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3D printed lens

Started Sep 1, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP velatura New Member • Posts: 9
Re: 3D printed lens

ProfHankD wrote:

Brokenland wrote:

very nice. Seems you have a bit too much light entering from around the edges of the lens, you need to create a tube to encase the lens. Lets try to create a mount for a Goodman 3D printed camera body and I'd use it.

More Info: https://doragoodman.com

Interesting. Minor point: the OP here didn't make a "3D printed lens" but just an adapter with 3D-printed iris, which is good because literally 3D-printing lens elements is a losing battle. Incidentally, most of the 3D-printed iris don't work very well because the blades are too thick and rough; I've had better luck making iris blades using a programmable paper cutter or laser with thin sheet materials.

There are lots of 3D printed lens adapters, etc., on Thingiverse. I and many others post full designs for free at places like Thingiverse (here's my Thingiverse designs homepage ), and that's also what I encourage others to do.

That said, I don't have a problem with things like the doragoodman site trying to make a business out of selling kits or assembled units. That's a very common model in the open source world. I know from experience just how hard it can be to make a design that works for oneself into a design others can build, and selling kits and assembled product is a good way to pay the development bill. Incidentally, I've never stumbled upon the doragoodman site before, but they seem to have quite a bit of nicely done stuff....

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing

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