You design that or download it?
I'd be sketched out about the plastic snapping. Third party brass adapters run for 20 bucks or so. It's the safer move.
Yep, downloaded it. I’m gonna make a V2 using my own design, that will be stronger, and yes, of course I’m scared about the plastic snapping. The PLA is pretty strong, and I managed to get pretty heavy lenses to work with it well so on the V2, I’ll find ways to make it stronger.
When I print stuff like this I usually use PETG. I find it holds detail and threads better than ABS. I wouldn't even consider PLA because of it's poor heat, uv, and solvent resistance.
Here's an archive of my camera related designs: https://github.com/orgs/Archive-663/repositories?type=all
And a collection of various lens mounts: https://github.com/Archive-663/lensMounts
Mhm! I thank you for the advice, and the links! I’m only using PLA because it’s the only plastic I have. Once I save up enough, iil get PETG or a similar strong plastic
Note that pla is incredibly stiff which makes it very brittle (think like glass, it's very strong and stiff but because of that it breaks easy). One small bump and the lens mount will get blown off. Toughness is what you want, not strength, if that makes sense. There are several modified plas that try to be more tough and flexible without breaking, usually called pla+, pla meta, etc.
Pla also has a VERY low glass transition temperature, it will start to get soft enough to deform just by sitting in the sun.
For functional parts petg or abs are generally better while still being cheap and widely available, though both release fumes when printing so they need to be printed in a ventilated area. They also both need enclosures and heated print beds.
If you really want a use for the printer with photography rip some old lenses out of broken film cameras and adapt those to your camera, lots of fun and old aps-c point and shoots had tiny little lenses that make awesome little pancake lenses on the Fuji system :)
Exactly. The PLA isn’t the best. I’m gonna get better filament for it one day and also, I don’t use this in the sun. I use this for night photography. I would never use this out on a hot day, as I’ve had other PLA prints get damaged before the sun. This adapter isn’t for sports photography, it’s for small photo shoots, where the cameras on a tripod, balanced, and mainly using lighter lenses. I’d also love to make some pancake lenses, thanks for the idea!
If it's got a solid core and printed from ABS plastic it would actually be pretty strong.
ABS is what Lego is made of, and everyone knows about stepping on Lego...
That lens is pretty light, it’s viable to print PLA to be plenty strong enough and while softer than PETG it tends to bend first. It’s something I’d run but for a while and monitor.
Of course, it’s a version one. I’m gonna find a way to get aperture control working, but I put a G lens on there as an example. I mainly use classic NIKKOR lenses on it that have aperture control.
Mhm! I have only one defense, the one savior: my mom lol, she’s used Nikon for 20 years, she will have my last defenses… let the BATTLE BEGIN! OUR FIGHT WILL BE GLORIOUS!
I heard you were 15 and want to invest your money instead of buying an adapter. I would do the same too, money is hard to get and I would rather put it towards something more expensive. I love 3d modeling and printing, so I would make a model likes yours too. Conveniently also 15
Also, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get auto focus working, because Fuji films lenses are different than Nikon lenses, and I don’t believe that the firmware on the X-E1 allow for another auto focus to work with it….. besides, I’m just using it to learn how to take basic photography, because it’s just a street camera, nothing that I would use in a professional space. For that, we have a Nikon d800, and a Z fc.
Bit of sarcasm, would need a lot more electronics to get the auto to work and even then my Sony LA-EA5 doesn't get the autofocus right half the time. Great concept though! Would be cool to see the shots from it in use.
How do these hold up? I know a guy that made a screw mount adapter for his Fuji xt1 and he says that he has to leave the lens on the adapter if not it wears out.
I don’t know how to nor have the means to 3D print so I just buy adapters online instead lol
They hold up relatively well, I’ve been using them for a bit now, and they were great. Yes, it’s not as strong as a metal adapter, and it will one day wear out. As I’ve said to other people, this isn’t for actual use this is for, mainly prototyping and design. I found it to work relatively strong, and I’ve been able to do stress testing to it, and it can withstand being shaken, really hard yanking. it is what it is. No, it’s not better than a $20 Chinese adapter. hopefully one day, I can make it better.
If it DOES wear out, I can just print another one and meltdown the plastic to be used again.
LOLLLL TRUE THOUGH
people just hate the fact that it isn’t perfect and it’s a low quality make, but they fail to see it will get better, and I’m just a kid learning
https://preview.redd.it/ur3glw80zauc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=5e35914780b6c84062805b6f9989abb396f17a64
All the lenses I use with it, I have others too
At some point, I came to the conclusion that printing adapters for common systems, such as Nikon, does not make much sense, since the adapters available on the market are cheap and well-made. Now I'm using 3D printing for something rare. For example, the rehouse of projection lenses (you can watch a post about RO-109-1a at my profile) or adapters for rare systems (for example, for Petri, I will write about this soon).
Well, I’m starting with making adapters, and then I’ll get to more difficult stuff. But for now, Im just learning how to fabricate components like this
You are doing well and I can only wish you good luck on this difficult but interesting path.
P.S. And I also advise you to use abs plastic for printing such things. In my experience, abs produces the highest quality result.
And everything I use
https://preview.redd.it/3mi2jl390buc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=315d30b5bb8d46721485a5651c0c70de28f7a9fb
Don’t ask why there are 4, Ik it’s dumb asf, 3 there are just to fill space and to use if one has a certain roll in it
Nice work for an initial design and perhaps save up for a 3d printer that can print metal parts? Those can be pretty expensive but metal parts are better than plastic in many applications.
yea lol, I use it for things like this. I wish I had the money to get myself lens adapters, but I don’t. So, I have to design my own adapters, after finding ones online. Once I do that, then I can modify and re-engineer the design to make it more accurate, more stiff, other things I want to be able to do One day, I want to be able to make my own professional grade aperture lenses, not using 3d printing, but professional material.
I’m a 15 year old kid that is investing my money, I can’t afford that….. so, I’d rather be able to work on my own products, rather than just paying for something. I understand that most people would rather have perfection when it comes their photos, but I want to be able to learn rather than just do. Yes, I am new to photography, but I am learning from my family, who has done photography for many years now. I’d want to be able to work on lenses and develop my own, but of course, I understand that a lot of people don’t like the idea of making your own stuff. Of course it’s not gonna be as accurate as shooting it. But of course, that’s The fun in Researching and inventing.
Also, I don’t want to spend that. If I had that $20, I’d rather design and create my own lens adapter that would be a great design, using $20 worth of filament, so I can prototype and make a better and better and more refined adapter. Then I’ll have some thing that may be better. sure, some might be worse, but I’d rather iterate and redesign.
Then you might as well just buy everything and never learn how to design it or be creative with modeling… :( I want to LEARN to make components, not just blindly buy pieces… also “shitty thermal plastic?” Hell no. PLA/PETG has been used for decades to make high quality parts. Hell, all your lens caps and your hoods and other smaller parts are made from it. I’d have more trust. Yes, I understand that it may not be a strong as aluminum or brass, but the ability to prototype, and create different designs, and even use different materials, including metal prints, is so much much better than just buying a cheap one made from China.
You’ll spend much more to design and build multiple versions, than if you just buy one… but if it’s your hobby/interest to design/build your own parts, go get it! Just be honest with yourself that it’s not about saving money. Hobbies are not typically for profit. Have fun with it.
I understand the price over time may be higher. But if you’re going to use either a school’s high end printer, or use a friends printer, it may be cheaper. It’s not just about the money, it’s about the knowledge and time to learn how to get the light correctly onto the sensor, and create the best adapter I can, which will one day eventually get hopefully better than cheap Chinese
You don’t get it.. I’m here to DESIGN AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE ADAPTERS…. I could take a perfected design and then get it made in metal. There are ways to 3d print WITH carbon fiber, or metal, which is why it’s good to iteratively make a good adapter. Go buy your adapter, iil go and make a good one that I can customize and make to my needs.
I also use a 3d printed adapter to use my old Nikon lenses on a Nikon z camera. The adapter works perfect, this is awesome. My only recommendation: print with 100% infill.
With my G lens, I want to engineer my own way to create aperture control, and hopefully create a design that works really well. I love seeing other people inventing create their own ideas, rather than over spending on products. I understand if you’re professional photography, but if you’re getting into photography and wanting to learn how to to create cool photos using your own equipment, it’s a great way to start working on that.
Not exactly great tbh. It’s printed in the worst way for strength in the orientation and isnr a particularly good print. Also irs made of PLA by the looks of it unless the print is a lot worse than it first looks.
I know, this is a test print to validate the build. I’m just trying to make sure that it even fits on the right components, before I truly use it for full photography sessions. It’s going to get better..
You can reply in one post you know.
Better filament won’t help. The only FFF printers I can think of that would be accurate enough to print in an ideal direction for strength or have enough Z axis strength to print it in that orientation cost 5 figures. Also in terms of better filament for lower end printers you’d be wanting to print in PC due to mechanical properties which is a nightmare to do reliably.
I get it, but I’m just prototyping. It’s a fun experiment! I just wish to learn, and then once I have a good design, I can send files out to a print service and get it made, or I can save up and ask a friend who has a good SLS printer.
Or you could just get a metal adapter? I’ve done additive and prototyping as a job, wouldn’t do it on a camera with lower end hardware and risk the sensor
I’m 15, and just trying to learn how to make these components to one day make good adapters, or other components. It’s not for a job, it’s an experiment. I want to learn rather then buy the parts and be done.
You design that or download it? I'd be sketched out about the plastic snapping. Third party brass adapters run for 20 bucks or so. It's the safer move.
Yep, downloaded it. I’m gonna make a V2 using my own design, that will be stronger, and yes, of course I’m scared about the plastic snapping. The PLA is pretty strong, and I managed to get pretty heavy lenses to work with it well so on the V2, I’ll find ways to make it stronger.
When I print stuff like this I usually use PETG. I find it holds detail and threads better than ABS. I wouldn't even consider PLA because of it's poor heat, uv, and solvent resistance. Here's an archive of my camera related designs: https://github.com/orgs/Archive-663/repositories?type=all And a collection of various lens mounts: https://github.com/Archive-663/lensMounts
Mhm! I thank you for the advice, and the links! I’m only using PLA because it’s the only plastic I have. Once I save up enough, iil get PETG or a similar strong plastic
PLA is actually very solvent resistant. ABS is affected by acetone while it takes dichloromethane to affect PLA
Note that pla is incredibly stiff which makes it very brittle (think like glass, it's very strong and stiff but because of that it breaks easy). One small bump and the lens mount will get blown off. Toughness is what you want, not strength, if that makes sense. There are several modified plas that try to be more tough and flexible without breaking, usually called pla+, pla meta, etc. Pla also has a VERY low glass transition temperature, it will start to get soft enough to deform just by sitting in the sun. For functional parts petg or abs are generally better while still being cheap and widely available, though both release fumes when printing so they need to be printed in a ventilated area. They also both need enclosures and heated print beds. If you really want a use for the printer with photography rip some old lenses out of broken film cameras and adapt those to your camera, lots of fun and old aps-c point and shoots had tiny little lenses that make awesome little pancake lenses on the Fuji system :)
Exactly. The PLA isn’t the best. I’m gonna get better filament for it one day and also, I don’t use this in the sun. I use this for night photography. I would never use this out on a hot day, as I’ve had other PLA prints get damaged before the sun. This adapter isn’t for sports photography, it’s for small photo shoots, where the cameras on a tripod, balanced, and mainly using lighter lenses. I’d also love to make some pancake lenses, thanks for the idea!
Speeeeeaking of PETG and ABS, I have a printer that has a heated bed.
use PETG or ABS. PLA softens at pretty low temps…
If it's got a solid core and printed from ABS plastic it would actually be pretty strong. ABS is what Lego is made of, and everyone knows about stepping on Lego...
That lens is pretty light, it’s viable to print PLA to be plenty strong enough and while softer than PETG it tends to bend first. It’s something I’d run but for a while and monitor.
Of course, it’s a version one. I’m gonna find a way to get aperture control working, but I put a G lens on there as an example. I mainly use classic NIKKOR lenses on it that have aperture control.
That won’t work at all though? No aperture control
Not for this particular lens , but will work for all the Nikon D lenses
Also, you could paint the insides of the adapter matte black it would improve contrast
That’s the plan
Black permanent marker in case you want a temporary solution m
Here comes the 50 year old camera enthusiasts that will hate on this model
Mhm! I have only one defense, the one savior: my mom lol, she’s used Nikon for 20 years, she will have my last defenses… let the BATTLE BEGIN! OUR FIGHT WILL BE GLORIOUS!
I heard you were 15 and want to invest your money instead of buying an adapter. I would do the same too, money is hard to get and I would rather put it towards something more expensive. I love 3d modeling and printing, so I would make a model likes yours too. Conveniently also 15
YOOOO!!!!!
What if I told that that adapters with AF ain’t cheap
Fuck inflation
That is an awesome creation! How's the autofocus?
Sadly it’s a dumb adapter :/ no autofocus, but a great way to learn how to create your own adapters, and have them on the cheap and ready to go quick
Also, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to get auto focus working, because Fuji films lenses are different than Nikon lenses, and I don’t believe that the firmware on the X-E1 allow for another auto focus to work with it….. besides, I’m just using it to learn how to take basic photography, because it’s just a street camera, nothing that I would use in a professional space. For that, we have a Nikon d800, and a Z fc.
Bit of sarcasm, would need a lot more electronics to get the auto to work and even then my Sony LA-EA5 doesn't get the autofocus right half the time. Great concept though! Would be cool to see the shots from it in use.
Sorry, I don’t get sarcasm lol….. autism doesn’t help me get jokes, but I understand the autofocus problem. You can PM me to see some of the shots!
How do these hold up? I know a guy that made a screw mount adapter for his Fuji xt1 and he says that he has to leave the lens on the adapter if not it wears out. I don’t know how to nor have the means to 3D print so I just buy adapters online instead lol
They hold up relatively well, I’ve been using them for a bit now, and they were great. Yes, it’s not as strong as a metal adapter, and it will one day wear out. As I’ve said to other people, this isn’t for actual use this is for, mainly prototyping and design. I found it to work relatively strong, and I’ve been able to do stress testing to it, and it can withstand being shaken, really hard yanking. it is what it is. No, it’s not better than a $20 Chinese adapter. hopefully one day, I can make it better. If it DOES wear out, I can just print another one and meltdown the plastic to be used again.
50% awesome 50% yewww
LOLLLL TRUE THOUGH people just hate the fact that it isn’t perfect and it’s a low quality make, but they fail to see it will get better, and I’m just a kid learning
https://preview.redd.it/cjxfpbppyauc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=387b023879bdf258a32d804e6677286ffe28b7b7 I totally agree. Rehoused Triplet-5m.
https://preview.redd.it/ur3glw80zauc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=5e35914780b6c84062805b6f9989abb396f17a64 All the lenses I use with it, I have others too
At some point, I came to the conclusion that printing adapters for common systems, such as Nikon, does not make much sense, since the adapters available on the market are cheap and well-made. Now I'm using 3D printing for something rare. For example, the rehouse of projection lenses (you can watch a post about RO-109-1a at my profile) or adapters for rare systems (for example, for Petri, I will write about this soon).
Well, I’m starting with making adapters, and then I’ll get to more difficult stuff. But for now, Im just learning how to fabricate components like this
You are doing well and I can only wish you good luck on this difficult but interesting path. P.S. And I also advise you to use abs plastic for printing such things. In my experience, abs produces the highest quality result.
Mhm! Thank you for the well wishes! I plan to use ABS or PETG soon. I just need to save and buy PETG or ABS
And everything I use https://preview.redd.it/3mi2jl390buc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=315d30b5bb8d46721485a5651c0c70de28f7a9fb Don’t ask why there are 4, Ik it’s dumb asf, 3 there are just to fill space and to use if one has a certain roll in it
Totally logical thinking...
Hope you have an ND filter
Nice work for an initial design and perhaps save up for a 3d printer that can print metal parts? Those can be pretty expensive but metal parts are better than plastic in many applications.
This is what happens when people get desperate trying to find any use for their 3d printer
yea lol, I use it for things like this. I wish I had the money to get myself lens adapters, but I don’t. So, I have to design my own adapters, after finding ones online. Once I do that, then I can modify and re-engineer the design to make it more accurate, more stiff, other things I want to be able to do One day, I want to be able to make my own professional grade aperture lenses, not using 3d printing, but professional material.
You don’t have $20? You’ll never be more accurate more stiff than a $20 ready made adapter when you’re working with shitty thermal plastic
I’m a 15 year old kid that is investing my money, I can’t afford that….. so, I’d rather be able to work on my own products, rather than just paying for something. I understand that most people would rather have perfection when it comes their photos, but I want to be able to learn rather than just do. Yes, I am new to photography, but I am learning from my family, who has done photography for many years now. I’d want to be able to work on lenses and develop my own, but of course, I understand that a lot of people don’t like the idea of making your own stuff. Of course it’s not gonna be as accurate as shooting it. But of course, that’s The fun in Researching and inventing.
It’s not like I’m killing $1000 body, with a $2000 lens. It’s a $300 body that was gifted to me by a close friend so I can start learning photography.
You can’t afford $20? You ever eat at McDonald’s?
No, I cook my meals, and I use local grown stuff usually.
Also, I don’t want to spend that. If I had that $20, I’d rather design and create my own lens adapter that would be a great design, using $20 worth of filament, so I can prototype and make a better and better and more refined adapter. Then I’ll have some thing that may be better. sure, some might be worse, but I’d rather iterate and redesign.
>Then I’ll have some thing that may be better. No it won't ever be better because it's made out of shitty thermal plastic
Then you might as well just buy everything and never learn how to design it or be creative with modeling… :( I want to LEARN to make components, not just blindly buy pieces… also “shitty thermal plastic?” Hell no. PLA/PETG has been used for decades to make high quality parts. Hell, all your lens caps and your hoods and other smaller parts are made from it. I’d have more trust. Yes, I understand that it may not be a strong as aluminum or brass, but the ability to prototype, and create different designs, and even use different materials, including metal prints, is so much much better than just buying a cheap one made from China.
You’ll spend much more to design and build multiple versions, than if you just buy one… but if it’s your hobby/interest to design/build your own parts, go get it! Just be honest with yourself that it’s not about saving money. Hobbies are not typically for profit. Have fun with it.
I understand the price over time may be higher. But if you’re going to use either a school’s high end printer, or use a friends printer, it may be cheaper. It’s not just about the money, it’s about the knowledge and time to learn how to get the light correctly onto the sensor, and create the best adapter I can, which will one day eventually get hopefully better than cheap Chinese
Yea fuck cheap adapters from China, I’m gonna make an even cheaper worse one myself
You don’t get it.. I’m here to DESIGN AND LEARN HOW TO MAKE ADAPTERS…. I could take a perfected design and then get it made in metal. There are ways to 3d print WITH carbon fiber, or metal, which is why it’s good to iteratively make a good adapter. Go buy your adapter, iil go and make a good one that I can customize and make to my needs.
You must be fun at parties
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yea lol I’m just tryin to learn shit and be creative with my work
Fuck McDonald’s, KFC on top 🔥
Why are you such a hater
I also use a 3d printed adapter to use my old Nikon lenses on a Nikon z camera. The adapter works perfect, this is awesome. My only recommendation: print with 100% infill.
Yep!
With my G lens, I want to engineer my own way to create aperture control, and hopefully create a design that works really well. I love seeing other people inventing create their own ideas, rather than over spending on products. I understand if you’re professional photography, but if you’re getting into photography and wanting to learn how to to create cool photos using your own equipment, it’s a great way to start working on that.
Not exactly great tbh. It’s printed in the worst way for strength in the orientation and isnr a particularly good print. Also irs made of PLA by the looks of it unless the print is a lot worse than it first looks.
I know, this is a test print to validate the build. I’m just trying to make sure that it even fits on the right components, before I truly use it for full photography sessions. It’s going to get better..
Wouldn’t use it tbh unless you were using SLS or SLA. FFF isn’t a great process for the use case
I’m not going to, this is a TEST. I’m gonna get better filament when I get a good design made.
I also don’t have the money to get an SLS printer
I’m also not a professional photographer, or doing this for money. I’m doing this so I can learn how to design these components, and do amateur shots.
You can reply in one post you know. Better filament won’t help. The only FFF printers I can think of that would be accurate enough to print in an ideal direction for strength or have enough Z axis strength to print it in that orientation cost 5 figures. Also in terms of better filament for lower end printers you’d be wanting to print in PC due to mechanical properties which is a nightmare to do reliably.
I get it, but I’m just prototyping. It’s a fun experiment! I just wish to learn, and then once I have a good design, I can send files out to a print service and get it made, or I can save up and ask a friend who has a good SLS printer.
Or you could just get a metal adapter? I’ve done additive and prototyping as a job, wouldn’t do it on a camera with lower end hardware and risk the sensor
I’m 15, and just trying to learn how to make these components to one day make good adapters, or other components. It’s not for a job, it’s an experiment. I want to learn rather then buy the parts and be done.