ebob
14 January 2025 11:07
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This is a little old (May 2024), but I just came across it…
They reference OFM, but are going on to 3D print the lenses out of resin, using a 3D printing and spin coating method.
Printing, Characterizing, and Assessing Transparent 3D Printed Lenses for Optical Imaging
Pragmatically I suspect it will be hard to justify doing this over buying standard lenses, but it’s quite impressive nonetheless!
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It’s pretty cool. They put one in an OpenFlexure:
We present the manufacture and characterisation of a fully 3D printed, low-cost optical microscope using both a 3D printed chassis and 3D printed illumination and imaging optics. The required commercial components, consisting of a basic camera for...
I think it that is probably has a lot more uses in rapid prototyping than it does in production. It would be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison of their lens and the stock lens of the pi-camera.
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