{"id":33839,"date":"2026-04-01T01:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=33839"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:37:23","slug":"a-dfferent-petzval-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-dfferent-petzval-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"A dfferent Petzval lens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dietzler manufactured Petzval portrait lens<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. The late Willi Nassau talks about a special lens in his collection in the issue 27-2 column, “A Treasure From My Collection”. Willi was a long time PHSC member, WLU lecturer on photography, and a close friend of the late Bill Belier. Willi grew up in Vienna and after the war he opened a small studio there.<\/p>\n

This is the story of one used lens he purchased and eventually took with him when he left for Canada. Along the way, Willi speaks about Petzval<\/a> and why he shifted from having his lens design manufactured by Voigtlander to using the far less successful Dietzler.<\/p>\n

Bill begins this column as follows, “One of the \u201cregulars\u201d that I would see at the PHSC meetings when I joined the Society in 1977 was charter member Willi Nassau [living in K-W]. Over the ensuing years we became close friends and shared many experiences, both at home and abroad in pursuit of our mutual photographic interests.<\/p>\n

“Willi has had a varied and storied career in photography\u00a0both in his native Austria and later in Canada. At the age of seventeen he was accepted as a student at the Vienna State Academy\u00a0for Graphic Arts \u2026the year was 1939 \u2026not the most opportune\u00a0time in world events to embark on a career!<\/p>\n

“Eventually he\u00a0would be assigned to duties in various photographic and technical\u00a0laboratories where he would remain until WW II ended in 1945.\u00a0With the arrival of the Allied Occupation Forces in Vienna\u00a0(the British Eighth Army) he was offered employment as a cameraman\/cin\u00e9photographer and remained with the B.E.A. for\u00a0almost three years. Willi\u2019s story begins\u2026” …<\/p>\n

Willi’s extensive collection now resides with the Museum of Science and Technology (Ingenium<\/a>) in the Ottawa area. Members read all of Willi’s story on the free ‘members-only’ DVD\/thumb drive. To join or renew, follow ‘Membership’ above or at right. Email any questions to member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You might find examples of early lenses and cameras up to very recent models at our 2026 events. Our Spring Fair is one such event. It is planned for May 24th at the Trident Hall in southwest Toronto. Poster and details will be pinned to this web site as we get closer to the fair date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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