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Lensbabies selective focus SLR camera lenses bring one area of your photo into sharp focus, with that sweet spot surrounded by graduated blur. You can move the sweet spot to any part of your photo by bending the flexible lens tubing.
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Technical Details
- High refractive index, low dispersion, coated glass doublet allows tack sharp sweet spot- Magnetically suspended disc aperture system allows f/2.0, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8.0 aperture settings. All aperture settings included.
- 37 mm threads allow you to attach Lensbaby Macro Kit lenses, wide angle and telephoto conversion lenses, and other filters and accessories
- Anodized aluminum components provide an extremely durable design
- Note: Lensbaby does not communicate electronically with your camera body
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By A. Istrico (Washignton, DC)
So I have heard many things about the lensbaby lenses and finally, I pulled the trigger, the price was right and I was looking for something more for my work. The lensbaby lenses are not you out of the box instant perfection kind of lens, you need to learn the feel and focus of these things, adjust your camera settings and lighting and get creative. The first time I put my lensbaby on, I was very discouraged, but after about an hour, I adjusted some settings and feel in love. You really can take some beautiful shots with this thing.
Two accessories which I purchased are the aperture kit, this is pretty sweet, if the lighting is right. each aperture
ring refracts and reflects light throughout your shot and cast a corresponding shape in your image. This can be a very cool treatment, however as digital photographer and a fan of photoshop, I am hesitant to lock myself into having some of my photos permanently tweaked. This is an effect I can easily re-create in post and really need to be in a creative mode when I slap on some of these treatments. That being said, 10 bucks, it's worth it, even just to mess around.
Next up, the lensbaby Macro filter set. Sweet, these 2 filters, 4x and 10x actually work, which may seem like nothign special but having wasted money in the past on useless macro filters, I was shocked to get this result, pleasantly surprised perhaps. Add the lenbaby price with this addition and you are still way under the cost of a dedicated macro lens. So worth the coin.
I am very happy with my lensbaby gear and I can honestly say it is making me a better photgrapher, manually having to focus, zooming with my feet, getting creative with lighting, these lenses make you work hard but the results are always something you can be proud of.
By J. Diaz (Dallas, TX)
I got this for my Canon Rebel XS DLSR. I had heard about the Lensbaby for some time, but hadn't had the chance to try it out. Since there are newer Lensbabies out, the Lensbaby 2.0 has gone WAY down in price. I got mine for $69 here at Amazon and at that price you can't go wrong at all. It the same glass doublet as the $150 MUSE. I must say that even at $150, the Lensbaby is still well worth the price. At $69, it's a no brainer.
This is a "creative" lens. It will not replace your regular lens as that is not it's purpose. It's a fun and curious. I like it because it makes normal shots turn into something spectacular. It's not as sharp as my other lens (not even the kit lens) and I don't use it all the time because it's not the type of thing you really want to overuse. I do always carry it with me whenever I go out to shot, and I usually change to the Lensbaby at some point to shoot a few interesting photos.
About ease of use: At first, ALL of my shots were blurry and messed up. It takes a while to actually get used to this lens. After some practice, some good shots began to come out. I still take a few extra shots while moving the Lensbaby just to make sure that I have choices. After getting used to it, it becomes a very easy and intuitive process. I like it a lot. Focusing by squeezing and pushing is an imperfect process, but I guess a lot of Lensbaby users don't mind having a little randomness in their shots.
I was very curious about the Composer, not only for the focusing mechanism, but also for the interchangeable optic system (easier to use and more consistent, plus changing optics gives more choices). For the extra $200, it just wasn't an option for me at the time, especially for something I wasn't sure I was going to like.
If you can still find the Lensbaby 2.0 at $69 like me, GO FOR IT. You will not regret it. If you already know you like the Lensbaby and prefer the new optic swap system, spend the extra money on the MUSE or Composer. Either way, it's a Lensbaby and you will have fun with it.
By E. Wittenmeier (Riverside, Ca)
This lens is quite fun to use, but it requires a very steady hand and alot of patience. There is a good steep learning curve with this lens, but overall it is a fun cheap lens to own.
By chad with uh c (california)
i bought this because i am a huge fan of tilt shift photos and wanted to shoot some of my own. i got the canon version at what i considered a very good price and when i received it i was not impressed at all. usually id keep something if it was this cheap because it would still have a use, but this lens tends to give a motion blur look in the blurred out areas instead of a depth of field blur look, which is what i really wanted. i guess i will have to save up and get a better version of this lens, or even the actual canon one.
By Bard Saisorn (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Wonderful gift to give. Great learning tool for beginners. For even more fun search on homemade tilt-shift lenses. The only barrier to a quality photo is belief in yourself. And acid rain.
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