One of the major reasons for
using Leica cameras are the Leica lenses.
They offer performance level unsurpassed by any other manufacturer. In view of that it makes little sense to own
a Leica camera and equip it with lenses from other manufacturers. Yet every once in a while we come across a
lens other than from Leica that is definitely of interest.
One such lens is the Daguerreotype
Achromat 64mm f/2.9 Art lens from Lomography. This lens was directly inspired by the world’s
first photographic optic lens – a 19th century invention created by Charles
Chevalier for the Daguerreotype camera. It was the direct result of photographers
asking for faster lenses than were available at that time to allow portrait
photography with reasonably short exposure times.
The original Daguerreotype Chevalier lens (left) and the new version
Almost two centuries later
Lomography reworked it as a powerful tool for modern-day photographers. Designed and handcrafted in a small
manufactory, the Achromat lens has been reinvented for use with modern-day
digital and analogue cameras. The lens
is available in a sleek brass or black finish.
Currently it is only available in Canon, Nikon and Pentax K mounts, but
adapters from Leica and other manufacturers allow the use on Leica cameras as
well.
Due to its design, the lens allows to alternate between razor-sharp
images, or draping the world in silky soft focus. The lens comes supplied with a
variety of Waterhouse stops which allow to alter the depth of field in a whole
new way with endless bokeh effects – which blend together colors, shapes and
textures for creative expression.
Three sets of Waterhouse stops are supplied with the lens
These special effects are
created by inserting Waterhouse Aperture plates into a slot in the lens,
positioning the plate in front of the lens elements. Three sets of plates are available,
Standard, Lumière, and Aquarelle. The latter two sets, Lumière and Aquarelle,
were created by Lomography for this particular lens to create different effects
in out-of-focus highlights.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
- Focal Length: 64mm
- Maximum Aperture: f/2.9
- Apertures: Waterhouse aperture set, up to f/16
- Closest Focusing Distance: 0,5m
- Focusing Mechanism: helicoid
- Image circle: 44mm
- Field of view: 37 degrees
- Filter Thread: 40.5mm
- Construction: 2 elements in 1 group
SAMPLE IMAGES:
For more information go to Lomography
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