Pere Pons' Collection

Collection of still lifes and optical experiments made in the studio with various cameras and historical lenses.

Credits: Photographs by Pere Pons and Pere Pons Junior

Pinhole 1

Darkened studio, 9×12 Ektachrome 64 (daylight) plates and 250 flash firings. The calculations on the relationship between pinhole diameter and focal length were taken from The British Journal Photographic Almanac (1926).

Pinhole 2

Peaches

Still life with peaches, made with a Sironar-Rodenstock 360 mm lens.

Lens test 1

Still life made with a Petzval-type lens by Darlot, Paris.

Lens test 2

Still life made with a Voigtländer/Heliar 240mm lens.

Lens test 3

"He who has no garlic has an onion" — Catalan saying. Here it is! Still life made with a Wollensak Oscillo-Raptar 75 mm lens.

Lens test 4

Still life made with a Rodenstock Apo-Ronar 360mm lens.

Lens test 5

"He who has no garlic has an onion" — Catalan saying. Here it is! Still life made with a Wollensak Oscillo-Raptar 75 mm lens.

Lens test 6

Still life "Black Apples" made without fill or reflected light. Extra Rapid Euryscope 360mm lens by Voigtländer & Son Optical Co., New York.

Lens test 7

Still life "Roses". Natural light. Bigón F-4.5, 38mm. Hasselblad S.W.

Lens test 8

Ripening Olot sausage. Macro Sonnar 120mm. Natural light.

Jug with apples

Petzval-type lens.

Homage

In the early years of the 20th century the typewriter held great social importance. It was the "mechanical" means of transmitting ideas. Many photographers portrayed it. Voigtländer/Heliar 240mm lens.