Obscura 50
Lensbaby Obscura isn't just a lens; it's a unique photographic journey back to the roots of photography. It's for creators who thrive on simplicity and redefining art. The Obscura dances between light and dark, offering flares and artifacts impossible with standard lenses.
A pinhole is a simple hole in thin material; a pinhole sieve features a central hole with smaller ones around it. A zone plate consists of concentric rings around a central hole, each zone equal to the central pinhole's area.
Unlike traditional pinholes, Obscura's elements are robust, crafted with three layers of chrome on 1.5mm glass with an anti-reflective coating. Its photolithography process ensures true zone plates and round pinholes.
Valid in Continental United States Only
Unique Photography Experience:
The Obscura 50 is designed for photographers who embrace creative challenges, offering a blend of light and dark effects that standard lenses cannot achieve.
Versatile Compatibility:
It fits a variety of camera mounts, including Canon EF, Nikon F, and Sony E, making it accessible to photographers using different systems.
Multiple Imaging Options:
This lens includes Zone Plate, Pinhole Sieve, and Pinhole options, each providing distinct visual effects and levels of detail.
Specs and Details
Learn about all the specs and details for the Obscura 50 and explore its compatibility with today's cameras.
Specs
Creative Effect: Zone Plate, Pinhole Sieve, Pinhole
Optic Swap Compatible: Yes
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: Zone Plate: f/32; Pinhole Sieve: f/64; Pinhole: f/161
Minimum Focusing Distance: Zone Plate: 0.27m (10in); Pinhole Sieve: 0.24m (9in.); Pinhole: 0.001m (0.04in.)
Format Compatibility: DSLR
Focus Type: Manual
Angle of View: Full Frame: 46.8°; APS-C (1.5x): 31.6°; 4/3rds: 24.4°
Angle of Tilt: ----
Filter Threads: 46mm
Coating: Chrome aperture on broadband multi coated anti-reflective glass
Elements/ Groups: Zone Plate: 47 Zones / Pinhole Sieve: 523 pinholes / Pinhole: 1 pinhole
Dimensions: 49.15 x 44.42mm (1.94 x 1.75in)
Weight: 2.65oz
Compatibility
Lensbaby products are compatible with most major camera manufacturers. Please be sure to verify the what camera mount you have and order accordingly
Reviews from Media
Juan P.
Create something extraordinary
"Obscura really challenges us to create something extraordinary breaking the way we use to think about photograhpy. The images look so creative, similar to vintage photography and it allows us to double the image by twisting the aperture just a little bit.I've really enjoyed this experience."
Peter S.
So Fun
"I'm having so much fun creating with the Obscura optic! It is well built, and its selectable turret of apertures and diffraction patterns afford long (slow) shutter for creative effects like intentional camera movement, action panning and motion blur."
Chris Gampat for The Phoblographer
Excellent
"The Obscura’s pinhole, zone plate and pinhole sieve are made up of three layers of chrome with a total thickness of 0.00014mm deposited on 1.5mm thick glass before anti-reflective coating is applied. With a resolution of 128K dpi, this photolithography process not only makes true zone plates with excellent light transmission, it produces perfectly round pinholes and precision zone plate zones."