diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2a8a347f7113..c07a79d8734d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5096,6 +5096,18 @@ version = "1.0.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4a5f13b858c8d314ee3e8f639011f7ccefe71f97f96e50151fb991f267928e2c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "japanese_alley"
+version = "0.26.0-alpha.1+dev"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "arrow",
+ "clap",
+ "itertools 0.14.0",
+ "re_arrow_util",
+ "rerun",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff"
 version = "0.2.15"
diff --git a/crates/utils/re_arrow_util/src/transform.rs b/crates/utils/re_arrow_util/src/transform.rs
index 254c0b4efda7..08f58555a7e4 100644
--- a/crates/utils/re_arrow_util/src/transform.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/re_arrow_util/src/transform.rs
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ impl Transform for Flatten {
 ///
 /// The underlying bytes buffer is reused, making this transformation almost zero-copy.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default)]
-pub struct BinaryToListUInt8<O1: OffsetSizeTrait, O2: OffsetSizeTrait = O1> {
+pub struct BinaryToListUInt8<O1: OffsetSizeTrait = i32, O2: OffsetSizeTrait = O1> {
     _from_offset: PhantomData<O1>,
     _to_offset: PhantomData<O2>,
 }
diff --git a/examples/rust/japanese_alley/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust/japanese_alley/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0e716ca8884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust/japanese_alley/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[package]
+name = "japanese_alley"
+version = "0.26.0-alpha.1+dev"
+edition = "2024"
+rust-version = "1.88"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+rerun = { path = "../../../crates/top/rerun", features = [
+  "web_viewer",
+  "clap",
+] }
+
+anyhow.workspace = true
+arrow.workspace = true
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+itertools.workspace = true
+re_arrow_util = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/examples/rust/japanese_alley/src/main.rs b/examples/rust/japanese_alley/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0afeb19e6022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rust/japanese_alley/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use arrow::array::{Float32Array, Float64Array, ListArray};
+use re_arrow_util::transform::{
+    BinaryToListUInt8, Cast, MapFixedSizeList, MapList, StructToFixedList, Transform,
+};
+use rerun::{
+    EncodedImage, InstancePoses3D, Points3D,
+    dataframe::EntityPathFilter,
+    external::re_log,
+    lenses::{Error, LensBuilder, LensesSink, Op},
+    sink::GrpcSink,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
+#[clap(author, version, about)]
+struct Args {
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    rerun: rerun::clap::RerunArgs,
+
+    /// The path to the MCAP file.
+    filepath: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+fn list_binary_to_list_uint8(input: &ListArray) -> Result<ListArray, Error> {
+    Ok(MapList::new(BinaryToListUInt8::<i32>::new()).transform(input)?)
+}
+
+fn convert_list_struct_to_list_fixed(list_array: &ListArray) -> Result<ListArray, Error> {
+    // Arrow transformations can work on any Arrow-level.
+    let pipeline = MapList::new(StructToFixedList::new(["x", "y", "z"]).then(
+        MapFixedSizeList::new(Cast::<Float64Array, Float32Array>::new()),
+    ));
+    Ok(pipeline.transform(list_array)?)
+}
+
+// TODO: This example is still missing `tf`-style transforms.
+
+fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    re_log::setup_logging();
+
+    use clap::Parser as _;
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
+    // The following could be improved with columnar archetype APIs.
+    let dummy_point = Points3D::new([[0.0f32, 0.0, 0.0]])
+        .columns_of_unit_batches()
+        .unwrap()
+        .next()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // plural
+    let instance_poses_lens =
+        LensBuilder::for_input_column(EntityPathFilter::all(), "foxglove.PosesInFrame:message")
+            .add_component_column(
+                InstancePoses3D::descriptor_translations(),
+                [
+                    // Lens operations always work on component-column level.
+                    Op::access_field("poses"),
+                    Op::flatten(),
+                    Op::access_field("position"),
+                    Op::func(convert_list_struct_to_list_fixed),
+                ],
+            )
+            .add_static_component_column(
+                dummy_point.descriptor.clone(),
+                [Op::constant(dummy_point.list_array.clone())],
+            )
+            .build();
+
+    // singular
+    let instance_pose_lens =
+        LensBuilder::for_input_column(EntityPathFilter::all(), "foxglove.PoseInFrame:message")
+            .add_component_column(
+                InstancePoses3D::descriptor_translations(),
+                [
+                    // Lens operations always work on component-column level.
+                    Op::access_field("pose"),
+                    Op::access_field("position"),
+                    Op::func(convert_list_struct_to_list_fixed),
+                ],
+            )
+            .add_static_component_column(
+                dummy_point.descriptor,
+                [Op::constant(dummy_point.list_array)],
+            )
+            .build();
+
+    let image_lens =
+        LensBuilder::for_input_column(EntityPathFilter::all(), "foxglove.CompressedImage:message")
+            // TODO: We leave out the `format` column because the `png` contents are not a valid MIME type.
+            .add_component_column(
+                EncodedImage::descriptor_blob(),
+                [
+                    Op::access_field("data"),
+                    Op::func(list_binary_to_list_uint8),
+                ],
+            )
+            .build();
+
+    let lenses_sink = LensesSink::new(GrpcSink::default())
+        .with_lens(image_lens)
+        .with_lens(instance_pose_lens)
+        .with_lens(instance_poses_lens);
+
+    let (rec, _serve_guard) = args.rerun.init("rerun_example_japanese_alley")?;
+    rec.set_sink(Box::new(lenses_sink));
+    rec.log_file_from_path(args.filepath, None, false)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}