This 3D printed lens gives digital cameras the ability to take 3D photographs

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A photographer by the name of George Moua has designed and 3D printed a special lens that gives run-of-the-mill digital cameras the ability to take 3D photographs.The novel ‘stereoscopic wiggle lens’ is FDM-printed in PETG and it allows full-frame mirrorless cameras to shoot stereoscopic wiggle photography – a funky effect that stacks still frames on top of each other to give the illusion of a 3D GIF-like animation.

Until now the effect has exclusively been possible with purpose-built vintage film cameras but the widespread availability of 3D printing means digital photographers can now add the effect to their arsenals too.George Moua and his 3D printed wiggle lens.Stereoscopy is a technique used to create the illusion of depth in a 2D image making it look three-dimensional.

In the context of photography stereo cameras or 3D cameras simply snap two or more frames using two or more lenses at the same time.Although the technology dates back to the early 20th century stereoscopic photography made a brief resurgence in the 1980s with cameras like the Nimslo 3D and the Nishika N8000 which had four lenses each.The 3D printed lens on a Sony a7R full-frame camera.Moua’s 3D printed lens is special in that it enables users to achieve the same effect with a digital camera for the first time.These perspectives can then be digitally ‘cut up’ and rolled through like the frames of a physical film reel to yield the 3D wiggle effect all without having to go eBay-diving for 80s gear.

As demonstrated by Moua 3D printing technology can take DIY ingenuity to new heights.Recently technology YouTuber befinitiv used a low-cost 3D printer to turn a 50-year-old analog camera into a digital one.By swapping out the film canister of a vintage Cosina Hi-Lite DLR with a Raspberry Pi and its 3D printed housing the content creator was able to give his camera a modern-day spin with full HD image and video recording functionality.Elsewhere

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