LENSBABY Composer and 12mm Fisheye Lens

In very good condition, comes with non original black Nikon bag. Comes with f5.6 aperture disc. The Composer is designed around a ball and socket joint and has a decent level of resistance which allows you to quickly set the angle you want and it will stay there without you having to either hold it (Lensbaby Muse) or fix all the locks in place (Lensbaby Control Freak). Rather than feature a traditional aperture like normal lenses, the Composer uses a selection of aperture inserts, like the archaic Waterhouse stops. The biggest and most expensive attachment for the system, the Fisheye offers a 12mm focal length and a 160 degree field of view. This gives you a circular image in your frame so you will be best off using the Composer dead centre without any tilting. As with any fisheye, you get the most distortion when you get right up to your subject and with the minimum focus distance of 1.27cm you really can get up close and personal. In order to change the aperture, you need to unscrew the optic out of its housing and drop the special fisheye aperture discs into holder and then screw the optic back in. As the field of view is so wide the front element is exposed and susceptible to fingerprints, dust and possibly scratching too so you will need to find a decent cover for it to help prevent this. Probably retails from approx $299. This item appears to no longer be in production, but similar used and refurbished Lensbaby lenses are selling for quite a high price.... More