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Never give up – a 300mm Zeiss Tessar project with lots of fails

Posted on December 14, 2021December 15, 2021 By Markus 2 Comments on Never give up – a 300mm Zeiss Tessar project with lots of fails

In todays video I documented my fails (wood working and 3d printing with sidewinder x1 – also building plate change of the sidewinder x1) while I tried to mount my new lens on my camera. I got this lens, because I do more and more wet plate family portraits and for that I wanted a sharp affordable lens. Normally I would show you guys how I did a family wet plate portrait(its online now, scroll down for the second part). But I couldn’t do it, because of our lockdowns. So I worked on a self portrait. To make this easier, I turned my studio into a darkroom, so I can move without getting a ghosty image on the plate. Because I put metal sheets into the ceiling during my studio renovation, I could mount the red light easily with magnets. To see the whole story, watch the video 🙂

First Part

Second Part

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  • 3d print, alumitype, ambrotype, analog, Carl Zeiss Tessar, collodion, dyi photography, headshots, Hensel, preparation Tags:3d printing, building plate, portrait, repairing sidewinder x1, sidewinder x1, wet plate, wood working, zeis tessar

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