I did this one yesterday.
coke bottle rack
I had bid on a funny little no name lens in an Optimo shutter that I thought was going to be an unmarked f6 Versar. Holding the lens in my hand, I couldn't get an image on a ground glass. So I thought, what the heck have I bought here. Took it upstairs and it turns out it's a 14 3/4" f11 lens and just casts the most spectacular image on a ground glass! I'm going to machine it to fit a better shutter and I think it's found a permanent home. Definitely some buzz of some sort going on here, yet the image is so sharp you can see the dust on the bottles. 8X10 Century.
Upstairs studio, AM north window light, no-name lens.
coke bottle rack
I had bid on a funny little no name lens in an Optimo shutter that I thought was going to be an unmarked f6 Versar. Holding the lens in my hand, I couldn't get an image on a ground glass. So I thought, what the heck have I bought here. Took it upstairs and it turns out it's a 14 3/4" f11 lens and just casts the most spectacular image on a ground glass! I'm going to machine it to fit a better shutter and I think it's found a permanent home. Definitely some buzz of some sort going on here, yet the image is so sharp you can see the dust on the bottles. 8X10 Century.
Upstairs studio, AM north window light, no-name lens.