HowTo: Build Your Own Camera Lenses

The prerogative of most fancy, pricey lenses nowadays is ultimate sharpness. However, if you're partial to that soft, out of focus look, you can make your own lenses to achieve this type of effect.

DIY Photography posts an in depth guide to making your own lenses (Part 1) and then controlling the lens for varying degrees of sharpness (Part 2).

Sample images below.

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