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Marleen moves her head ever so slightly to the
left, showing the characteristic "half moon"

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Another striking portrait of Marleen in Lentilux
glasses. No power rings and a vertically reduced
"cut in" effect

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Marleen did a great job posing in these Lentilux
glasses. All the features characteristic for this now
virtually extinct lens type are demonstrated in
only eleven portraits. Note the way the image of
the right eye is influenced by the transition between
bowl and carrier lens. I suppose well chosen make up
could produce a similar effect - but not the subtle
changes at every slight motion of the head!

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Marleen posing in 1990's myodiscs from Germany.
The same glasses can be seen in a recent television
programme (RTV Oost, "En dan nog even dit!", Sept. 1st)
where interviewer Carrie ten Napel put them on. Carrie
commented that all she saw was a blur, but she allowed
me to give her instructions to move her head ever so
slowly from left to right, showing the intricacies of
Lentilux lenses. Earlier that day, this photo shoot with
Marleen took place and the sequence in this and the next
portraits was the example of my instructions for Carrie
during the talk show on television

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Glasses: nameless Lentilux, early 1990's
[L: -16.25 / R: -17.25; c-2.00 o]

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A good thing about the mainstream design of
these 1990's glasses is that the frame distracts
the attention from the high Rx (-15 / -13). The
glasses look strong but not extreme

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For several decades, Menrad have designed and
manufactured everyday glasses for a clientele
wishing to avoid eccentricity