Comments on: Adding an aperture to an irisless lens https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml Photography tips and tutorials from Photographer David Kennard Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:10:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Dave Kennard https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml#comment-399939 Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:40:42 +0000 https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/?p=1076#comment-399939 In reply to Bernhard.

Unfortunately all my time is taken up with (non-photography related) work. Hopefully that will change in the future, but I’ve been hoping that for several years now, and my workload only ever seems to increase.

]]> By: Bernhard https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml#comment-399831 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 21:11:55 +0000 https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/?p=1076#comment-399831 Thank you for this tutorial.

Best Regards
Bernhard

P.S.: Why did you not continue you blog?

]]> By: visualopsins https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml#comment-381554 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:07:33 +0000 https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/?p=1076#comment-381554 Aperture closer to front lens element would not vignette as much, i.e., the aperture in your test is mounted at the end of a hood; closing aperture thus vignettes rather than cutting off light shining on outer portions of lens glass.

]]> By: Clinton Rooney https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml#comment-357345 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:26:07 +0000 https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/?p=1076#comment-357345 I had the same question. Thank you for going through all that work-really good information.

]]> By: Darrell Williams https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/1076-adding-an-aperture-to-an-irisless-lens.xhtml#comment-348185 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 18:43:28 +0000 https://www.davidkennardphotography.com/blog/?p=1076#comment-348185 Wow!
I am so glad I found this. You did EXACYLY what I was intending to try. Attempting and writing about your awesome attempt has saved me so much work!

I am disappointed, but really dude, thank you!

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