Life for me lately has entailed having needles stuck into my face 4 out of 7 days this week. It's gotten in the way of productivity, fun, and just general everything. Kids, listen to Uncle Zak. Don't wait 30 years before going to the dentist. You won't be as lucky as me!

I've only got one more root canal to enjoy before I'm done for a little bit, so I figured tonight was the time to test out a bit of kit I got some time ago -- the new Petzvel lens.



It's a modern recreation of a 19th century camera lens. You change the aperture by slotting in those little plates (which means you can have cute, shaped bokeh if that's your idea of fun). Focus is done with the knob on the side. Shockingly, it works amazingly well on my fancy-ass modern mirrorless camera (though I needed an adapter).

All this to take some pictures of this little fella.



It's a mostly 8/8 Wade & Butcher frameback. Those are the standard FBU scales it's sitting in.

Most likely made around 1850-1860. It's heavy for a frameback. Took a great edge, too!

Here's an artsy-focus picture of it and my John Barber 'Particularly Made for Barber's Use' razor. They're quite a pair!