EXPERIMENTS IN BOKEH // 04.27.13

HELIOS 44 58MM F2.0 (WITH MODIFIED ELEMENTS)

I’ve been trying for a while to come up with a way to emulate extreme PETZVAL like bokeh on a EOS camera. The HELIOS 44 comes close. But I was looking for something more Petzval and less lensbaby. This is where I am at… somewhere in between. Very soft focus at the edges… Wild bokeh effects and swirls. Loads of lens flare, and something a bit like ghosting but its not… A wild beast. Be sure to watch the video. Trippy.

Motion examples: https://vimeo.com/65004051

Full Res images on flickr

If I get enough interest maybe I take orders for these… email if interested… put “HELIOS MOD” in the subject.

UPDATE MORE FOOTAGE:

https://vimeo.com/65488705

Bokeh Experiments: I’ve started experimenting with modifying certain optical elements to throw the bokeh way out of wack. Some interesting results thus far… will post more results soon.

on flickr too  http://www.flickr.com/photos/bognacki/8554335866/in/photostream/lightbox/

bokeh by the sea on flickr too

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bognacki/8296254002/in/photostream/

busted Russian tilt-shift on flickr

CARL MEYER VIDEOSTIGMAT 1 1/2 inch 38mm F1.0 in C MOUNT. I have acquired another copy of this lens. Originally for 16mm or TV camera, it is usable on mirrorless cameras via proper adapter mount.

This is the finest copy of this leans I have come across. Very smooth focus and aperture. Body shows little signs of use. Some brassing on the mount and the filter ring. Glass is clean and scratch free. Some fine dust specs inside doesn’t effect image quality. Comes with canon leather case. Vignettes slightly on APS-C sized sensor covers M4/3 fully.

RED EPIC + VOIGTLANDER M

on flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/bognacki/7702723464/in/photostream/