Pinhole Lens for Nikon by xjcrawler01…and a wee challenge.
A little while ago we featured a printable pinhole lens for Canon EF mount. Now, it’s joined by this Nikon-mount version by thingiverse designer xjcrawler01. There’s also a rear cap for Nikon Lenses, but that’s about it.
Now, since lens and body caps for vintage cameras are annoyingly expensive, wouldn’t it be great if we could print out any type we need? Canon FD? Olympus OM? Mamiya RZ? Pinhole lens for Micro 4/3? Isn’t that a better idea than buying expensive, out-of-production plastic parts?
This is the long-term goal of course, but for now, this: how come there aren’t any generic lens caps up there? No 52mm, no 46mm no 77mm…nothing…which brings me to a challenge that I’m just going to throw out there: the community needs an openscad parametric lenscap generator. It can have a clever gripping method or just be press-fit; I don’t care. We just need one.
There is the gauntlet; it’s been thrown down.
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MakerBlock
Bam. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6942
Marcus Wolschon
+1 for Canon FD or micro-4/3 !!!
Marcus Wolschon
Does anyone have the mechanical specification for Canon FD or for micro-4/3?
(min+max dimensions, not just meassurements)
McNeight
Canon FD Flange: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6948
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