Lomography has introduced a new lineup of manual prime lenses in the Joseph Petzval Focus Coupled Bokeh Control Art Lens Series. These lenses take the original 1840 Petzval optical formula and bring it into the modern world. They are fully manual, built with real character, and designed for full-frame mirrorless systems. We’ve been following Lomography’s lens projects for years. That started with the Daguerreotype Achromat in 2016 and continued with the Nour Triplet V 2.0/64. The Joseph Petzval Series If you’ve seen Poor Things, The Northman, or Everything Everywhere All at Once, you’ve seen how a weird lens can completely change the feel of a scene. Personally, I think these lenses are incredibly cool. They’re a blast to shoot with and give you a look you’re not getting from typical modern glass. These new lenses are their most refined yet. Joseph Petzval Series Silver Bokeh Ring | Image credit: Lomography Focus Coupled Bokeh Control Each lens in this series features Lomography’s Focus Coupled Bokeh Control system. In previous Petzval designs, changing the swirl intensity or aperture often shifted the plane of focus. That meant having to re-focus every time you made an adjustment. This new system physically connects the bokeh control mechanism to the focusing system, so everything stays locked even as you tweak the effect. It makes the lenses much easier to use for video and helps with consistency during live shooting. Petzval Swirly Bokeh | Image credit: Lomography The bokeh control ring is the other key piece of...
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