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nthfinity
04-25-2006, 11:28 PM
http://www.lensbabies.com/xcart/customer/home.php?cat=1
Lensbaby 2.0: Canon EF Mount

Brighter, Sharper, Faster. Lensbaby 2.0 Canon EF Mount fits all Canon digital and film EOS SLR bodies as well as: Kodak DCS-1, DCS 520, DCS 560, & DSC PRO SLR/c

SPECS Coated Optical Glass Doublet (Sweeter sweet spot)
Focal Length: right around 50 mm
Focus Type: Manual... Fingertip, actually
Aperture Type: Interchangeable levitating aperture disks
Aperture: f2.0, f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8
Minimum Focus: about 12”
Maximum Focus: infinity and beyond
Size/Weight: 2.25" high x 2.5" wide / 3.7 oz.
Note: a Lensbaby does not communicate electronically with your camera body


http://www.lensbabies.com/pages/gallery.php
some very interesting pictures; and really, not a bad price!
MartijnGizmo
04-26-2006, 05:25 AM
IMHO it gets boring after playing for an afternoon with it. :)
dutchmasterflex
04-26-2006, 09:29 AM
Hmm.. seems interesting.. after looking through the gallery I realized this is something that can be done in photoshop..
MartijnGizmo
04-26-2006, 10:12 AM
Hmm.. seems interesting.. after looking through the gallery I realized this is something that can be done in photoshop..

And usually the debate starts here. The Lensbaby-fans will all shout that's a whole new way of photographing, a way of live. I think it's a poor mans tilt&shift-lens. :)

Sure, it can be fun for those 90 bucks or so, but I think that the effect gets tiring soon, unless you're some highly appreciated artsy-fartsy photographer.
nthfinity
04-26-2006, 10:40 AM
Hmm.. seems interesting.. after looking through the gallery I realized this is something that can be done in photoshop..

And usually the debate starts here. The Lensbaby-fans will all shout that's a whole new way of photographing, a way of live. I think it's a poor mans tilt&shift-lens. :)

Sure, it can be fun for those 90 bucks or so, but I think that the effect gets tiring soon, unless you're some highly appreciated artsy-fartsy photographer.

what about that fisheye lens :wink:

its for similar purposes IMO
MartijnGizmo
04-28-2006, 10:25 AM
what about that fisheye lens :wink:

its for similar purposes IMO

You mean the one I sold this week? :P
nthfinity
04-28-2006, 11:57 AM
what about that fisheye lens :wink:

its for similar purposes IMO

You mean the one I sold this week? :P

LMAO, yeah, that one :wink: :P
skituner
04-28-2006, 12:11 PM
im kinda confused how exactly does it work