Lensbaby "Spark" 50mm F5.6 Specifications
Compatibility:
analog/digital limited (dumb mount - aperture priority or manual modes only)
Diagonal Angle of View:
Maximum Magnification:
Minimum Aperture:
F5.6 (fixed)
Number of Aperture Blades:
none
Iris Pattern:
circular
Minimum Distance:
33cm
Filter Thread:
37mm
Maximum Diameter:
73mm
Length:
48mm
Weight:
71g
Focus Type:
manual focus only
Lens Hood:
Step-Up/Shade Ø37/52
Produced:
2012
Tests:
Additional Information:
The Spark comes with the Spark multi-coated double glass element by default. It's fully compatible with the Optic Swap System, but the Spark insert only fits with the Spark base. For its 37mm thread there is a Macro Lens set available including a +4 (range: 15 - 33cm) and a +10 lens (range: 9 - 13cm), further a 0.42x Super Wide (7cm close focus, 51 x 44mm, 68g), a 0.6x Wide (47.5 x 31.8mm, 59.5g) and a 1.6x Tele Converter (47.5 x 30.5mm, 53.9g).
During 2011 and 2012 a very similar, homegrown system called LynnyLens was launched, which started as macro lenses and extension tubes put together using tape and ended up as video converter optics put into a rubber tube and mounted to a DSLR. When LynnyLens was heading for commercial production in 2013, it was taken down by Lensbaby due to patent infringements.