This is Insane: Lens Sim Adds Physically Accurate Lenses to Blender [$]

There's a buzz in the Blender community about the new Lens Sim add-on by Håvard Dalen. By simulating the individual elements in a lens using path tracing and the new Ray Portal BSDF node, it generates images with uncanny realism. In addition to providing over 40 pre-set existing lenses, it adds an interactive lens editor [...]

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