| | The photographer's pursuit of the perfect portrait - it's something we can all relate to. Capturing the honesty in someone's face, an authentic rendering of reality, a depiction of the soul. The best shots make you feel as if you know the subject, as if the rest of the world has fallen away and their gaze could meet yours at any moment. We can’t promise that all your portraits will be perfect - that is down to you, the artist - but we can promise that we poured our hearts into crafting the Petzval 80.5 MKII Art Lens to help you on your way. | | The first new Petzval 80.5 Black Aluminum Lenses are being posted out to those who supported the Kickstarter campaign now - exciting! Those precious lenses should arrive by the end of July. After that, we'll begin to process our Online Shop preorders. There's still time to place your Petzval preorder below but be quick if you want to catch the first batch! |
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| | What’s so special about the Petzval 80.5 MKII Art Lens? Firstly, it’s inspired by history’s first portrait lens - Joseph Petzval’s 19th century original - which we have carefully crafted into a modern day masterpiece. With a focal length of 80.5 mm and a maximum aperture of f/1.9, capturing optimal portraits with beautifully shallow depth of field is a breeze. The Petzval 80.5 MKII Art Lens is compatible with both analogue digital cameras with Canon EF and Nikon F bodies too, as well as a great list of systems and mirrorless cameras when using an adapter - this is a lens for everyone. |
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| The Petzval optic design embraces the field curvature and renders photos with a totally unique, swirly Bokeh optical effect. It provides velvety Bokeh when shot wide open, when stopped down to smaller apertures, the lens displays extreme sharpness across the frame. And if you opt for the Bokeh Control Edition, you can adjust the amount of swirl over 7 levels, for even greater creative experimentation. |
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| The new Petzval 80.5 mm f/1.9 MKII features not only a stopless aperture diaphragm, engineered to perfection for quick operation, but also a Waterhouse Aperture System for exceptional effects. Through the insertion of special aperture plates, you can produce rich and patterned backgrounds - choose between a heart, a star, a diamond or a circle for dreamy textures. |
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| | A director’s dream, now you can seamlessly shift between photography and filmmaking on your (d)SLR. We worked tirelessly to reach an engineering breakthrough! With an improved aperture system and focusing mechanism, the New Petzval 80.5 MKII Art Lens sports a helicoid focusing mechanism and stopless aperture diaphragm, that enables you to focus and f-stop, whilst the camera is rolling. Make adjustments on the fly, dive into the shadows and emerge into the sun without any fear. |
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