Print your own lens: Photographer uses 3D printer to create 135mm f/1.8 lens
posted Friday, November 25, 2016 at 3:00 PM EDT
The uses of 3D printers never cease to amaze us. Photographer Mathieu Stern designed his own 135mm f/1.8 lens, using a single lens element, and had it printed for him by a French 3D printing company. While the corners are a bit soft, the center is impressively sharp!