Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

Love this lensbaby - know what you are asking for when buying a lensbaby but if you like LBs then you want this one in your collection.

I've been using the Lensbaby system with my Panasonic 4/3 cameras for 4 or 5 years. I started with the Composer Pro with the Double Glass Optic and have added the Fisheye and some other optics. For me the best thing about the Sweet 35 is the adjustable aperture. The addition of adjustable aperture to the tilting lens mount is an enormous improvement over the aperture discs. The image quality of the Sweet 35 is very good. My only complaint with Lensbaby is that they don't make make an adjustable aperture optic that is wide angle for the 4/3 format. For my 4/3 system, the Sweet 35 is the 35mm equivalent of a 70mm lens. But for that, I would rate this product as 5 stars.

I had used the Wide and Telephoto optics before and the Sweet 35 is a welcome addition. No more fishing or insert disks for f stops. A built in apperature is a very welcome addition.

I use the Lensbaby Composer on my Canon and also Micro 4/3 (with adapter). The 35mm focal length is more useful for me. The adjustable aperture is much more practical than the drop in apertures of the 50mm.

I have only used this sweet 35 optic for a few times, taking flowers in an arrangement. I love the Composer Pro itself with the ease of changing aperture and focus, but in saying that, it is still quite a steep learning curve to get the focus spot-on. As there is no electronic communication between the lens and the camera body, the challenge is to totally manual focus.