{"id":33771,"date":"2026-03-22T01:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T05:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=33771"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T03:42:23","slug":"open-wide-wider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/open-wide-wider\/","title":{"rendered":"open wide, wider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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a brass Zeiss Nr I Protar 85mm focal length f\/18 lens a bit wider in diameter than a Loonie<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. As a camera collector, old lenses have always been an interest – especially wide angle lenses such as the Protar at left or the Pantoscop<\/a> by Emil Busch.<\/p>\n

The traditional ‘portrait’ lens is a medium Telephoto. The focal length depends on the frame size (eg. 90mm for a 1×1.5 inch 35mm negative). \u00a0The chosen focal length gives the expected facial proportions in a portrait. A longer focal length “flattens” the face while a shorter focal length makes facial features somewhat disproportionate and sometimes if tilted can exaggerate features with geometric distortion.<\/p>\n

However; lenses like the Protar line, the Pantoscop and similar lenses are essential for capturing landscapes and groups closer to the camera. I made the majority of \u00a0my film shots using a 35mm lens on my Leica. Smartphone lenses are usually described in the 35mm camera equivalent. The common “lens” for the smart phone was 35mm equivalent. More recent models like the iPhone 16 use even shorter focal lengths causing some strange geometric distortion if the photos are not taken with greater care.<\/p>\n

Visit our 2026 events and hopefully discover old lenses like these – or other items attractive to your eye. Our Spring Fair is scheduled for May 24th at the Trident Hall (Islington and Evans) in Toronto. As we get closer to the date, I will pin details and a poster to the top of this Web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toronto. As a camera collector, old lenses have always been an interest – especially wide angle lenses such as the Protar at left or the Pantoscop by Emil Busch. The traditional ‘portrait’ lens is a medium Telephoto. The focal length … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[500,34,286,279,348],"class_list":["post-33771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fair","tag-accessories","tag-cameras","tag-darkroom","tag-lenses","tag-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33771"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33777,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33771\/revisions\/33777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}