An ideal entry point into Lensbaby's special effects lens system, the Spark Duo, available here for Canon EF mount cameras, will give anyone the ability to quickly and easily generate fun and unique looking images for a boost in creativity. The bundle pairs the Spark Lens with the Plastic Optic for a variety of different looks and includes a Magnetic Aperture Set to take further control over the look of your images.
The Spark 50mm f/5.6 Selective Focus Lens for Canon EF Mount from Lensbaby is a fun and affordable introduction to the world of Lensbaby optics and will set you on your way to experimental, creative and gorgeous selective focus photography. The Spark tilting lens body and selective focus optic makes images with a rounded area of focus with one "sweet" spot of ultra sharp focus surrounded by a gradually more and more blurred out-of-focus zone. The effect of this lens creates a dreamy feel with a unique sense of beauty that allows the viewer to really embrace the in-focus aspect of the photo, whether it be a person's eyes or hands or a flower's petal, and then to sense the gorgeously out-of-focus or dynamically motion-blurred background.
The lens body is all-plastic making it very light but the lens itself is a multi-coated glass doublet: two coated lenses combined to reduce reflections and offer sharp focus. The aperture is fixed at f/5.6 and the prime focal length is 50mm, a great length for portraits and general photography. The lens is manual focusing only, which is actually ideal given that you should select your point of focus with precision, and the minimum focusing distance is 13".
Compatible with all Lensbaby 37mm threaded accessory lenses and with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System, the Spark is a great way to start your foray into the creativity afforded by Lensbaby lenses and accessories.
This Lensbaby Plastic Optic is part of the Lensbaby Optic Swap System. Lensbabies has developed a line of different "optics" that can be interchanged with the Muse, Composer, and Control Freak lenses. This provides artists with an almost unlimited variety of looks and styles to capture their unique visions.
The Plastic Optic provides the softest, dreamiest look in the line-up of optics. It results in photos that have a very ethereal look, with abundant chromatic aberration.
The Lensbaby Magnetic Aperture Set is a replacement set of all the aperture discs that allow you to achieve f/2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, and 22 aperture settings. This system of magnetic discs is used with all the Lensbaby versions, except for the Original (1st Gen.) Lensbaby.
The set includes the magnetic wand aperture removal tool, and custom storage case.