Printing A $1 Lens

[@Hugatry]

Always nice seeing someone take old devices and give second life to those fine, complex components that have taken quite a lot of resources to R&D but are now filling the bins.

[@wojciechtechtips1602]

I love the c418 music you added, the low depth of field is because of the distance between the lens and sensor being much larger than the original point and shoots.

[@Ernzt8]

Very cool project! I've known about reversing lenses to create macro lenses, but I really like the recycling idea.

[@EdwardKTheMechanic]

When you're adapting non-native lenses you need to keep "Flange Focal Distance" in mind, which gives you an idea of how far from the lens the image is optimally focused on your sensor/film. If I remember correctly, having too long of a flange length will give you a really narrow field of view and turn your lens into a macro lens which is what you have here. In this case it looks awesome! But if you want to make lenses with greater fields of view in the future you'll probably want to start with a lens that has a longer focal distance than the camera you're adapting to. Keep up the great work! I love your videos!

[@theowlfromduolingo7982]

Amazing macro capabilities. The sharpness is way better than I expected. Definitely looks more than a “1$” lens. I also like how straightforward this video is. Keep it up

[@nicknacks3d]

Whow, what an incredible macro lens this turned out to be! I just bought some old cameras on ebay that were labeled "Parts or Repair" to try this very thing for myself. Hoping to get some cool lenses working on my Sony a7C. If mine turns out half as good as yours I'll be pleased. Great video!

[@TheJunky228]

loved playing with tube and reversing adaptors to get older lenses to work on my camera and for macrophotography. this lens makes some pretty decent shots given what it is!

[@ericlotze7724]

I was thinking of making a frankenstein camera after seeing a PILE of point and shoots (and even this old broadcast camera with, if I understand correctly, a prisms so 3 chips rather than the screen on the chip, although i am trying to save that one). Could make the world’s fanciest raspberry pi camera lol.

[@ericlotze7724]

There *are* open source cameras though I think too, i forget exactly.

[@davidcahan]

The focal length is amazing

[@TheJunky228]

cool finding out that the b-roll we were already watching was filmed through the very lens

[@PitNeex]

Fantastic project! The 3d printed adapter looks great. I've tried to re-set the lens module from an old digicam but it was not in one tube like this. Didn't manage to use it. Tried my luck with a disposable film camera with better results though.

[@jazekerxx7535]

@Chris Borge really cool project. you can increase the depth of field by decreasing the diafragm. in other words if you make the hole which the lens sees through smaller (like a pinhole, or a little bigger) the area which is in focus will be bigger.. try it with a piece of paper with a small hole in it and put it in front of the lens. there are 3 things that influence depth of field: - like i said diafragm, a bigger opening (lower F number) is smaller depth - smaller distance to object is smaller depth - longer focal length (higher f number) is also smaller depth and probably, the distance from the lens to the sensor is too far away. i think it needs to be closer in order to be able to focus further away.. try playing with the distance from lens to sensor.. i hope this is usefull..

[@maxwellomdal9178]

Happy to see all the videos being posted! Lowkey one of the bet youtubers!!

[@HoffmanTactical]

Facts.

[@SIM31r]

And I got a little shock from a DSLR camera. I'm an experienced engineer (in terms of hobby and developing electronics for myself), but I didn't expect the capacitors in a DSLR camera to hold a charge for months. It's good that the current only went through my finger, the current path is a few millimeters. Be careful with this, discharge the capacitors 🙃

[@carpdog42]

Really cool project; though its very much in the class of things where there is a mismatch between the intention and the inspiration; like I totally get the impulse to want to reuse perfectly good parts from outdated/disused products, but I also have come to feel like its a bit of a trap because you are fundamentally basing your design around a part that should really be chosen to match the design.

[@alastairmckenziepro]

Lovely work mate. Utilising old mechanisms with 3d print parts, and big ups for a fellow zcam user

[@bobmorr2892]

I tried this but I switched to a better approach after trial and error. I bought a Sony NEX for $60 bought several old 35 mm point and shoot cameras narrowed it down to ones that have a 28 mm lens that's glass I won't say which ones because I don't want to see the price go through the roof disassembled them and removed their lens made my own adapter that's capable of focusing. After the crop factor on the camera it now equals 42 mm and the lenses are super compact very close to the camera sensor and of course are able to cover the sensor with no vignetting and take very nice photos and most of the cameras i got the lenses from cost 2 - 10 dollars.

[@TinyMaths]

I love the way you did the 'reveal'; I'd be tempted to call it an reverse-reveal 😄. Impressive results - the lit match was pretty cool. The screws were pretty good too (or do I mean the ants??)

[@ofthenearfuture]

Alternate garbage lol, this was a fantastic project. I've been thinking of adding a helicoid to a 3d printed disposable camera lens, and this was some great inspiration to just what is possible.

[@Richard_uk]

The last few videos have been great. Can see this channel going places

[@danko6582]

I do a lot of design for photography. I want to know about image circle, whether you managed to couple the iris, focal length etc.

[@AerialWaviator]

Thanks for the intriguing inspiration.

[@KnooBill]

Loving this new content, also very nice mini drill press, where can I get one too? Need that accuracy in small diameters

[@peteabc1]

Seems to me that the picture quality is slightly diffraction limited, but otherwise the lens is on par with a lens with macro extension tube.

[@briandipierro8865]

If you can get this lens significantly closer to the sensor, I think you'd have something to experiment more with. I dig this video and I'm subscribing because of it.

[@MikaTheAboveAverageDog]

@1:50 The watch face!

[@dillpickle7633]

Amazing production quality! Keep it up and your channel will be huge :D

[@glees0n627]

Incredible

[@watermelonpl]

amazing content brother, keep going!

[@maverick9708]

the rare screw ant in artistic vision XD

[@georgewolf7063]

Heyyy! I have that tiny metal drill press in my shop!

[@onlinetraderucom]

Will a digital camera work if, instead of a remote zoom lens, you install a manual lens for 16mm film? Will the electronics give an error?

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

Very funny adding sounds to the ants when they communicate solely with smells and don't make noises lmao

[@DaveEtchells]

I have *so* many old digicams laying around from a previous life 😮 Thanks for this vid, maybe I’ll finally find a use for one or two of them again! What did you use for the sensor, a RPi camera? (Why not specify the camera you built it for an upload the files? There’s probably a 50/50 chance I actually have one of them or a model that uses the same lens laying around 😂.)

[@Borgedesigns]

It should have been updated now

[@DaveEtchells]

Thanks! On Thingiverse? It’s not showing yet but I’ll keep checking. (I think I actually do have one of those cameras, I saw the model number in the opening sequence.) Great project, I love the stuff you post!

[@MonolopTR]

where can i download files i couldn't find in your thingverse profile

[@spookisghostly4619]

Photography KZbin is going wild over this

[@EWARS_2]

4:45 "Droopy likes your face" by C418 playing? What?

[@Borgedesigns]

I like his music :) And hes stated that Alpha and Beta are fine to use in youtube/ twitch content.

[@Mobin92]

Be careful when disassembling cameras. They have high voltage capacitors in them for the flash, which might still be charged even if you remove the battery.

[@elongated_muskrat_is_my_name]

those things are fun

[@Borgedesigns]

I am well aware aha, I used to try make tasers out of them in my teens (never actually got one working tho)