Pinhole photography fans listen up: Lensbaby—the Portland, Oregon, company that makes creative effects lenses, optics, and accessories—is “getting back to the roots of photography” it says, with its launch of the Lensbaby Obscura, a new three-in-one lens with pinhole/zone plate/pinhole sieve optics that comes in 50mm and 16mm (pancake) options. The 50mm version is designed for Lensbaby’s optic-swap system while the 16mm version is a standalone lens.

The Obscura lens, says the company, is based on the camera obscura, “a darkened room with a small hole or lens at one side through which an image is projected onto a wall or table opposite the hole. It dates back to the fourth century BCE and is one of the earliest image projection techniques currently known.”

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Designed for mirrorless cameras, the Lensbaby Obscura effectively gives creators three optics in one. Select the setting you want by rotating the Obscura to the correct position.

“Pinhole photography taught me to see composition, contrast, leading lines and the shape of things in ways that led me to make some of my most powerful images,” says Craig Strong, co-founder and chief creative officer at Lensbaby, Inc. “We created the Obscura so that you could learn and grow while using a technologically advanced pinhole lens with options. It’s the Lensbaby twist to old-world imagery.”

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The new full-frame “lens” is available in the optic swap mount (50mm) for every mount currently supported by Lensbaby, while the 16mm version currently supports the Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Fuji X, MFT, and L-mount mirrorless systems. Since the system captures images at such a large aperture, there is no traditional focusing available. The 16mm Obscura has markings of f/90 (the pinhole setting), f/45 (the zone sieve setting) and f/22 (the zone plate setting). The 50mm Obscura’s pinhole, zone sieve and zone plate settings are marked as  f/161, f/64 and f/32.

Summary of Key Features:

• 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,” says the company. 
• Photographers can clean the Obscura’s glass as they would any camera lens, without fear of destroying any of the three imaging options.
• Photographers and creators who connect most with using an Obscura, says the company, are those who “enjoy working with fewer choices and are willing to challenge themselves to redefine what it means to create photographic art.” 

The 16mm Lensbaby Obscura is available to buy now for $249.95; the 50mm Lensbaby Obscura is priced at $179.95 for the optic by itself or $279.95 with the straight barrel housing. (View examples of images made with the Lensbaby Obscura in the gallery at top.)

For more information and product specification, visit lensbaby.com.