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Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount
The Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens is part of the Lensbaby series of SLR lenses, and offers the same spectacular special-effect results. However, the Composer introduces a completely new design. Based on a ball and socket configuration, this version allows for smoother selective focus control.
The Composer will retain its position after being bent, which makes it easy to use even with one hand. Users also no longer have to squeeze the lens to focus. They can simply tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a traditional barrel focusing ring.
A Lensbaby lens is a hybrid between a bellows camera and a tilt-shift camera. It allows for selective focusing with SLR cameras. It will bring one area of a photo into sharp focus, surrounded by gradually increasing blur. Effects like blurring, glowing highlights, and subtle, prismatic color distortions can all be achieved without software manipulations. The lens can be bent off-center in any direction for different results.
The Composer features the Optic Swap System. Lensbaby has developed a line of different "optics" that can be interchanged with the Muse and Composer versions. This provides artists with an almost unlimited variety of looks and styles to capture their unique visions.
The Composer comes supplied with the Double Glass Optic, which provides the sharpest focus in its range. It offers a tack sharp sweet spot, with minimal diffusion at all aperture settings. Also available optionally are the Plastic Optic for an ultra-soft and ethereal look, the Single Glass Optic for that vintage look, or the Pinhole/Zone Plate for softer, dreamier focus images that are equally sharp from edge to edge.
- No electronic communication is possible between the camera and the lens. All operation is strictly manual. Automatic light metering is possible by shooting in aperture priority mode for almost all digital and film SLR camera bodies.
- The lens aperture can be changed by inserting different size aperture discs.
- The Composer features a unique manual focus design which requires more rotation to move the optic as you approach infinity. This makes it easier to focus on objects at intermediate and distant depths than regular manual focus lenses.
| f/Stop Range | 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16 & 22 |
| Focal Length | 50mm |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 1.5' (46cm) |
| Filter Size | 37mm |
| Lens Elements/Groups | Double Glass Optic |
| Length | 2.5" (6.3cm) |
| Width | 2.5" (6.3cm) |
| Weight | 5.5 oz (156g) |
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Pros
- Easily interchangeable (8)
- Lightweight (8)
- Consistent output (5)
- Strong construction (4)
- Nice bokeh (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/scenery (7)
- Macro photography (5)
- Special effects (3)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Photo enthusiast (6)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (3)
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Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Nice Bokeh
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
- Macro Photography
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
Lots of fun, turns the boring into the extraordinary. If you are not a fan of switching your DSLR to fully manual then this is NOT for you. The changeable lens system is easy to use (got the fish eye as well), but the manual drop in aperture disks are a bit of a pain. After playing around I pretty much settled on the F8 as an all round set up. The Sweet 35mm would be a better option if you want a faster way to get creative with apeture. Would have liked some markings on the body to help with focus.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
I haven't had the time to use it a lot yet but it seems like a lot of fun, very simple construction yet very well made.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Nice Bokeh
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
- Macro Photography
- Wildlife Photos
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
This lens is excellent at what it does. Definitely a niche product, but this is the one to get. (The Muse doesn't lock in a position, which doesn't make much sense when your focal plane is so short.)
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
Pros
- Consistent Output
- Easily Interchangeable
- Lightweight
Cons
- Tough To Attach
- Weak Casing
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
Very fun to use. Requires to get accustomed to but great overall. Recommended!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Consistent Output
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
It is just an amazing experience with my new favorite toy. A bit difficult to focus manually, but miss or hit - it is alway fun to play with this lens. Highly recommend.
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Nice Bokeh
Cons
- Blurry Focus
- Poor in Low Light
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
- Portraits
- Wildlife Photos
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
In spite of limited for using with flash, filter and professonal accessories, it's very usefull for arts and different ways for portraits or even landscapes...
It makes photography to be considered.
Pros
- Consistent Output
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Rugged
- Smooth changes in focus
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Creative Photography
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Macro Photography
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
My first experience with anything from Lensbaby - it's a great lens. It feels sturdy yet moves smoothly when changing the focus. I don't have any negatives on this lens, its everything i assumed it would be from online reviews. Another accessory I found unique from lensbaby which i bought afterwards was the creative aperture kit - Adds yet another affect harder to achieve via DIY lenses and photoshopping.
Every person who sees the lens and the photos ends up trying to find one themselves (although some go for other styles from lensbaby)
Pros
- Consistent Output
- Fun To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
- Macro Photography
- Sports/Action
- Weddings/Events
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
I have thought about buying a Lansbaby Lens sine they first came out. Now that I have one, I wish had bought it sooner. It is very fun to use and give you results that are difficult, if not impossibe to reproduce in camera. I used it to take pictures of flowers in the yard and of a car that I was trading in. In both cases I got images that were both fun and exciting.
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Lightweight
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Indoors/Low Light
- Landscape/Scenery
- Macro Photography
- Night Photography
- Weddings/Events
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
things are great with it upgraded from lens baby 2.0 i like how it stays in one spot if your do long exposuers.
Pros
- Consistent Output
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Lightweight
- Rugged
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Learning curve
Best Uses
- Special Effects
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
This is the third Lensbaby I've owned, so I'm obviously biased. Really, the big trick is to practice. Now when I say "practice," I really mean it. Go out on nice days, on cloudy days, and plan to spend a FULL day each time just taking dopey photos of anything that will stand still. Photograph a knot in a tree, a leaf on a calm day, a pebble on the ground. If you're not really into it after the first 6 hours (or more), then this isn't for you. But it will take that much time over a period of a few days, to really get a grasp on what you can do with a Lensbaby. You need to experiment with different aperture disks. Later on, play with adding flash. (If you become a Lensbaby "freak" - and I have my weeks - you can later buy accessories!)
In general, a Lensbaby is not for those who have no desire to bother with "all those settings." If you don't understand what "aperture" means (or for that matter, if you have never shot in MANUAL mode), you will either learn or become very frustrated. If all you want to do is take good, sharp pictures, and you don't have the heart of an adventurer, this probably isn't for you. On the other hand, you just might learn that you ARE much more the curious explorer than you ever realized. I strongly suggest PLAYING with your camera in MANUAL mode before purchasing in order to build a solid foundation of what you can do with your camera. This will also help build confidence and understanding of all your camera's parameters before you add a strange and wonderful toy.
In the end, producing a good, interesting image is all up to what we allow ourselves to see.
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Special Effects
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
Great little piece of hardware.
This gives photography another dimension.
Bought the macro kit along with it, seems to be added value.
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
- Lightweight
- Quick Focus
Cons
Best Uses
- Special Effects
Comments about Lensbaby Composer Special Effects SLR Lens - for Pentax K Mount:
The composer is a lot of fun, but you really can't tel thru the viewfinder quite how the pictures are going to come out - my suggestion is take a few shots of anything you're shooting at different twists of the lensbaby and hey, it's digital, so you're not wasting any film.
when a picture comes out it comes out great.
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