Based on a petzval design swedish camera maker mats wernersson built the lens completely from scratch.
Diy camera lens by mats wernersson.
All parts except the lens mount.
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This one from mats wernersson might not check that last box for most of us because he built his own petzval inspired 90mm f 2 8 lens even machining the glass himself.
This is a petzval derived design that i tweaked to show the popular swirly bokeh.
Diy camera lens duration.
But looking at the final product you d never know it.
4 minutes 26 seconds.
Professional camera maker mats wernersson made a video documenting the step by step process of making a lens by hand and let s just say there are a lot of steps.
A very nice example of a rotational panoramic camera handmade by mats wernersson.
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Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras but swedish photographer inventor and camera maker mats wernersson recently did something a little more unusual.
How i made a camera lens from a z at home.
In these type of cameras the body of the camera rotates while exposing a continuous strip of film through a small slit and capable of scanning a 360 degrees sector.
We ve shown a few diy lenses in the past including a 3d printed lens this one though really takes it to the extreme.