The Old-and-Improved Petzval Lens Gives Your Portraits a Swirly

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The Old-and-Improved Petzval Lens Gives Your Portraits a Swirly

The message is clear: A lot of people want a 173-year-old Petzval lens to use with their modern-day Canon and Nikon DSLRs.

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/07/petzval-fetish/

The brass-barreled Petzval lens looks beautiful by itself, but of course, the real magic happens when you take photos with it. It’s a prime lens with a focal length of 85mm — great for portraits — and its maximum aperture of f/2.2 captures shallow depth of field