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double glass optic photo by bjorn rannestad soft focus optic photo by david l. morel
double glass optic photo by rodger dewberry soft focus optic photo by kathleen clemons
CONTENTS
The Lensbaby Optic Swap System ............................................................2
Lensbaby Creative Effects .........................................................................3
Lenses .........................................................................................................4 double glass optic photo by swaggart photography
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Lensbaby lens bodies are Each lens body is sold with Once you’ve chosen an optic,
empty. Their job is to house an optic already installed, you’re ready to shoot. Or, you
an optic and provide you with but you can swap your can top it off with a Lensbaby
a way to control your Sweet optic to achieve a different accessory to adjust your vision
Spot when using a selective creative optical effect. even further. Use Lensbaby
focus optic.* accessories to see wider, farther,
closer, or to add an extra creative
kick start to your photography.
HOW TO SWAP:
Insert the 3 teeth of the Optic Turn the lens body upside-down, Insert a new optic by lining up To lock, turn tool clockwise
Swap Tool into the 3 notches. catching the optic. the posts into the notches. until notch aligns with the lock
Push down and turn counter- symbol.
clockwise to unlock.
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LENSBABY CREATIVE EFFECTS
Each Lensbaby lens is compatible with our full line of optics. Most Lensbaby optics are compatible with our full line
of accessories, offering an almost limitless variety of creative effects. See the compatibility chart* for details. This
diagram of the optics and accessories that are compatible with the Composer Pro is one example of the diversity of
creative options available for photographers who purchase a Lensbaby lens:
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LENSES
COMPOSER® PRO The Composer Pro offers incredibly smooth focus and tilt/
swivel ability. With its refined design and sturdy metal
Ultra-Smooth and Refined construction, the Composer Pro is a step up from the
Composer, making it the premium choice for professional
photographers and videographers everywhere. The
Composer Pro is compatible with all optics in the Optic
Swap System and ships with either the Sweet 35 Optic (left)
or Double Glass Optic (right) installed. Each optic gives your
image a Sweet Spot of sharp focus, surrounded by blur.
COMPOSER PRO with SWEET 35 OPTIC: COMPOSER PRO with DOUBLE GLASS OPTIC:
The Sweet 35 Optic is a 35mm selective focus optic with The Double Glass Optic is a 50mm selective focus optic
a 12-blade adjustable aperture that creates a tack sharp with a tack sharp Sweet Spot of focus surrounded by
Sweet Spot of focus surrounded by blur. Experience an blur. This optic features a system of interchangeable,
unprecedented level of creative control over the size of magnetically levitating aperture disks (see page 13 for
your Sweet Spot. more details about interchangeable apertures).
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LENSES
HOW TO FOCUS WITH THE COMPOSER PRO
Bend the Composer Pro to move the Sweet Spot, then rotate the focusing ring to bring your subject into focus. It will
automatically stay in its bent position. To bend and swivel the lens more easily, simply loosen the Locking Ring at its base.
Tighten the Locking Ring to keep the lens in position for longer or repeated exposures.
sweet 35 optic photo by quotidian photography double glass optic photo by beth forester photography
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COMPOSER®
LENSES
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SCOUT™
LENSES
Simple and Centered
Scout gives photographers a versatile, fun and affordable option
for Fisheye photography. The first Lensbaby lens that does not
bend, Scout is ideally suited for Fisheye photography because
your image will always be perfectly centered. The Fisheye Optic
offers two special features—creative lens flare when pointed
toward a bright light source, and extreme close focus for a unique
view of the world around you. Scout is also compatible with all
other Lensbaby optics, giving full access to the wide range of
creative effects offered within the Lensbaby Optic Swap System.
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MUSE®
LENSES
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CONTROL FREAK™
LENSES
Methodical and Step-by-Step
The Control Freak is an ideal selective focus lens for tabletop
and macro photography. You can 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 focus using
the barrel focusing ring and fine tune the tilt with the Control
Freak’s three metal posts.
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COMPOSER® with TILT TRANSFORMER
LENSES
Revolutionary Tilt
The Composer with Tilt Transformer is two products in
one: you can enjoy all the creative freedom the Composer
offers with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System, plus true tilt
photography when you swap the Composer Focus Front for a
Nikon lens.
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LENSES
nikon mount lens + tilt transformer
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nikon mount lens + tilt transformer nikon mount lens + tilt transformer
photo by tyson robichaud photo by rebekah johnson
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OPTICS
Lensbaby’s Optic Swap System contains 7 different optics that can be swapped in and out of each one of our lens
bodies. Each optic lets you experiment with creative effects from behind the lens.
BUILT-IN APERTURES:
SWEET 35 OPTIC
The Sweet 35 Optic is a 35mm selective focus optic with a 12-blade adjustable
aperture that creates a tack sharp Sweet Spot of focus surrounded by blur.
Experience unprecedented creative control as you rotate the dial on the front
of the optic. As you rotate, you quickly and easily change the size of your Sweet
Spot, in the moment, without missing a beat.
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INTERCHANGEABLE APERTURES
OPTICS
Several Lensbaby Optics—the Double Glass, Single Glass, Plastic, Soft Focus and Fisheye—use a system of
interchangeable, magnetically levitating aperture disks.
The size of the Sweet Spot is controlled by your aperture. The larger To change your aperture, simply touch the tip of your
the aperture opening, the smaller the Sweet Spot. Magnetic Aperture Removal Tool to the aperture disk
and lift it out. Then drop a new aperture disk into the
front of the lens.
Sweet Spot
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SWEET 35 OPTIC
OPTICS
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sweet 35 optic
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DOUBLE GLASS OPTIC
OPTICS
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SINGLE GLASS OPTIC
OPTICS
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PLASTIC OPTIC
OPTICS
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PINHOLE/ZONE PLATE
OPTICS
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SOFT FOCUS OPTIC
OPTICS
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FISHEYE OPTIC
OPTICS
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OPTIC KIT
OPTICS
The Lensbaby Optic Kit includes
three optic options: Plastic, Pinhole/
Zone plate, and Single Glass. Part of
the Lensbaby Optic Swap System.
Plastic Optic: our softest selective
focus optic creates ethereal
photos with abundant chromatic
aberration.
Pinhole/Zone plate Optic: lets you
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pinhole to zone plate mode by
simply sliding a toggle inside the
optic.
Single Glass Optic: ideal for fine art,
portraiture, black and white images,
and any shot requiring a subtle, soft,
dreamy effect.
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ACCESSORIES
0.42x SUPER WIDE ANGLE CONVERSION LENS
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0.6x WIDE ANGLE/1.6x TELEPHOTO KIT
ACCESSORIES
Widen your horizons or look beyond
them with the Lensbaby Wide Angle/
Telephoto Kit. The 0.6x Wide Angle
lens and 1.6x Telephoto lens allow
you to change your Lensbaby optic’s
50mm focal length to either 30mm
double glass optic + wide angle lens or 80mm.
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Choose the conversion lens you
want to work with and screw it onto
the 37mm threads on the front of
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+4 AND +10 MACRO KIT
ACCESSORIES
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CREATIVE APERTURE KIT 2
ACCESSORIES
When a Creative Aperture disk is
used with a Lensbaby SLR lens,
the shape cut into the aperture
disk will appear in the photograph
anywhere bright points of light are
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night).
Our Creative Aperture Kit 2 contains
9 pre-cut shapes for you to enjoy. If
you’d prefer to make your own from
blanks, use craft store hole punches
or an exacto knife to cut shapes in
our Creative Aperture Kit Blanks.*
Creative aperture disks are meant to
be dropped into your Lensbaby optic
in place of the aperture disks that
come with most Lensbaby optics.
Just make sure to place some of
these bright points of light in the
blurry part of the image (not the
Sweet Spot of focus) – otherwise
those cool shapes won’t appear. The
more you bend and blur your image,
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become.
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STEP-UP/SHADE
ACCESSORIES
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filter onto the Step-Up/Shade.
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LENSBABY BOOK
of the Lensbaby experience. With coverage of all of the Lensbaby
the essential information found optics and accessories, from the
in this book, you’ll be able to take Optic Swap System to a Macro Kit,
your creative exploration to the Creative Aperture Disks, and Super
next level. Written by Lensbaby Wide Angle Lens.
Guru Corey Hilz, Lensbaby: Bending Lensbaby: Bending Your Perspective
Your Perspective starts off with is the only complete resource with
an overview of each lens in the all of the information you need to
Lensbaby suite. know to create successful Lensbaby
Packed with tips on composition images. The book also includes
and techniques for capturing your beautiful portfolio galleries covering
best images, you’ll be immersed in a full range of styles from some of
If you’ve ever wished you could learn the wonderful world of Lensbaby in the best photographers working
about all of the creative possibilities no time. On nearly every page you’ll with the Lensbaby Creative Effects
that Lensbaby offers, this is the find a full color image created by a Lens System.
book for you! Seeing subjects with Lensbaby expert to inspire your own
a new perspective is at the heart shooting. You’ll also find complete
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SYSTEM BAG
ACCESSORIES
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photographers to access items at corners
of bag without opening entire bag
The Lensbaby System Bag is the shooting set up. The Lensbaby
perfect one-stop carrying system for System Bag can accommodate many
all of your Lensbaby lenses, optics combinations of Lensbaby lenses
and accessories. The removable (Muse, Control Freak, Composer,
and adjustable elastic straps inside Scout and Composer with Tilt
the bag allow you to customize Transformer), optics or accessories.
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KITS
We’ve designed 3 kits to allow you to delve into Lensbaby’s creative effects system with one convenient package
and at significant savings. Find out more about each kit below and then choose the one that fits your style.
PORTRAIT KIT
We’ve chosen the following
combination of Lensbaby lenses,
optics and accessories to help you
produce creative images that will
enhance your subject’s personality
in a fun and unique way.
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LENS BODIES
Composer Pro
Composer
Scout
Muse
Control Freak
Composer with
Tilt Transformer
ACCESSORIES
Wide Angle/
Telephoto Lens
Super Wide
Angle Conversion
Lens
Macro Kit
Creative
Aperture Kit 2
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LENSBABY ROOTS
PERFECTION IS BORING
2003
Craig Strong, a professional :LWKDYDFXXPFOHDQHUKRVHERG\
photographer from Portland, and optics scavenged from a large
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while looking for a way to add ħUVW/HQVEDE\ZDVDUDWKHUXJO\
vitality to the flat, lifeless duckling, but it took beautiful
perfection that early digital photos so Craig decided he wanted
cameras brought to his work. to share his idea with the world.
INSPIRATION IS CONTAGIOUS
Macro Kit
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loved the vintage feel of loved shooting
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photographers asked for a ease in achieving
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BEND THE RULES
Experience a whole new level of creative freedom in all of your
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LENSBABY COMMUNITY
The world is full of Lensbaby photographers (sometimes called
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Lensbaby photographers are doing great work—from enthusiasts
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combinations of Lensbaby lenses, optics and accessories that enable
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