No two eyes are exactly the same - especially when they belong to an artist who sees for a living. Given these infinite possibilities, Lensbaby offers three distinctly different lens bodies for different types of shooters.
Each lens gets you to the same place: a Sweet Spot of sharp focus surrounded by graduated blur. But each one gets you there in a way that reflects your individual personality and shooting style. Are you fast and loose? Smooth and precise? Methodical and step-by-step? Your first decision is: which Lensbaby has your name on it?
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Great for a Smooth and Fluid Shooting Style: The Composer is a completely new lens based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus photography with unparalleled ease. All you need to do is tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a manual focusing ring. No locking mechanism is required; the Composer stays in the desired bent position to give you that Sweet Spot of Focus.
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Great for a Fast and Loose Shooting Style: The Muse embodies the spirit of Lensbaby photography, bringing an entirely new level of fun and creativity. Squeeze the Muse to focus and bend your Sweet Spot around the photo.
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Great for a Methodical or Step-By-Step Shooting Style: The name says it all! The Control Freak allows you to compress and bend the lens to find your desired Sweet Spot and then lock it in place with the push of a button. Once locked, you can fine-tune your focus using the barrel focusing ring and adjust the tilt using the three metal posts. Ideal for tabletop and macro photography.
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Double Glass Optic: This multi-coated optical glass doublet is Lenbaby's most popular optic, providing a tack-sharp Sweet Spot of focus with minimum diffusion at all aperture settings.
Single Glass Optic: This optic is similar to the primitive optic that you'll find in an antique camera. Single Glass Optic is ideal for fine art, portraiture, black-and-white images, and any shot requiring a subtle, soft, dreamy effect.
Plastic Optic: Ideal for toy camera- and plastic-fanatics, this softest optic in Lensbaby's line-up creates very ethereal photos with abundant chromatic aberration.
Pinhole / Zone Plate: As its name suggests, this optic lets you create pinhole or zone plate photos. In either mode, you capture softer focus, dreamy images that are equally sharp from edge to edge. You decide how far to go into that dreamland.
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Fisheye Optic Its ultra-wide 12mm focal length and 160° field of view captures eye-popping fisheye views from infinity all the way down to one inch from the front of your lens. The Fisheye Optic is designed for use with the Composer, and can also be used with the Muse with the purchase of a special adapter. |
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Soft Focus Optic This optic creates a velvety soft image perfect for portraits, flowers, landscapes or any subject that needs a soft touch. Soft Focus has a look that is evenly soft throughout the image without the Sweet Spot of sharp focus created by Lensbaby's selective focus optics. The amount of softness can be varied by changing and stacking the aperture disks. |
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Step-Up/Shade This special 37mm to 52mm step-up ring was specially designed to fill the void as standard step-up rings do not work with the Lensbaby Composer. With this Step-Up/Shade, you can now add 52mm filters to your favourite combination of Lensbaby optic, aperture and accessory lens, opening up even more creative possibilities and at the same time, providing lens shade capability.
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Creative Aperture Kit You bend the Lensbaby to control your focus, change your optics to suit your vision and now, with the Creative Aperture Kit, you have a new level of creative freedom. Custom cut the aperture disks into any shape you want with an exacto knife or paper-cutting stamp and drop the disk into your lens - the disk will float above the optic in a shielded magnetic field. Out-of-focus specular highlights (bright points of light) will take on the shape of the hole in your aperture disk, creating an enchanting effect on your images. |
Sample Images |
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Photo taken with Double Glass Optic |
Photo taken with Single Glass Optic |
Photo taken with Zone Plate |
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| Photo taken with Pinhole © Craig Strong |
Photo taken with Plastic Optic © Lisa Smith Studios |
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| Photo taken with Fisheye Optic © Craig Strong |
Photo taken with Soft Focus Optic |
Photo taken with Creative Aperture Kit © Kevin Kubota |
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