Offered here with a Sony E mount, the Lensbaby Fixed Body Bokeh Optic Sony Eallows you to generate creatively shaped bokeh in your selective focus imagery. The 50mm f/2.5 optic has a distinct curved field of focus that allows you to place the area of sharp focus anywhere within the image frame and have the rest of the image shrouded in a smooth, ethereal blur. The aperture range helps to control the size of the sweet spot of focus and 12 diaphragm blades contribute to a smooth bokeh quality to suit the selective focus look. In addition to the traditional diaphragm, nine creative aperture disks are also included for producing unique shapes in the out-of-focus highlights in a scene, such as a sunburst, heart, star, or whirlpool effects.

E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format    50mm Selective Focus Optic    Aperture Range: f/2.5 to f/22    Lensbaby Optic Swap System    Produces Sweet Spot of Focus    9 Creative Aperture Disks    Minimum Focusing Distance: 1.25'    12-Blade Diaphragm

Normal length 50mm f/2.5 lens provides a comfortable, standard field of view that is well-suited to isolating subjects.

Distinct curvature of field produces a sweet spot of focus to suit making selective focus imagery.

Besides adjusting exposure, the f/2.5 to f/22 aperture range allows you to control the size of the sweet spot of focus.

A 12-blade diaphragm, which is controlled by a front ring on the optic, contributes to a smooth, pleasing bokeh quality.

In addition to the 12-blade diaphragm, 9 creative aperture disks are also included to produce recognizable and creatively shaped bokeh. These disks include diamonds, drip-splat, slots, swirly, whirlpool, birds, sunburst, heart, and star, as well as two blank aperture disks for making your own patterns.

Lens construction uses a single uncoated glass element to deliver a distinct soft, ethereal, and dreamy image quality.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Compatible with Canon 40D?

A: Technically it is compatible but this optic is specifically designed for full-frame cameras. If you have a crop sensor camera, most of the effect will be cropped out. Some effect will be visible with the aperture wide open.

Q: 2. Is the Twist 60 at all effective with a crop sensor camera, like the micro four thirds format?

A: The Twist 60 was designed for full-frame cameras. We don't recommend using it on a crop sensor camera because a lot of the twisty effect will be cropped out by your camera. Here is our Twist 60 comparison between a full-frame camera and a crop censor camera: a href= http://lensbaby.com/twist-60-full-frame-vs-crop-sensor/. target= _blank http://lensbaby.com/twist-60-full-frame-vs-crop-sensor/./a Here is a review of this optic on a crop sensor camera: a href= https://www.lifepixel.com/gear/lensbaby-twist-60. target= _blank https://www.lifepixel.com/gear/lensbaby-twist-60./a There would be even more of a crop when using a Micro 4/3 camera.

Q: 3. I have a Nikon 7100. I see that it says works best with a full frame, obviously my 7100 is a crop sensor. Will this still work? Is it worth it? I either want to buy this and a 35 or a 50. If it's not worth it on a crop senor I'm going to buy an 80.

A: Yes, it will work, but because this lens projects a full frame image circle and an APS-C sensor only sees a cropped portion inside that image circle, most of the swirly bokeh effect will be cropped out.

Q: 4. Does the lens support built-in metering?

A: I use it on a Nikon dF set to aperture control (manual focus) The rangefinder works well and no metering problems.

Q: 5. Will this lens work with the Olympus D-M1 II?

A: Not without an adapter. Search B&H for "Twist 60 M43"

Q: 6. Can you provide sample pictures taken by the twist 60.

A: Of course. Please visit our website gallery, select Twist 60: a href= http://lensbaby.com/gallery/?galpro=product-33443&?galgen=genre-all target= _blank http://lensbaby.com/gallery/?galpro=product-33443&?galgen=genre-all/a

Q: 7. Do you need the optic swap system to use this or will it work as is with the supplied Straight Body Manual Focusing Ring?

A: The Twist 60 Optic with Straight Body will work by attaching the body to your camera. No other parts will be needed.

Q: 8. Thank you Emily. One more question. When the aperture is set on lens, does the camera recognize what aperture was selected. Thank you

A: There are no electronics in our Twist 60 so most likely your camera will not recognize which aperture you are on. You can check camera compatibility here: a href= http://store.lensbaby.com/camera-compatibility/ target= _blank http://store.lensbaby.com/camera-compatibility//a

Q: 9. when I connect the twist 60 to my sony nex 6 I got this msg the lens not well fix .. does it need a special adaptor??

A: Sorry I cannot help. I use the Lensbaby on Sony a7rii and have not had any problems.

Q: 10. Doesn't the original have a "sweet spot of focus"? I can't wait to see the difference in this new lens.

A: The Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Double Glass II Optic (Canon RF) is similar to the original, but with a metal body and a tilt function, as well as the same sweet spot of focus.