Lensbaby has managed to come up with quite a surprising product lineup over time (meaning that its products are quite fun and innovative, but also fairly affordable), the latest lens presented by the company, namely the Scout with Fisheye manual focus Fisheye SLR camera lens managing to fit the profile quite well.
Despite adhering to the Lensbaby legacy, the Scout is actually the first of the company's lenses that does not bend, while also featuring the Fisheye Optic, which delivers an ultra-wide 12mm focal length capable of capturing a 160 degree angle of view from infinity all the way down to 1/2 inch from the front of the lens.
Due to the extremely wide angle of view of the Fisheye Optic, full frame shooters will generally see a black circle around almost the entire image, and APS-sized sensor shooters will see black at the corners of their images, but with Scout, the Fisheye image is always ideally situated in the center of the frame.
The Fisheye Optic features a creative lens flare effect that causes the edge areas that would ordinarily be black, to glow with color whenever there are bright light sources in the image.
This lens flare effect is particularly apparent when shooting with a full frame camera though it is also noticeable when shooting with APS-sized sensors.
Speaking of camera types, it's interesting to mention that the lens is fully compatible with the Lensbaby Optic Swap System, available for Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, and Olympus 4/3rds SLR camera lenses.
“The Scout is for adventurous photographers wanting an easy to use fisheye lens combined with the creative freedom of the Lensbaby Optic Swap System,” said Craig Strong, Lensbaby president and co-founder.
“We chose to combine the straight-shooting, non-bending Scout with our 12mm Fisheye Optic so that Lensbaby users could have a simple, affordable, and fun way to play with the Fisheye’s creative flare and eye-opening close focus.”
As mentioned right from the start, the Scout with Fisheye is fairly affordable, selling for $249.95 from select specialty photo stores.
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