Lensbaby has popped out another new reality-distorting lens, this time for photographers who are a little too fussy about the technical side of things (you know who you are). Aptly named the Control Freak, the new lens has the familiar twisting front end which gives the trademark Lensbaby look – a single sharp spot placed wherever you like in the frame with surrounded by blur – but it also lets you lock it down for more, well, control.
It works like this: You push and pull the front section to get your subject in focus, and then twist to move the sweet-spot. When you’re done, hit the focus lock and everything is clamped down. Now you can twist the little swizzle-sticks to fine-tune the tilt effect and rotate the fine-focusing ring to get things just-so.
While the purpose of this lens is close-up and studio work (it will focus as near as nine-inches), where this level of control is useful, the fact that you can shoot freeform when the locks are off means it can double as a regular Lensbaby. It is even compatible with the Lensbaby Optic Swap system, so you can swap in the fisheye or soft-focus optics.
The Control Freak has a 50mm ƒ2 double-element lens, and comes with mounts for pretty much any modern camera system, including Micro Four Thirds. It will cost you $350, and is available now.
Control Freak [Lensbaby. Thanks, Jessica!]
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