Design Your Own Lens (on Mac OS X)

[Double Negative]

Okay, so at $495 it's not for everyone... ;)

But if you're dying to try your own hand at designing some lenses, here's your chance. Stumbled on this application today on the interwebs:

http://www.ripplon.com/LensForge/index.html

http://www.macupdate.com/images/screens/uploaded/21789_sm.png

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Dont know enough about lenses to be spending that kinda money to monkey around with it LOL.

[sethmo]

Once your done, can you print out your custom lenses to use?


Haha kidding, kinda cool though.

[AngryCorgi]

So this is how Tamron designs its lenses...figures. ;)

[tiziano]

So this is how Tamron designs its lenses...figures. ;)

I suspect you don't know enough about the Tamron brand, history and products.

[AngryCorgi]

I suspect you don't know enough about the Tamron brand, history and products.

That's what you get for suspecting.

I was teasing, and the current Tamron EOS offerings are deserving of a good tease. ;)

[tiziano]

That's what you get for suspecting.

What?


I was teasing, and the current Tamron EOS offerings are deserving of a good tease. ;)
I guess I need more sleep! I keep not getting things lately! :)

[AngryCorgi]

What?


I guess I need more sleep! I keep to getting things lately! :)

Ummm... right... what you said...

Tamron makes 2 things right now. Some pretty sharp macro lenses with archaic AF motors and a crap-load of semi-affordable zooms, a couple of which are better than a Canon consumer lens, but still a notch or two below any of the Ls --- oh yeah, and the zooms also have archaic AF motors too. :-P

[Double Negative]

Dont know enough about lenses to be spending that kinda money to monkey around with it LOL.

So very true. And I suspect the real lens houses out there use their own, much more advanced software... ;)

Once your done, can you print out your custom lenses to use?

I wish, ha! And download one of those lens hoods to print out for it also... Heh.

[tiziano]

Tamron makes 2 things right now. Some pretty sharp macro lenses with archaic AF motors and a crap-load of semi-affordable zooms, a couple of which are better than a Canon consumer lens, but still a notch or two below any of the Ls --- oh yeah, and the zooms also have archaic AF motors too. :-P

I agree with you that today's Tamron AF lenses for DSLR are not the top of the lenses, but you have to consider their price too. Anyway, I was not referring to the current production, but the lenses produced in the 80s, when Tamron produced the SP line that was the L of that time, and was among the best set of lenses available. Tamron had a lot of brilliant patents at that time.

[AngryCorgi]

I agree with you that today's Tamron AF lenses for DSLR are not the top of the lenses, but you have to consider their price too. Anyway, I was not referring to the current production, but the lenses produced in the 80s, when Tamron produced the SP line that was the L of that time, and was among the best set of lenses available. Tamron had a lot of brilliant patents at that time.

Yes, but the best of their SPs were so low in production that even today they are almost impossible to aquire. Go find me a 180mm/2.5 SP LD, for example.

[tiziano]

Yes, but the best of their SPs were so low in production that even today they are almost impossible to aquire. Go find me a 180mm/2.5 SP LD, for example.

Ummm... right... what you said...

[CyberDyneSystems]

I have been using this software to aid in the design of my Hyper extender 2400mm f/4L with Dual stage liquid cooled Image Stabilization, and black hole technology for more light gathering than traditional optics would allow.


You need to license the proton pack that powers the black hole generator, but I'm working with Canon CPS to help with the paperwork.

It will be able to see up to 32minutes into the past!!!!

[AngryCorgi]

It will be able to see up to 32minutes into the past!!!!

That's garbage. I want to see into the future! This past crap is overdone...WEAK!!!

[Double Negative]

I designed the new 135L f/1.0 - now who wants to build it for me? :D

[MDJAK]

CDS, you need to do a bit more work. When you can see 32 minutes into the future, give me a call. I'll throw in to buy a couple of lotto tickets with ya. :lol:

me

[Aaagogo]

someone do like a 15-600 f/2