Lensbaby Composer Pro II Lens

The Soft Focus II optic creates a dreamy, ethereal glow by introducing a controlled amount of spherical aberration. It softens the image while maintaining a sharp core, which is ideal for portraits, landscapes, and still life shots where you want a painterly, non-digital aesthetic.

Yes, there is a learning curve. This is a fully manual lens, meaning you must manually focus and adjust the tilt mechanism yourself. It is designed for intentional, creative shooting rather than quick, grab-and-go photography.

The lens features an adjustable ball-and-socket joint that allows you to tilt the lens in any direction. By angling the lens, you can shift the plane of focus, creating a narrow slice of sharpness while the rest of the frame falls into a soft, artistic blur.

This specific model is designed for the Nikon F mount. While the Composer Pro II system is modular and allows for interchangeable optics, the mount itself is fixed to the camera system you purchase, so you cannot adapt this specific unit to other camera brands.

The aperture discs allow you to customize the shape of the bokeh in your out-of-focus areas. By inserting different discs, you can create unique patterns or shapes in the background highlights, adding another layer of creative control beyond the standard 12-blade aperture.

It works for both. The smooth focusing ring is designed to be tactile and precise, which is helpful for video work, and the tilt function can create beautiful, cinematic focus transitions that are difficult to replicate with standard lenses.