Abandoned Door

I have a new lens that just showed up from SK Grimes. It's an achromatic doublet made by Alphonse Darlot c.1895, in Paris. It has a focal length of about one inch. This type of lens was the first ever used on a camera, back in 1839. They made them clear up until around 1920 for the cheaper cameras. You can still buy them today too, as that's what's in a Lensbaby lens. I had SK Grimes put the ~120 yr. old lens into Nikon F mount so I could use it on my D7100. Last year they mounted a tiny 1870s Petzval for me too. I like the very soft, low contrast look the Darlot gives. It was originally known as the "French landscape lens."


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