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Designing a Budget Petzval Lens for Additive Manufacturing

Project Genesis –  At a certain point in my photo journey I decided I needed a Petzval lens to expand my set of tools. Of course that was before I looked at prices for them. The simple lenses, often take-offs from old magic lantern projectors, were a bit much. While I don’t have money to…

SITREP – March, 2026

Welcome to the inaugural Silversunbeam SITREP and to my new blog centric website. I’m hoping that this will be the first of many SITREPs. I’ll  try and provide a new one every month or so (heavily dependent on my poor time management skills). Most of what I’ll be covering is updates on work in progress,…

Introducing Sunbeam Makes

Welcome to Sunbeam Makes—a space dedicated to the process of designing, building, and experimenting. This site documents my work beyond photography, focusing on the tools, techniques, and ideas that take shape in my creator space. From the germ of an idea to its fruition as a finished thing, this is where I share my journey.