Lensbaby is a line of camera lenses for DSLR and mirrorless cameras that combines a simple lens with a bellows / ball and socket mechanism for use in special effect photography . A Lensbaby can give effects normally associated with view cameras . The lenses are for use in selective focus photography and bokeh effects.
90-429: Lensbaby lenses can be used with most cameras that accept interchangeable lenses, mainly DSLR , SLR , mirrorless , 35mm film and PL mount motion cameras . The focus front standard can be manipulated off axis to move the sharpest area of focus (called the "sweet spot") to almost anywhere in the frame. This allows the important part of the subject to be rendered fairly sharp with everything else out of focus, even if it
180-420: A pentamirror instead of the traditional pentaprism . Focusing can be manual, by twisting the focus on the lens; or automatic , activated by pressing half-way on the shutter release or a dedicated auto-focus (AF) button. To take an image, the mirror swings upwards in the direction of the arrow, the focal-plane shutter opens, and the image is projected and captured on the image sensor . After these actions,
270-568: A " digital back " which can be used as an alternative to a film back. Because of the manufacturing costs of these large sensors, the price of these cameras is typically over $ 1,500 and easily reaching $ 8,000 and beyond as of February 2021 . " Full-frame " is the same size as 35 mm film (135 film, image format 24×36 mm); these sensors are used in DSLRs such as the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II , 5DS/5DSR , 5D Mark IV and 6D Mark II , and
360-434: A "PASM" dial, they typically provide modes such as program, aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and full manual modes. Scene modes vary from camera to camera, and these modes are inherently less customizable. They often include landscape, portrait, action, macro, night, and silhouette, among others. However, these different settings and shooting styles that "scene" mode provides can be achieved by calibrating certain settings on
450-498: A 24mm tube. Depending on the optic, the 8mm converter allows a user to focus from 0"-8.13" while the 16mm lets a user focus from 2.25"-6", when stacked they become a 24mm converter which allows a user to focus from 1.63" to 5". Accessory Kit The Lensbaby Accessory Kit contains four accessories that at one point were sold separately but now (with the exception of the Creative Aperture Kit) are limited to purchase in
540-422: A DSLR and other digital cameras. In the reflex design, light travels through the lens and then to a mirror that alternates to send the image to either a prism, which shows the image in the optical viewfinder , or the image sensor when the shutter release button is pressed. The viewfinder of a DSLR presents an image that will not differ substantially from what is captured by the camera's sensor , as it presents it as
630-419: A color-striped 2/3” format CCD sensor with 280K pixels, along with analog video signal processing and recording. The Mavica electronic still camera employed a TTL single-lens reflex viewfinder, as shown in the graphic from a June 1982 Sony press release. It recorded FM-modulated analog video signals on a newly developed 2” magnetic floppy disk, dubbed the "Mavipak". The disk format was later standardized as
720-553: A direct optical view through the main camera lens rather than showing an image through a separate secondary lens. DSLRs largely replaced film-based SLRs during the 2000s. Major camera manufacturers began to transition their product lines away from DSLR cameras to mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs) beginning in the 2010s. In 1969, Willard S. Boyle and George E. Smith invented charge-coupled semiconductor devices, which can be used as analog storage registers and image sensors. A CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) imager provides
810-533: A distant third at 6.3%. In 2008, Canon 's and Nikon 's offerings took the majority of sales. In 2010, Canon controlled 44.5% of the DSLR market, followed by Nikon with 29.8% and Sony with 11.9%. For Canon and Nikon, digital SLRs are their biggest source of profit. For Canon, their DSLRs brought in four times the profits from compact digital cameras, while Nikon earned more from DSLRs and lenses than from any other product. Olympus and Panasonic have since exited
900-472: A focal length of 50 mm. Soft Focus II takes the same magnetic aperture discs as the original Soft Focus, but combines that with an internal iris diaphragm. The Double Glass II (2023) features similar upgrades, adding an internal diaphragm and changing the body to metal. In a departure from its previous mount-plus-optic modular system, in 2014 Lensbaby introduced the Circular Fisheye lens, which
990-535: A focusing helicoid that mounted on the Tilt Transformer and accepted Optic Swap System lenses with a 37 mm filter. The Composer with Tilt Transformer shipped with an additional, front-mounted optic adapter which changed the focal length by 0.8× to 40 mm and allowed the system to focus to infinity. In 2011, Composer Pro, an upgraded version of the Composer, was released. Composer Pro was sold with
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#17328013840181080-518: A kit. Each item in the kit is compatible with all Lensbaby optics except for the Sweet 35, Edge 80, Spark and Pinhole/Zone Plate. Creative Aperture Kit The Creative Aperture Kit are disks that drop into Lensbaby's all non-adjustable aperture optics. The kit is sold as either pre-cut shapes (birds, diamonds, heart, dripsplat, slots, star, swirly, sunburst, whirlpool) or blanks. 0.42x Super Wide Angle The 0.42x Super Wide Angle converter screws onto
1170-583: A large format speed graphic lens. Strong redesigned the original prototype. He then partnered with entrepreneur Sam Pardue to form Lensbabies, LLC. The Original Lensbaby was launched in 2004 at the WPPI tradeshow. Images taken with the Original Lensbaby featured a 'sweet spot' of sharp focus surrounded by directional blur. This effect was achieved through the use of a single element lens. The Original Lensbaby used interchangeable drop-in apertures held in by
1260-473: A larger variety of dedicated lenses and other equipment. Mainstream DSLRs (in full-frame or smaller image sensor format ) are produced by Canon , Nikon , Pentax , and Sigma . Pentax , Phase One , Hasselblad , and Mamiya Leaf produce expensive, high-end medium-format DSLRs, including some with removable sensor backs. Contax , Fujifilm , Kodak , Panasonic , Olympus, Samsung previously produced DSLRs, but now either offer non-DSLR systems or have left
1350-552: A locking mechanism to allow the flexible lens body to be locked into place for repeatable results. In 2007, the Lensbaby 3GPL was launched, allowing cinematographers to use Lensbaby lenses on motion picture cameras. In 2008, Lensbabies was renamed to Lensbaby and released the Optic Swap System, a modular design that included three lens bodies, the Composer, Muse and Control Freak; each lens body accepted one of four (at
1440-624: A low-noise analog image signal, which is digitized when used in a digital camera. For their contribution to digital photography, Boyle and Smith were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2009. In 1973, Fairchild developed a 100 x 100 pixel interline CCD image sensor. This CCD was used in the first commercial CCD camera, the Fairchild MV-100 , which was introduced in late 1973. In 1974, Kodak scientists Peter Dillon and Albert Brault used this Fairchild CCD 202 image sensor to create
1530-576: A new Petzval lens in Russia for film and digital cameras. Lensbaby offers Petzval lenses for modern cameras under the Burnside and Twist names. William Optics produces a 51 mm f / 4.9 (250 mm focal length) Petzval lens for astrophotography. In 2019 TLS rehoused the Lomography lens for use on professional cinema cameras using th PL mount. The 2023 feature film Poor Things used
1620-505: A nonstandard video resolution or frame rate. For example, the Pentax K-7 uses a nonstandard resolution of 1536×1024, which matches the imager's 3:2 aspect ratio. The Canon EOS 500D (Rebel T1i) uses a nonstandard frame rate of 20 frame/s at 1080p, along with a more conventional 720p30 format. In general, HDSLRs use the full imager area to capture HD video, though not all pixels (causing video artifacts to some degree). Compared with
1710-409: A rubber o-ring. In 2005, Lensbaby released the Lensbaby 2.0, an upgrade to the Original Lensbaby which featured a sharper, brighter optic, creating greater contrast between areas of blur and sharpness. The Lensbaby 2.0 used interchangeable aperture disks that levitated in front of the optic using magnets. In 2006 Lensbaby introduced the Lensbaby 3G, which used a threaded rod system in combination with
1800-399: A singlet-doublet-singlet optical design the company claimed evoked the optical imperfections of lenses manufactured in the mid-1900s. By intentional incorporation of spherical aberration, the lens also provides a soft focus effect, more at larger apertures and less as the lens is closed down. As a hybrid between the fully modular Optic Swap System and the standalone line, Lensbaby introduced
1890-525: A tethered hard drive and processed for histogram feedback to the user. This camera was created for the U.S. government, and was followed by several other models intended for government use and eventually Kodak DCS , a commercial DSLR series launched in 1991. In 1995, Nikon co-developed the Nikon E series with Fujifilm. The E series included the Nikon E2 / E2S , Nikon E2N / E2NS and Nikon E3 / E3S , with
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#17328013840181980-435: A traditional fisheye lens with a very close minimum focus distance. Lensbaby produces several different interchangeable drop in optics. Each optic has a varied effect, ranging from a sharp slice of focus, soft focus to pinhole photography . Edge 80 The Edge 80 is an 80mm drop-in optic with adjustable aperture. Its aperture ranges from f/2.8-f/22 and it has a flat field of focus. The minimum focusing distance of this optic
2070-470: A variety of different lens mounts. There are also lens adapters that allow a lens for one lens mount to be used on a camera body with a different lens mount, but with often reduced functionality. Many lenses are mountable, "diaphragm-and-meter-compatible", on modern DSLRs, and on older film SLRs that use the same lens mount. However, when lenses designed for 35 mm film or equivalently sized digital image sensors are used on DSLRs with smaller sized sensors,
2160-539: A wide-angle lens using a Petzval design and a secondary aperture to control vignetting and special effects, and the Sol 45, a "more restrained package" with features similar to the Composer Pro and a centering lock to eliminate tilt. The Sol 22 followed in 2019, with features similar to the Sol 45 but with a reduced focal length of 22 mm, exclusively for Micro Four Thirds system cameras. A standalone Obscura 16 lens
2250-521: Is a good example of this. When comparing two sensors of the same size, for example, two APS-C sensors one 12.1 MP and one 18 MP, the one with the lower megapixel rating will usually perform better in low light. This is because the size of the individual pixels is larger, and more light is landing on each pixel, compared with the sensor with more megapixels. This is not always the case, because newer cameras that have higher megapixels also have better noise reduction software, and higher ISO settings to make up for
2340-444: Is approximately 17 inches when the optic is extended forward and fully tilted. Its maximum focusing distance is infinity. The Lensbaby Macro Converters screw on in between the optic and lens, it is incompatible with current 37mm Lensbaby accessories. Sweet 35 The Sweet 35 is a 35mm drop in optic with adjustable aperture. Its aperture ranges from f/2.5−f/22 with a selective spot of focus. It focuses approximately 7.5" to infinity from
2430-410: Is further undermined by the spherical aberration in the lens. In most cases, Lensbaby lenses require aperture priority or fully manual mode . The Lensbaby can also be used for infrared photography , but does not include an index mark for infrared photography. Craig Strong, a professional photographer from Portland, Oregon, invented the first Lensbaby lens by combining a vacuum cleaner hose body and
2520-649: Is limited in its ability to find focus quickly, though it is somewhat more accurate. In 2012, Canon introduced hybrid autofocus technology to the DSLR in the EOS 650D/Rebel T4i , and introduced a more sophisticated version, which it calls "Dual Pixel CMOS AF", with the EOS 70D . The technology allows certain pixels to act as both contrast-detection and phase-detection pixels, thereby greatly improving autofocus speed in live view (although it remains slower than pure phase detection). While several mirrorless cameras , plus Sony's fixed-mirror SLTs , have similar hybrid AF systems, Canon
2610-524: Is not unique to the DSLR design and mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras are becoming increasingly popular. Interchangeable lenses for SLRs and DSLRs are built to operate correctly with a specific lens mount that is generally unique to each brand. A photographer will often use lenses made by the same manufacturer as the camera body (for example, Canon EF lenses on a Canon body) although there are also many independent lens manufacturers, such as Sigma , Tamron , Tokina , and Vivitar , that make lenses for
2700-492: Is the multicoated glass doublet from the Lensbaby 2.0 and 3G. The Single Glass is based on the single, uncoated glass lens from the Original Lensbaby, but faster. The Plastic is a single plastic lens designed to be reminiscent of Holga and Diana cameras. All three lenses have a focal length of 50 mm. The Pinhole / Zone Plate can be toggled between a f /177 pinhole and f /19 zone plate. In 2009, Lensbaby released two more optics: Soft Focus and Fisheye. In 2010, Scout,
2790-439: Is the newest iteration of the Original Lensbaby. It contains a fixed 5.6 aperture optic and uses selective focus to create a center of focus surrounded by gradually increasing blur. It comes in either a Canon EF or Nikon F mount . Muse The Muse has a design similar to the Original Lensbaby and the 2.0. Its simple design consists of an interchangeable optic attached to a flexible tube bellows. The user both focuses and moves
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2880-557: Is the only manufacturer that offers such technology in DSLRs. A new feature via a separate software package introduced from Breeze Systems in October 2007, features live view from a distance. The software package is named "DSLR Remote Pro v1.5" and enables support for the Canon EOS 40D and 1D Mark III . Image sensors used in DSLRs come in a range of sizes. The very largest are the ones used in " medium format " cameras, typically via
2970-468: Is the same distance from the camera. The Lensbaby naturally focuses at approximately 2 feet; closer focus is achieved by pushing the front of the lens out, and infinity focus is achieved by pulling the front of the lens toward the base of the lens. There is extreme spherical and some chromatic aberration outside the central "sweet spot". Lensbaby lenses have no electronic components, disabling auto-focus when mounted on modern cameras. The use of auto-focus
3060-408: Is the second generation of Lensbaby lenses, it improved on the initial design of the Original Lensbaby by adding additional apertures and improvement in the optical glass doublet. ' Specs of the 2.0' 3G The 3G is a third generation selective focus SLR lens from Lensbaby. It is an upgraded version of the 2.0 with additions of three focusing rails that emerge from the camera mount and pass through
3150-537: Is useful in situations where the camera's eye-level viewfinder cannot be used, such as underwater photography where the camera is enclosed in a plastic waterproof case. In 2000, Olympus introduced the Olympus E-10 , the first DSLR with live preview – albeit with an atypical fixed lens design. In late 2008 , some DSLRs from Canon , Nikon , Olympus , Panasonic , Leica , Pentax , Samsung and Sony all provided continuous live preview as an option. Additionally,
3240-669: The Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D , the first DSLR with in-body image stabilization which later become standard in Pentax , Olympus , and Sony Alpha cameras. In early 2008, Nikon released the D90 , the first DSLR to feature video recording. Since then, all major companies have offered cameras with this functionality. Over time, the number of megapixels in imaging sensors has increased steadily, with most companies focusing on high ISO performance, speed of focus, higher frame rates,
3330-648: The Nikon D5 , D850 , D750 , D610 and Df . Most lower-cost DSLRs use a smaller sensor that is APS-C sized, which is approximately 24×16 mm, slightly smaller than the size of an APS-C film frame, or about 40% of the area of a full-frame sensor. Other sensor sizes found in DSLRs include the Four Thirds System sensor at 26% of full frame, APS-H sensors (used, for example, in the Canon EOS-1D Mark III ) at around 61% of full frame, and
3420-402: The digital image , performing data storage , and/or driving an electronic display . DSLRs typically use autofocus based on phase detection. This method allows the optimal lens position to be calculated rather than "found", as would be the case with autofocus based on contrast maximization. Phase-detection autofocus is typically faster than other passive techniques. As the phase sensor requires
3510-525: The "Still Video Floppy", or "SVF", so the Sony Mavica was the first "SVF-SLR" to be demonstrated, but it was not a D-SLR since it recorded analog video images rather than digital images. Starting in 1983, many Japanese companies demonstrated prototype SVF cameras, including Toshiba, Canon, Copal, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sanyo, and Mitsubishi. The Canon RC-701, introduced in May 1986, was the first SVF camera (and
3600-441: The 37mm threads of most Lensbaby optics except for the Sweet 35, Edge 80, Spark and Pinhole/Zone Plate. The converter also has 52mm threads for 52mm filters and step up rings. Step Up/Shade The Step Up/Shade was created to fill the gap of Lensbaby lenses incompatibility with standard step-up rings. This Step Up/Shade is 37-52mm and will fit on any of Lensbaby's 37mm threaded optics and allows for any 52mm filter to be screwed onto
3690-407: The DSLR market and now focus on producing mirrorless cameras. In 2013, after a decade of double-digit growth, DSLR (along with MILC ) sales were down 15 percent. This may be due to some low-end DSLR users choosing to use a smartphone instead. The market intelligence firm IDC predicted that Nikon would be out of business by 2018 if the trend continued, although this did not come to pass. Regardless,
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3780-504: The DSLR's optical construction, HDSLRs typically lack one or more video functions found on standard dedicated camcorders, such as autofocus while shooting, powered zoom, and an electronic viewfinder/preview. These and other handling limitations prevent the HDSLR from being operated as a simple point-and-shoot camcorder, instead of demanding some level of planning and skill for location shooting. Video functionality has continued to improve since
3870-643: The E3S released in December 1999. In the late 1990s, Sony introduced the "Digital Mavica" series of consumer digital cameras. Unlike the original analog Mavica, the Digital Mavica cameras recorded JPEG compressed image files on standard 3½-inch magnetic floppy discettes (meant to simplify camera-to-computer data transfer) and did not have an SLR viewfinder. In 1999, Nikon announced the Nikon D1 . The D1's body
3960-488: The Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro offers 30 seconds of live preview. On almost all DSLRs that offer live preview via the primary sensor, the phase-detection autofocus system does not work in the live preview mode, and the DSLR switches to a slower contrast system commonly found in point-and-shoot cameras . While even phase detection autofocus requires contrast in the scene, strict contrast-detection autofocus
4050-603: The Kodak Microelectronics Technology Division developed a 1.3 MP CCD image sensor, the first with more than 1 million pixels. In 1987, this sensor was integrated with a Canon F-1 film SLR body at the Kodak Federal Systems Division to create an early DSLR camera. The digital back monitored the camera body battery current to sync the image sensor exposure to the film body shutter. Digital images were stored on
4140-575: The Muse, bundled with a fixed-aperture glass doublet f /5.6 lens, and is compatible with other optics. Despite the introduction of standalone lenses in 2014 and 2015, Lensbaby has continued to update the modular Optic Swap System. In 2015, Lensbaby released the Composer Pro II with a metal body and the Edge 50 optic, with features similar to the Edge 80 but with a shorter focal length. The Twist 60
4230-501: The Still" contest that asked filmmakers to collectively shoot a short film in 8 chapters, with each chapter being shot over a short period of time and a winner was determined for each chapter. After 7 chapters the winners collaborated to shoot the final chapter of the story. Due to the affordability and convenient size of HDSLRs compared with professional movie cameras, The Avengers used five Canon EOS 5D Mark II and two Canon 7D to shoot
4320-446: The Sweet 35 optic, a "sweet spot" selective focus optic. Sweet 35 was the first Lensbaby optic to feature internal apertures. It was followed in 2012 by another optic with internal apertures, the Edge 80 optic. The Edge 80 optic produced a slice of sharp focus surrounded by smooth blur, similar to the effect created by a tilt-shift lens. For the entry-level market, Lensbaby introduced the all-plastic Spark in 2012; it has features similar to
4410-466: The T1i itself. Other types of HDSLRs found their distinct application in the field of documentary and ethnographic filmmaking, especially due to their affordability, technical and aesthetical features, and their ability to make observation highly intimate. An increased number of films, television shows, and other productions are utilizing the quickly improving features. One such project was Canon's "Story Beyond
4500-514: The Trio 28 in 2016, which featured a non-interchangeable turret that could be switched between one of three 28 mm lenses, each with a different effect (Sweet, Velvet, and Twist). The Velvet 85 was launched in 2017, featuring the same "velvet" soft focus effects as the Velvet 56 in a classic portrait focal length. A standalone Velvet 28 followed in 2020. In 2018, Lensbaby announced the Burnside 35,
4590-411: The area in focus by squeezing and bending the lens. It does not hold position and requires the photographer to maintain the focus manually. The Muse is available with a multi-coated glass optical doublet installed, and comes with f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, and f/8 aperture disks. It is compatible with 35mm cameras and PL mount. Scout The Scout does not have selective focus control and is intended for use as
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#17328013840184680-705: The brand's first professional digital body. In 2003, Canon introduced the 6.3- megapixel EOS 300D SLR camera (known in the United States and Canada as the Digital Rebel and in Japan as the Kiss Digital) with an MSRP of US$ 999, aimed at the consumer market. Its commercial success encouraged other manufacturers to produce competing digital SLRs, lowering entry costs and allowing more amateur photographers to purchase DSLRs. In 2004, Konica Minolta released
4770-495: The calculations, 8 artillery gunners and 3 corporals were made available to Petzval by Archduke Louis of Austria (commander of the artillery ), since the artillery was one of the few professions in which mathematical calculations were made. By 1845, Petzval's collaboration with Voigtländer, who held the license to produce the lenses, had become "mired in disputes". Voigtländer moved production outside of Austria and therefore beyond Petzval's patent limitations. The Petzval objective
4860-441: The camera market entirely. Konica Minolta 's line of DSLRs was purchased by Sony. Like SLRs, DSLRs typically use interchangeable lenses with a proprietary lens mount . A movable mechanical mirror system is switched down (to precisely a 45-degree angle) to direct light from the lens over a matte focusing screen via a condenser lens and a pentaprism / pentamirror to an optical viewfinder eyepiece. Most entry-level DSLRs use
4950-524: The camera. A method to prevent dust from entering the chamber by using a "dust cover" filter right behind the lens mount was used by Sigma in its first DSLR, the Sigma SD9 , in 2002. Olympus used a built-in sensor cleaning mechanism in its first DSLR that had a sensor exposed to air, the Olympus E-1 , in 2003 (all previous models each had a non-interchangeable lens, preventing direct exposure of
5040-428: The distortion and chromatic aberration familiar to Holga and LOMO users, a fisheye lens , a pinhole for infinite depth of field, zoneplate optic for very soft-focus effects, and an uncoated glass singlet . Macro Converters The Macro Converters are a set of two extension tubes which fit between the optic and the mechanical body. One tube is 8mm, and the other tube is 16mm; they may be stacked together to make
5130-427: The elimination of digital 'noise' produced by the imaging sensor, and price reductions to lure new customers. In June 2012, Canon announced the first DSLR to feature a touchscreen , the EOS 650D/Rebel T4i/Kiss X6i . Although this feature had been widely used on both compact cameras and mirrorless models, it had not made an appearance on a DSLR until the 650D. The DSLR market is dominated by Japanese companies, and
5220-437: The first "straight" Lensbaby lens body which could not be tilted, was released. It included the 12mm Fisheye optic. The Composer with Tilt Transformer also was released in 2010. The Tilt Transformer was an adapter that allowed Micro 4/3 and Sony NEX cameras to use lenses with Nikon F mount, combined with a ball-and-socket joint to enable traditional Lensbaby tilting effects, while the combined Composer with Tilt Transformer included
5310-491: The first HDSLRs to offer 1080p video at 24fps, and since then the list of models with comparable functionality has grown considerably. The rapid maturation of HDSLR cameras has sparked a revolution in digital filmmaking (referred to as "DSLR revolution" ), and the "Shot On DSLR" badge is a quickly growing phrase among independent filmmakers. Canon's North American TV advertisements featuring the Rebel T1i have been shot using
5400-572: The first Petzval lens in 1840 on behalf of Petzval, whereupon it became known throughout Europe. Later, the optical instruments maker Carl Dietzler in Vienna also produced the Petzval lens. The Voigtländer-Petzval objective lens was revolutionary and attracted the attention of the scientific world because it was the first mathematically calculated precision objective in the history of photography . Petzval's lens established two new features: firstly, it
5490-506: The first SVF-SLR camera) sold in the US. It employed an SLR viewfinder and included a 2/3” format color CCD sensor with 380K pixels. It was sold along with removable 11-66mm and 50-150mm zoom lens. Over the next five years, many other companies began selling SVF analog electronic cameras. These included the monochrome Nikon QV-1000C SVF-SLR camera, introduced in 1988, which had an F-mount for interchangeable QV Nikkor lenses. In 1986,
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#17328013840185580-609: The first color CCD image sensor by fabricating a red, green, and blue color filter array that was registered and bonded to the CCD. In 1975, Kodak engineer Steven Sasson built the first portable, battery-operated digital still camera, which used a zoom lens from a Kodak Super 8mm movie camera and a monochrome Fairchild 100×100 pixel CCD . The first prototype filmless SLR camera was publicly demonstrated by Sony in August 1981. The Sony Mavica (a magnetic still video camera ) used
5670-409: The focusing collar. There is a trigger button on the focusing collar that releases three pins that engage the focusing rails and lock the 3G in a bent position. Once the lens is locked in place, additional fine focus can be achieved by turning the barrel focusing ring which moves the optic in and out like a normal manual focus lens. While the lens is locked the three focusing rails can be adjusted to move
5760-477: The front of the Step Up/Shade. Original Lensbaby The Original Lensbaby is a flexible camera lens that creates an image that has an area of sharp focus surrounded by graduated blur. The lens is the initial springboard for the products to follow, the initial principal of shifting in the in-focus area by bending the flexible lens tube in any direction. Specs of the Original Lensbaby 2.0 The 2.0
5850-462: The front of the optic to infinity. Double Glass The Double Glass is a 50mm drop-in optic with magnetic swappable aperture disks. The lens glass is a low dispersion, high refractive index, multi-coated optical glass doublet. Optic Kit The Optic Kit contains three separate drop-in optics with four separate effects. In addition to its modular Optic Swap System line, Lensbaby has produced standalone, manual focus lenses since 2014 which include
5940-443: The front of the optic. The Lensbaby Macro Converters screw on in between the optic and lens, it is incompatible with current 37mm Lensbaby accessories. Soft Focus The Soft Focus is a 50mm drop in optic with swappable aperture disks that range from f/2 up to f/22. Fisheye The Fisheye is a 12mm drop in optic with swappable aperture disks that range from f/5.6 to f/22. This optic has a 160 degree of view and focuses from .5" from
6030-453: The image is effectively cropped and the lens appears to have a longer focal length than its stated focal length. Most DSLR manufacturers have introduced lines of lenses with image circles optimised for the smaller sensors and focal lengths equivalent to those generally offered for existing 35 mm mount DSLRs, mostly in the wide-angle range. These lenses tend not to be completely compatible with full-frame sensors or 35 mm film because of
6120-427: The introduction of the HDSLR, including higher video resolution (such as 1080p24 ) and video bitrate, improved automatic control (autofocus) and manual exposure control, and support for formats compatible with high-definition television broadcast, Blu-ray disc mastering or Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI). The Canon EOS 5D Mark II (with the release of firmware version 2.0.3/2.0.4. ) and Panasonic Lumix GH1 were
6210-428: The lineup of lenses come with an optic installed. Composer Pro The Composer Pro lensbody operates on a ball and socket and allows photographers to use selective focus on a tilted plane . This lens body comes with either a 50mm multi-coated optical glass doublet with drop in aperture, 35mm 4 multi-coated glass optic with 12-blade adjustable aperture or with Edge 80 Optic with 80mm focal length. Spark The Spark
6300-587: The loss of light per pixel due to higher pixel density. Petzval lens The Petzval objective , or Petzval lens , is the first photographic portrait objective lens (with a 160 mm focal length ) in the history of photography . It was developed by the Slovak mathematics professor Joseph Petzval in 1840 in Vienna , with technical advice provided by Peter Wilhelm Friedrich von Voigtländer [ de ] . The Voigtländer company went on to build
6390-668: The market has shifted from being driven by hardware to software, and camera manufacturers have not been keeping up. Beginning in the 2010s, major camera manufacturers began to transition their product lines away from DSLR cameras to mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILCs). In September 2013, Olympus announced they would stop the development of DSLR cameras and focus on the development of MILCs. Nikon announced they were ending production of DSLRs in Japan in 2020, followed by similar announcements from Canon and Sony. Currently, DSLRs are widely used by consumers and professional still photographers. Well established DSLRs currently offer
6480-467: The much smaller image sensors found in the typical camcorder, the HDSLR's much larger sensor yields distinctly different image characteristics. HDSLRs can achieve much shallower depth of field and superior low-light performance. However, the low ratio of active pixels (to total pixels) is more susceptible to aliasing artifacts (such as moiré patterns ) in scenes with particular textures, and CMOS rolling shutter tends to be more severe. Furthermore, due to
6570-510: The next decade, other camera manufacturers entered the DSLR market, including Canon , Kodak , Fujifilm , Minolta (later Konica Minolta , and ultimately acquired by Sony), Pentax (whose camera division is now owned by Ricoh ), Olympus , Panasonic , Samsung , Sigma , and Sony . In January 2000, Fujifilm announced the FinePix S1 Pro , the first consumer-level DSLR. In November 2001, Canon released its 4.1-megapixel EOS-1D ,
6660-433: The optics, focusing mechanism, and mechanical lens mounts in a single, integrated unit. Many of these also are equipped with a manual iris diaphragm. Lensbaby sells wide angle, telephoto and macro adapters that screw onto the 37mm threads. In March 2011, Lensbaby introduced seven optics that a user can swap into and out of any of the in-production Lensbaby lenses Among the new products was a plastic optic capable of producing
6750-498: The original Foveon X3 sensor at 33% of full frame (although Foveon sensors since 2013 have been APS-C sized). Leica offers an "S-System" DSLR with a 30×45 mm array containing 37 million pixels. This sensor is 56% larger than a full-frame sensor. The resolution of DSLR sensors is typically measured in megapixels. More expensive cameras and cameras with larger sensors tend to have higher megapixel ratings. A larger megapixel rating does not mean higher quality. Low light sensitivity
6840-409: The position of the stop corrects most of the astigmatism . However, this results in additional field curvature and vignetting . The total field of view is therefore restricted to about 30 degrees. An f-number of f / 3.6 was achievable, which was considerably faster than other lenses of the time. In 2013, Lomography successfully launched a crowdfunding campaign at kickstarter.com to produce
6930-496: The same light going to the image sensor, it was previously only possible with an SLR design. However, with the introduction of focal-plane phase-detect autofocusing in mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras by Sony, Fuji, Olympus, and Panasonic, cameras can now employ both phase detect and contrast-detect AF points. Digital SLR cameras, along with most other digital cameras, generally have a mode dial to access standard camera settings or automatic scene-mode settings. Sometimes called
7020-482: The scenes from various vantage angles throughout the set and reduced the number of reshoots of complex action scenes. Manufacturers have sold optional accessories to optimize a DSLR camera as a video camera, such as a shotgun-type microphone, and an External EVF with 1.2 million pixels. Early DSLRs lacked the ability to show the optical viewfinder's image on the LC display – a feature known as live preview . Live preview
7110-423: The sensor to outside environmental conditions). Several Canon DSLR cameras rely on dust reduction systems based on vibrating the sensor at ultrasonic frequencies to remove dust from the sensor. The ability to exchange lenses, to select the best lens for the current photographic need, and to allow the attachment of specialized lenses is one of the key factors in the popularity of DSLR cameras, although this feature
7200-563: The shutter closes, the mirror returns to the 45-degree angle, and the built-in drive mechanism re-tensions the shutter for the next exposure. Compared with the newer concept of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras , this mirror/prism system is the characteristic difference, providing direct, accurate optical preview with separate autofocus and exposure metering sensors . Essential parts of all digital cameras are some electronics like amplifiers , analog-to-digital converters , image processors , and other microprocessors for processing
7290-544: The smaller imaging circle and with some Canon EF-S lenses , interfere with the reflex mirrors on full-frame bodies. Since 2008, manufacturers have offered DSLRs which offer a movie mode capable of recording high definition motion video. A DSLR with this feature is often known as an HDSLR or DSLR video shooter. The first DSLR introduced with an HD movie mode, the Nikon D90 , captures video at 720p 24 (1280x720 resolution at 24 frame/s ). Other early HDSLRs capture video using
7380-402: The sweet spot around the image. Specs of the 3G Digital single-lens reflex camera A digital single-lens reflex camera ( digital SLR or DSLR ) is a digital camera that combines the optics and mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between
7470-496: The time of release) interchangeable optics. The Muse featured flexible bellows and was similar in design to the Lensbaby 2.0. The Control Freak was an update on the Lensbaby 3G. The Composer introduced a new ball and socket design, which allowed the user to swivel the lens to move the sweet spot, along with a focusing helicoid. Concurrently, four interchangeable optics were released with the three lens bodies: Double Glass, Single Glass, Plastic, and Pinhole / Zone Plate. The Double Glass
7560-484: The top five manufacturers are Japanese: Canon, Nikon, Olympus , Pentax, and Sony . Other manufacturers of DSLRs include Mamiya , Sigma , Leica (Germany), and Hasselblad (Swedish). In 2007, Canon edged out Nikon with 41% of worldwide sales to the latter's 40%, followed by Sony and Olympus, each with approximately 6% market share . In the Japanese domestic market, Nikon captured 43.3% to Canon's 39.9%, with Pentax
7650-560: Was a complete, stand-alone lens in a single unit. In addition, Lensbaby also introduced the LM-10 that year, a "sweet spot" lens attachment for smartphones, funded through the Kickstarter crowdsourcing platform. The LM-10 was later sold in a bundle with LM-20 (larger sweet spot) and LM-30 (multi-image filter) attachments. In 2015 Lensbaby introduced another complete lens, the Velvet 56, a 56mm lens capable of 1:1 macro. This lens featured
7740-599: Was announced in 2016, featuring Petzval -like "swirly" bokeh . The Sweet 80 and Creative Bokeh optics were released in 2017. The Edge 35, another "edge" optic with a sharp focus slice, was added in 2019. In 2020, Lensbaby released the Spark 2.0, an updated lens body for the Optic Swap System similar to the Muse and original Lensbaby. Two updated optics followed in 2021 (Obscura 50) and 2022 (Soft Focus II). Obscura 50 has selectable pinhole ( f /161 ), zone plate ( f /32 ), and pinhole sieve ( f /64 ) openings equivalent to
7830-516: Was faster compared to previous lenses, with a maximum aperture of 1:3.6. In comparison to Daguerre's daguerreotype camera lens of 1839, Petzval's design had 22 times the light-gathering capacity, which for the first time enabled portraits under favourable conditions with exposure times of less than a minute. Additionally, Petzval calculated for the first time the composition of the lenses based on optical laws, whereas optics before had previously been ground and polished according to experience. For
7920-504: Was launched for mirrorless cameras in 2020, simultaneously with the Obscura 50 Optic. Like the Obscura 50, the Obscura 16 includes selectable pinhole ( f /90 ), zone plate ( f /22 ), and pinhole sieve ( f /45 ), at an equivalent focal length of 16 mm. In 2024, Lensbaby added the Sweet 22, its widest lens to date. Lensbaby lenses mount directly onto SLR or mirrorless camera bodies. They have interchangeable drop in optics. Currently
8010-542: Was produced by Voigtländer and sold worldwide; by 1862, Voigtländer had produced 60,000 pieces. One disadvantage of Petzval's design was a sharp drop in sharpness at the edges, which was corrected in the Aplanat lens developed by Hugo Adolph Steinheil [ de ] . The lens consisted of two doublet lenses with an aperture stop in between. The front lens is well corrected for spherical aberrations but introduces coma . The second doublet corrects for this and
8100-454: Was similar to Nikon's professional 35 mm film SLRs, and it had the same Nikkor lens mount, allowing the D1 to use Nikon's existing line of AI/AIS manual focus and AF lenses. Although Nikon and other manufacturers had produced digital SLR cameras for several years prior, the D1 was the first professional digital SLR that displaced Kodak's then-undisputed reign over the professional market. Over
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