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Check out the Lensbaby 3G!
I recently bit the bullet and purchased a Lensbaby 3G. I have wanted
one ever since I saw an article in Shutterbug or something, but I'm really glad I waited for version 3 because this little beauty is quite a piece of workmanship. Overall, the build quality is very nice, the instructions, while brief, are thorough and comprehensible, and even the small aperture discs come in a cute little container with a magnetic removal tool on the end and a film canister-like cap. You can all check out my first two experiments with it. It's not *easy* to use, but it's somewhat thrilling. You really have to look closely to be sure some part of the image will be in focus, since autofocus is impossible: http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...3/lensbaby-3g/ http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...h-of-november/ Sorry if that gets wrapped; I know how people despise tinyurl/snipurl/etc. -- Aaron http://www.fisheyegallery.com http://www.singleservingphoto.com |
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Check out the Lensbaby 3G!
Aaron wrote:
I recently bit the bullet and purchased a Lensbaby 3G. I have wanted one ever since I saw an article in Shutterbug or something, but I'm really glad I waited for version 3 because this little beauty is quite a piece of workmanship. Overall, the build quality is very nice, the instructions, while brief, are thorough and comprehensible, and even the small aperture discs come in a cute little container with a magnetic removal tool on the end and a film canister-like cap. You can all check out my first two experiments with it. It's not *easy* to use, but it's somewhat thrilling. You really have to look closely to be sure some part of the image will be in focus, since autofocus is impossible: http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...3/lensbaby-3g/ http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...h-of-november/ Sorry if that gets wrapped; I know how people despise tinyurl/snipurl/etc. I have never head of snipurl, so I can't comment. But-- there is no reason to worry about tinyurl taking you places that you don't want to go. In its present incarnation, it displays the full url and allows you to go there or not. It's much more convenient than trying to enter a 7000 character address. (My mother told me a million times not to exaggerate.) Allen |
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Check out the Lensbaby 3G!
On Apr 19, 2:21 pm, Aaron wrote:
I recently bit the bullet and purchased a Lensbaby 3G. I have wanted one ever since I saw an article in Shutterbug or something, but I'm really glad I waited for version 3 because this little beauty is quite a piece of workmanship. Overall, the build quality is very nice, the instructions, while brief, are thorough and comprehensible, and even the small aperture discs come in a cute little container with a magnetic removal tool on the end and a film canister-like cap. You can all check out my first two experiments with it. It's not *easy* to use, but it's somewhat thrilling. You really have to look closely to be sure some part of the image will be in focus, since autofocus is impossible: http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...emember-the-fi... Sorry if that gets wrapped; I know how people despise tinyurl/snipurl/etc. I have never heard someone complain about tinyurl either, but maybe I am insulated. I dunno that I would get much use out of such a thing, but I suppose it depends on what sort of stuff you like to make. One question comes to mind immediately, though: How the heck could you see what you are composing in a dSLR at, say, f/22? Interesting (strange) idea, though. They say the aperture disks are "magnetically levitated". I am wondering why this is so. -- YOP... |
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Check out the Lensbaby 3G!
And lo, Nervous Nick emerged from the ether
and spake thus: On Apr 19, 2:21 pm, Aaron wrote: I recently bit the bullet and purchased a Lensbaby 3G. I have wanted one ever since I saw an article in Shutterbug or something, but I'm really glad I waited for version 3 because this little beauty is quite a piece of workmanship. Overall, the build quality is very nice, the instructions, while brief, are thorough and comprehensible, and even the small aperture discs come in a cute little container with a magnetic removal tool on the end and a film canister-like cap. You can all check out my first two experiments with it. It's not *easy* to use, but it's somewhat thrilling. You really have to look closely to be sure some part of the image will be in focus, since autofocus is impossible: http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...3/lensbaby-3g/ http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...emember-the-fi... Sorry if that gets wrapped; I know how people despise tinyurl/snipurl/etc. I have never heard someone complain about tinyurl either, but maybe I am insulated. I dunno that I would get much use out of such a thing, but I suppose it depends on what sort of stuff you like to make. One question comes to mind immediately, though: How the heck could you see what you are composing in a dSLR at, say, f/22? Interesting (strange) idea, though. They say the aperture disks are "magnetically levitated". I am wondering why this is so. -- YOP... I have been using the f/2 aperture disc because I really dig extremely shallow DOF, but it does have aperture discs for f/2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, and 22. I would imagine that seeing things through the f/22 disc would be very difficult. Heck, it's pretty hard to tell when things are in focus even at f/2, partially due to the lack of an actual ground glass focusing screen on the 5D. I think the reason the discs are held in place with magnets is simply for convenience. The system they've put together is really quite inventive and doesn't require there to be a slot or a door of any kind; you just take their little magnetic extractor tool and stick it into the front of the lens and it snags the disc out of there. When you drop another one in, three small magnets positioned on the inside of the collar in front of the element itself just pull the disc right into place. For those with an interest in experimental and ethereal images, I highly recommend the Lensbaby 3G, I believe it's fully worth its cost. -- Aaron http://www.fisheyegallery.com http://www.singleservingphoto.com |
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Check out the Lensbaby 3G!
And lo, Allen emerged from the ether
and spake thus: Aaron wrote: I recently bit the bullet and purchased a Lensbaby 3G. I have wanted one ever since I saw an article in Shutterbug or something, but I'm really glad I waited for version 3 because this little beauty is quite a piece of workmanship. Overall, the build quality is very nice, the instructions, while brief, are thorough and comprehensible, and even the small aperture discs come in a cute little container with a magnetic removal tool on the end and a film canister-like cap. You can all check out my first two experiments with it. It's not *easy* to use, but it's somewhat thrilling. You really have to look closely to be sure some part of the image will be in focus, since autofocus is impossible: http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...3/lensbaby-3g/ http://www.singleservingphoto.com/20...h-of-november/ Sorry if that gets wrapped; I know how people despise tinyurl/snipurl/etc. I have never head of snipurl, so I can't comment. But-- there is no reason to worry about tinyurl taking you places that you don't want to go. In its present incarnation, it displays the full url and allows you to go there or not. It's much more convenient than trying to enter a 7000 character address. (My mother told me a million times not to exaggerate.) Allen Oh! I stopped using TinyURL a while back because SnipURL's toolbar button just pops up a small window with the URL in it and it's very easy to snag. But with preview.tinyurl.com being an option, I think I'll go with that, at least for links I post here. I don't want to think that people would NOT visit my link because they don't trust the website it might take them to. If you're running Firefox, you have little to be afraid of. If you're not, you're missing out. -- Aaron http://www.fisheyegallery.com http://www.singleservingphoto.com |
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