Given the fact that mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras are becoming more and more popular across the world, it should come as no surprise that we're seeing more and more accessories designed specifically for them make their way onto the market, one of the first third-party manufacturers to come up with such a solution being Lensbaby, who's just unveiled the Composer with Tilt Transformer, designed to work with Panasonic Lumix G Micro System, Olympus PEN and Sony α NEX digital cameras.
The Tilt Transformer allows photographers to fluidly tilt their Nikon mount lens up to twice as much as a standard tilt shift lens, giving photographers enhanced control over the size and placement of a slice of focus through their photograph.
The Tilt Transformer’s swivel ball is based on the patent pending design Lensbaby developed for the Lensbaby Composer creative effects camera lens.
The front of the swivel ball has a Nikon mount, allowing photographers to mount Nikon mount lens, while tilting said Nikon mount lens on the Tilt Transformer will place the slice of focus in different orientations within the image.
Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal slices are possible depending on the direction the lens is tilted.
Objects in both the foreground and background can be in focus within that slice.
For example, a photographer can focus on one person close up in the left portion of the frame while also focusing on someone standing much further away from the camera on the right side of the frame.
The ability to focus on several items at once (while blurring out the rest of the image) when each item is placed at a different distance from the camera, is typically possible only with traditional tilt-shift lenses or view cameras.
The Tilt Transformer also serves as the foundation for the Composer Focus Front.
The Lensbaby Composer is a manual focus lens based on a ball and socket configuration that delivers smooth selective focus and other creative photography looks.
Photographers can simply tilt the lens to a desired angle and then focus with a manual focusing ring.
The Composer stays in the desired bent position without requiring a locking mechanism.
When used together, the Tilt Transformer and Composer become the Composer with Tilt Transformer, for use on Micro Four Thirds or Sony α NEX cameras.
The Composer with Tilt Transformer is compatible with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System and ships with a Double Glass Optic installed.
Additional optics can be swapped in and out, providing photographers with a wide range of creative effects including: Single Glass, Plastic, Pinhole/Zone Plate, and Soft Focus.
The Tilt Transformer retails for $250 MSRP, while the Lensbaby Composer with Tilt Transformer retails for $350 MSRP (the PEN and Lumix G versions are already available, with the alpha NEX-compatible model slated to arrive in Q4, 2010).
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