Lensbaby Spark 2.0 w/ Sweet 50 Optic - Micro Four Thirds

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Reminiscent of the very first Lensbaby lens, the Spark 2.0 is a flexible lens body designed for use with Micro Four Thirds-mount cameras and to be used in conjunction with the Optic Swap System. This Spark 2.0 is delivered with the Sweet 50 optic, which provides a clear sweet spot of sharp focus that is surrounded by a smooth blur, which can be adjusted depending on how the lens body is positioned. The Spark 2.0's accordion-like design permits nearly unrestricted tilt range, up to 30° in any direction, and requires the distinct squeeze-to-focus movement to manually adjust focus. The Spark 2.0 and Sweet 50 combination also avails an f/2.5-22 adjustable aperture range, 12-blade diaphragm, and a minimum focusing distance of 1.1' for working with close-up subjects.

Allan Weitz

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2 years ago

Spark 2.0

Micro Four Thirds lens mount.

Flexible, accordion-like body design resembles the Original Lensbaby from 2004 and enables tilting the optic up to ~30° in any direction.

Unique squeeze-to-focus, squeeze-to-tilt design requires a fun "dance-like" process of achieving sharp, selective focus with creative distortions and blur.

Accepts various optics from the Optic Swap System.

Permits focusing as close as 1.1' away.

Metal lens mount for improved durability and rigidity.

Sweet 50 Optic

Portrait-length 50mm lens provides a 100mm-equivalent focal length that offers a comfortable, slightly narrow field of view.

Unique rendering delivers a precise sweet spot of focus surrounding by a characteristic blur. The quality, sharpness, and size of the in-focus area can be controlled by adjusting the lens body.

Besides adjusting exposure, the f/2.5 to f/22 aperture range can also be used to adjust the size of the sweet spot of focus.

A 12-blade diaphragm contributes to a smooth, pleasing bokeh quality.

Doublet lens construction uses two elements in one group, and both elements have a broadband, anti-reflective multi-coating to resist flare and ghosting for increased contrast and color accuracy.