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Lensbaby Sol 22mm f/3.5 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

Lensbaby Sol 22mm f/3.5 Lens for Micro Four Thirds

B&H # LELBS22M MFR # LBS22M
Key Features
  • Micro Four Thirds System
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-8.5°
  • Fixed f/3.5 Aperture
  • Manual Focus
$13995
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Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 Lens for Sony E

Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 Lens for Sony E

B&H # LELBTR28X MFR # LBTR28X
Key Features
  • Sony E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Fixed Aperture: f/3.5
  • Rotating Front with Three Optics
  • Selectable Twist, Velvet & Sweet Effects
$18746
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Lensbaby Soft Focus II 50 Optic

B&H # LELBSFIIO MFR # LBSFIIO
Key Features
  • Compatible with Optic Swap System
  • Full-Frame Format
  • Manual Focus and Aperture Control
  • Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22
$13496
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Holga Lens for Canon DSLR Camera

B&H # HOLCDSLR MFR # Z-860/EOS
Key Features
  • Yields Holgaesque Images
$1999
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Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 Lens for Canon RF (Black)

B&H # LELBV56BCRF MFR # LBV56BCRF
Key Features
  • RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.6 to f/16
  • Singlet-Doublet-Singlet Optical Design
  • Soft Glowing Effect at Wide Apertures
$33746
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Lensbaby Sol 45mm f/3.5 Lens for Canon EF Cameras

B&H # LELBS45C MFR # LBS45C
Key Features
  • Canon EF-Mount Lens
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-8.5°
  • Fixed f/3.5 Aperture
  • Manual Focus
$13995
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Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8 Lens (Canon RF, Black)

B&H # LELBV85CRF MFR # LBV85CRF
Key Features
  • RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/16
  • Soft Glowing Effect at Wide Apertures
  • Inspired by Classic Portrait Lenses
$37496
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Lensbaby Sweet 80 Optic

B&H # LELBO80 MFR # LBO80
Key Features
  • 80mm Selective Focus Optic
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
  • Lensbaby Optic Swap System
  • For Use with Additional Lens Body
$12995
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Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Sweet 35 Optic for Canon EF

B&H # LELBCP235C MFR # LBCP235C
Key Features
  • Canon EF Mount/Full-Frame Format
  • Compatible with Optic Swap System
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-15°
  • Creates Spot of Focus Surrounded by Blur
$26246
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Lensbaby Velvet 85mm f/1.8 Lens (Sony E, Black)

B&H # LELBV85X MFR # LBV85X
Key Features
  • E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.8 to f/16
  • Soft Glowing Effect at Wide Apertures
  • Inspired by Classic Portrait Lenses
$37496
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Lensbaby Optic Swap Founder's Collection for Canon EF

B&H # LELBOSFKC MFR # LBOSFKC
Key Features
  • Composer Pro II Lens Body
  • Sweet 35 and Sweet 50 Optics
  • Edge 35 and Edge 50 Optics
  • Optic Swap System Case and Lens Cloth
$79995
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Lensbaby Obscura 50 Optic

B&H # LELBO50O MFR # LBO50O
Key Features
  • Compatible with Optic Swap System
  • Full-Frame Format
  • Manual Focus
  • Minimum Focus Distance: 0.04"
$12995
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Lensbaby Spark 2.0 with Sweet 50 Optic for Canon EF

B&H # LELBSP2C MFR # LBSP2C
Key Features
  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22
  • Lensbaby Optic Swap System
  • Flexible Body with Tilt up to 30°
$12995
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Lensbaby Twist 60 Optic

B&H # LELBT60 MFR # LBT60
Key Features
  • Compatible with Optic Swap System
  • Full-Frame Format
  • Separates Subjects from Background
  • Subtle Swirled Edges
$13496
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Lensbaby Double Glass II Optic

B&H # LELBDGIIO MFR # LBDGIIO
Key Features
  • Full-Frame | f/2.5 to f/22
  • 50mm Selective Focus Optic
  • Manual Focus, Mechanical Aperture Ring
  • 12-Blade Diaphragm
$14996
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Lensbaby Sol 45mm f/3.5 Lens for Sony E Cameras

B&H # LELBS45X MFR # LBS45X
Key Features
  • Sony E-Mount Lens
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-8.5°
  • Fixed f/3.5 Aperture
  • Manual Focus
$14996
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Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 Lens for Fujifilm X

B&H # LELBTR28F MFR # LBTR28F
Key Features
  • Fujifilm X-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
  • 42mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Fixed Aperture: f/3.5
  • Rotating Front with Three Optics
$18746
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Lensbaby Edge 35 Optic

B&H # LELBE35 MFR # LBE35
Key Features
  • 35mm Selective Focus Optic
  • Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/22
  • Lensbaby Optic Swap System
  • For Use with Additional Lens Body
$18746
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Lensbaby Trio 28mm f/3.5 Lens for Canon RF

B&H # LELBTR28CRF MFR # LBTR28CRF
Key Features
  • Canon RF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Fixed Aperture: f/3.5
  • Rotating Front with Three Optics
  • Selectable Twist, Velvet & Sweet Effects
$18746
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Lensbaby Velvet 56mm f/1.6 Lens for Sony E (Black)

B&H # LELBV56BX MFR # LBV56BX
Key Features
  • E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/1.6 to f/16
  • Singlet-Doublet-Singlet Optical Design
  • Soft Glowing Effect at Wide Apertures
$33746
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Lensbaby Pro Kit for Sony E

B&H # LEPKSE MFR # LBPKV85B35T60X
Key Features
  • Velvet 85mm f/1.8 Lens
  • Burnside 35mm f/2.8 Lens
  • Twist 60mm f/2.5 Lens
  • Optic Swap System Case
$1,39995
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Lensless Pinhole Body Cap for Nikon F

B&H # LEPBCNA1 MFR # PINHOLE BODY CAP NIKON F/
Key Features
  • Plastic Body Cap with Drilled Pinhole
  • 0.01"-Diameter Pinhole in Brass
  • Approximate 2" Focal Length and f/200
$2900
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Lensless Pinhole Body Cap for Canon EF

B&H # LEPBCCEOS MFR # PINHOLE BODY CAP CANON EO
Key Features
  • Plastic Body Cap with Drilled Pinhole
  • 0.01"-Diameter Pinhole in Brass
  • Approximate 2" Focal Length and f/200
$2900
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Lensbaby Creative Bokeh Optic

B&H # LECBO MFR # LBCBO
Key Features
  • 50mm Selective Focus Optic
  • Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22
  • Lensbaby Optic Swap System
  • For Use with Additional Lens Body
$7496
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Lensbaby Sol 45mm f/3.5 Lens for Nikon Z Cameras

B&H # LELBS45NZ MFR # LBS45NZ
Key Features
  • Nikon Z-Mount Lens
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-8.5°
  • Fixed f/3.5 Aperture
  • Manual Focus
$12995
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Lensbaby Sol 45mm f/3.5 Lens for Canon RF Cameras

B&H # LELBS45CRF MFR # LBS45CRF
Key Features
  • Canon RF-Mount Lens
  • Metal Body with Tilt from 0-8.5°
  • Fixed f/3.5 Aperture
  • Manual Focus
$12995
Reg. $199.95
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Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

B&H # LES35O MFR # LBO35
Key Features
  • 35mm Selective Focus Optic
  • 12-Blade Diaphragm Adjustable Aperture
  • 4 Multi-Coated Elements in 3 Groups
  • 46mm Front Threads
$13496
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Understanding the Uses of Special Effects Lenses

Special effects lenses allow photographers to achieve special effects in-camera, like those achievable in digital editing suites. These include shallow depth of field, selective blur, and soft focus. Other lenses allow you to change the focus plane, or take extreme macro photos. A key characteristic of special effects camera lenses is that they're completely manual, and you manually set the aperture and focus.


What Are Art Lenses?

Art lenses are for people who want to create artistic photographs. These lenses deliberately simulate optical qualities of earlier lens designs to create special effects such as soft focus, shallow depth of field, and pleasing bokeh. An example is the Petzval lens design, which is sharp at the center but blurred toward the edge. The Lensbaby Twist uses this to create strong circular blurring away from the center of the lens. Other lenses, such as the Lensbaby Burnside, have extreme vignetting, while Lomography Neptune's removable aperture plates create different bokeh effects.

Art lenses are best when used with full-frame Nikon, Canon, and Sony A-mount cameras. When fitted to an APS-C camera, such as the Fuji X mount, the larger image circle means off-center effects aren't always as pronounced. You can use some special effect lenses with medium format lenses.


Special Effects Camera Lenses That Change the Plane of Focus

Sometimes, there's a need to focus on objects that are different distances from the camera while blurring others. While this ability exists with large format lenses fitted to cameras with tilt and shift mechanisms, lenses such as the Lensbaby Composer Pro and Canon EF lenses allow the object lens to tilt, which achieves similar results.

Conversely, some photographers want everything in focus, which is possible using pinhole lenses that have very small apertures. Pinhole photography requires long exposure, so it's best suited for film cameras such as the Nikon F-mount range.


Adjusting the Angle of View

Although wide-angle lenses provide a great field of view, fish-eye lenses such as mirrorless system lenses like the Lensbaby 5.8mm, take this concept much further. Offering more than 180 degrees of view, the photos are circular in shape. It's also possible to take 360-degree panoramas using this type of lens and stitching the results together.

Macro lenses are at the other end of the spectrum, and special effects macro lenses offer up to five times magnification, so it's possible to capture tiny objects in detail. Special macro lenses are available for all mounts, including Sony E-mount full-frame lenses.


Convertible Lens System Kits

A combination kit is a great way to start. Lomography's Convertible Neptune System includes three different focal lengths and several aperture plates offering great flexibility. Lensbaby's similar kit is based on the Composer Pro system, while its Pro Kit includes three different lenses for most camera mounts.


Choose from the great selection of special effects lenses at B&H Photo and Video and take your creativity to a new level.