

fantastic!

@mhaustria

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I could just spend some hours looking at the development of the plates. Nice Video

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much - I know that feeling. I guess this is the favorite part for everybody at the workshop :)

@zundee4182

4 жыл бұрын

thank you for the video

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

@@zundee4182 you are welcome - maybe you wanna checkout this video with a closeup of the process where you can see the crystals: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4GfsrGzfMeonM4.html

Respect!

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

Outstanding video

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@philippemichel1022

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria bitte

@philippemichel1022

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria Ich freue mich, dich auf KZread zu sehen, weil ich alte Kameras liebe

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

@@philippemichel1022 dann bist du hier richtig - bald kommt mehr

I love this

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 🙏

I love it!

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

karayuschij thanks a lot 👍

"is it sharp?"....... will say some demented fool

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha - that‘s the beauty of it. I have so many sharp lenses. This is just plain boring if they are sharp from edge to edge. If you mount it on a full frame camera its sharp enough ;)

@billhackley3540

4 жыл бұрын

i'll be damned. i'd would have never expected a comment from you on a topic like this. i'm truly impressed. yeah yeah lenses..... but not these kind of lenses

@wanhl2440

4 жыл бұрын

​@@mhaustria if you really mount on 35mm FF, the image circle is much smaller, so the requirement of lines/mm on the lens is much greater to resolve any reasonable sharpness.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

@@wanhl2440 this was referred to the only center sharpness of this lens. That's why I referred to a full frame camera. The center circle of about 20cm is crisp. This is more enough for the 35mm circle ;) Fun fact: This format I shot is crop 0,086 compared to full frame ;)

@rosedwilson402

3 жыл бұрын

its interesting sharp the blur around him is bokeh already on a normal lens to get a bokeh like this you would need a f1.0 lens or something

the real wow stuff !

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! If you liked that one, get ready for my next video.

As far as I know, the F number is focal length/aperture diameter (not the diameter of the front element). Also, I would polish the housing to give back the shine like when it was new. But it's just personal preferance.

beauuuutiful !!

@mhaustria

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wonderful job restoring and using the lens! Question: how heavy is the lens and what size are those plates?

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Sina Farhat thank you so much! The lens weights close to 6kg. These are 30x40cm plates.

Excellent. I wonder if Markus has taken that lens outside.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Actually I was talking with a Rock Band about a shoot outside of the Studio. But it didn’t happen. But who knows, maybe I shoot one time a portrait outside

woowww man !!! amazing

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

wow, that idea of an electric grill to heat and varnish the plates is great!!!

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thinks a lot, I used a flame (alcohol burner) before, butt didn’t like the open fire. It’s also easier with the grill.

@carbo73

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria I've only done some practice collodion plates, with a burner. And I'm collecting materials to start on my own. Alcohol burner already bought , but maybe in the future I will try your idea...

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

@@carbo73to work with a burner is totally fine - enjoy the process!

Das ist unglaublich genial !

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank, ich mag die alten Linsen einfach.

@guentherkubiza

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria Danke dass Du Borut Peterlin interviewed hast! Ich schaue mir das Video gerade an... und mir wird vieles bereits gelerntes vergessenes wieder bewusst. Ich bin sehr happy. Dank Dir! Voll genial ! Herzliche Grüße, Kubi

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

@@guentherkubiza Das freut mich sehr, dass dir meine Arbeiten und Interviews gefallen! Liebe Grüße, Markus

Brutal, me ha gustado mucho.

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias

Hola, me sorprendió mucho que todavía sé pueda usar una bella camara clásica.Hermosa Cámara.

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

muchas gracias

Hi your channel is so cool and informative thank you. Please could you explain More regarding how you retouched your plate was it done in the fix or water bath?

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Bermingham Thanks so much!!I only do it after fixing - during the final wash. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

that's amazing

@mhaustria

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@S9universe

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhaustria you're welcome

Amazing 😍. Really inspired ❤️ Can I make a lens and camera like this myself?

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Rayan Sattar Khan thanks a lot! Lots of people make their own camera, there exists books for that. It’s just a wooden box that can be moved. For historical lenses there is one good place for buying. Just google wetplatedreams and you find the website of Denis. A great guy with lots of amazing lenses for sale. He has lots of knowledge and offers a great service.

Great makes me want to do some chemical photography again! Curious what chemical process was used? Wet plate, dry plate? I couldn't quite figure that out.

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

Winston Bracken happy I’m motivated you. Yes, this is the collodion wet plate process.

Very interesting video,... nice job. Can you estimate the total time it took you to shoot the portrait, including the preparation of the plate, the planning and setup of the equipment and the development?

@mhaustria

4 жыл бұрын

alpha beta thanks a lot! I needed about four hours for two plates.Small maintenance of the chemicals is also done at the same day. Background and strobe setup I did a day before. Creating the chemicals for the collodion wet plate process is not included. But this anyway is done only if needed. Silver nitrate needs bigger maintenance twice a year. I’m thinking of doing some videos about that too. Portraits on smaller plates take about an hour. The big camera with this lens needs a lot of love.

nice lens, but where is the rest of the gun crew?, looks like it weighs a ton. but beutiful portrait out of it, one question, what was that solution you poored over it at the end?, was it an archeival wash?, or a toning solution.

@mhaustria

2 жыл бұрын

Because the portrait is made of silver, it needs to be protected. And that's why I pour sandarac varnish over it. You can see how it is made here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ5m0LKNidysgZc.html