DSLRUsers.com

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:29 pm**

Recently ordered a Lensbaby 2.0 from the US and it arrived the other day. For anyone who doesn't know what a Lensbaby is and what it can do ... https://www.lensbabies.com/pages/using.php

Nice little lens, surprisingly sharp considering how it's made. Kinda looks like some sort of vacuum cleaner attachment.

It's not really designed as a macro lens but that's how I've been using it, produces some interesting results.
Can be difficult to get the focus right.. it brings a new meaning to the term manual focus.. so that's the reason some of these look a bit soft.

Anyway here's some photos I've taken with it (of flowers :roll:

) and a few macros using extension tubes on a 17-55dx.
Thumbnails are clickable. All shots were iso 100-400. Fortunately the D2x can still meter (spot and centre weighted) with the Lensbaby, although it's not always that accurate (tends to underexpose by 0.5-1.5 stops), easy to fix with Nikon Capture.
No real post-processing as such, just a bit of exposure correction in Nikon Capture 4.3.1. Some of these could do with a crop I know

This one makes me feel sick

100% crop showing the detail the Lensbaby can produce

Back to using extension tubes on the 17-55dx

Black and white treatment of previous photo

Extension tubes again

Cheers
Stephen

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:33 pm**

Wow, never seen one of these lensbabies, but definitely looks like a interesting idea. Certainly gives you some interesting affects.
I really like shot #3 and also the last shot. Do you have a photo of your lens baby ?

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:34 pm**

Our timbo has one and I got one long ago! same as Glen made one thru a pin hole :lol:

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:54 pm**

Alpha_7 wrote:Wow, never seen one of these lensbabies, but definitely looks like a interesting idea. Certainly gives you some interesting affects.
I really like shot #3 and also the last shot. Do you have a photo of your lens baby ?

Thanks Craig
Just whipped these up now :wink:

(couldn't find my sb800

)

Front showing drop-in aperture.

Rear

Posted: **Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:57 pm**

frink wrote:Thanks Craig
Just whipped these up now (couldn't find my sb800 )

Wow thanks for the quick posting, and thanks I have a better idea of what it's like now, was a little baffled by the inital description on the website.