Fun lenses
Lensbaby Burnside 35 £399/$500
Lensbaby’s quirky lenses have proved popular with photographers who want to apply creative effects at the shooting stage and make their images stand out from the crowd. The Burnside 35’s signature look is a bright, sharp central area surrounded by bokeh that has a delightful swirl effect and prominent corner vignetting, making it an interesting proposition for portrait photographers.
Covering full-frame or crop sensors and available in Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Sony, Micro Four Thirds and Pentax mounts, the Burnside 35 looks quite old-school, but its metal barrel and silky-smooth focusing action give it a high-quality feel. The long focus throw makes manual focusing a pleasure – a good thing because, like other Lensbaby optics, this is a completely manual lens, with no electronic assistance to speak of.
To really get the most out of the Burnside,
