Wet plate photographer Markus Hofstaetter 3D-printed numerous lens boards and cobbled together a Frankenstein camera to use this tiny lens.
in Vienna, Austria, in 1908. Hofstaetter is Austrian, so there’s a nice personal connection.
The Reichert “Polar” 30mm f/4 lens could have happily sat in a display case on Hofstaetter’s desk or shelf. However, that’s not how Hofstaetter operates, and he routinely finds clever ways to adapt strange and unusual lenses to his photographic purposes. In the case of the Reichert lens, which was originally designed for microscopes, perhaps it would have been better as a conversation piece. That would have at least been less frustrating.
At the heart of the issue was the 3D-printed lens board, which is required to attach the tiny lens to Hofstaetter’s wet plate camera. However, the lens couldn’t focus because “the camera is too big.” Hofstaetter designed and printed a second lens board and included more space between the lens, and the same issue arose.
Going back to the drawing board for a third time, Hofstaetter printed a significantly different lens board, allowing him to get the tiny lens extremely close to the wet plate, which finally enabled sharp focus. It also resulted in a plate camera that looks vastly different from the cameras Hofstaetter typically uses, which often feature big lenses and long bellows. The tiny lens required a Frankenstein-esque camera.
Ultimately, the tedious and challenging troubleshooting with the lens board paid off in a big way. The small lens delivers a nice image. The plate Hofstaetter created isSolving problems is part of any photographer’s workflow, but Markus Hofstaetter’s adventurous spirit and distinct photography equipment means the wet-plate photographer solves issues frequently.
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