N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

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Lensbaby Spark 2.0

£150/$200 www.lensbaby.com

The Lensbaby Spark 2.0 is an update to the much-loved original, released in 2012. It’s a fully flexible, fully manual tilt-shift lens that creates a ‘sweet spot’ of focus surrounded by soft, out-of-focus smears and streaks.

Its unique look is almost impossible to duplicate in post and while the Spark 2.0 isn’t going to suit every situation, it will certainly appeal to creatives interested in narrative imagery and portraiture.

The Spark 2.0 boasts a max aperture of f/2.5. It’s available in F-mount and is also the first flexible Lensbaby for Z-mount cameras. It comes with the

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