Lomography officially announced the Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8 today, a manual-focus art lens with seven levels of focus-coupled bokeh control, available in Sony E, Canon RF, and Nikon Z mounts at $649https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/lenses/lomography-just-reinvented-its-famous-petzval-look-with-a-lens-that-can-twist-backgrounds-into-a-vortex. Shipping is expected to start in December. PetaPixel covered the launchhttps://petapixel.com/2026/09/30/lomographys-35mm-f-1-8-petzval-lens-has-focus-coupled-bokeh-control on September 30.
The twist on this one is the focus-coupled bokeh control: the company says you can dial the swirl from gentle soap-bubble textures at the lowest setting to a vortex-like optical warp that pulls toward the center at the highest setting, and the look changes in sync with the focus throw. Construction is six elements in five groups, focus throw is 180 degrees, close focus is 0.35 m, and both focus and iris rings are geared for follow-focus rigs. The lens also accepts drop-in rear aperture plates for alternate bokeh shapes.
It's not going to be the lens you put on a tripod for a client's wedding. It is exactly the kind of optic that belongs in a run-and-gun video kit or a personal project where the look is the point — and at $649 for an L-mount, Sony E, or Nikon Z body, it's priced below most modern autofocus primes in the same focal range. Lomography is staying true to its art-lens niche with this one.