The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Lensbaby Sol 45 DSLR and the Lensbaby Sol 45 Mirrorless for their suitability to various photography scenarios:
Size and Weight Comparison
Size of a lens is an important deciding factor when comparing two lenses.Lensbaby Sol 45 Mirrorless is the longer of the two lenses at 65mm. The Lensbaby Sol 45 DSLR with a length of 39mm is 26mm shorter. On the other hand, there is no difference between the max diameters of these lenses, both coming at 73mm.
Weight of a lens is as important as its external dimensions, especially if you are planning to hand hold your camera and lens combination for longer periods. Lensbaby Sol 45 DSLR weighs 144g, which means it is 128g (47%) lighter than the Lensbaby Sol 45 Mirrorless which has a weight of 272g.
Lens Mounts
Both Lensbaby Sol 45 DSLR and Lensbaby Sol 45 Mirrorless has the same Fujifilm X lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Fujifilm X lenses are Fujifilm X-T5, Fujifilm X-H2 and Fujifilm X-H2S.
Lensbaby Sol 45 DSLR is also available in Canon EF , Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF and Sony Alpha mounts.
Lensbaby Sol 45 Mirrorless is also available in Sony E mount.
Focal Range
Both lenses have the same focal range of 45mm and the fastest aperture of F3.5.