Lensbaby Composer
Posted 13/05/2010 - 14:25
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I believe Hefty has another version of this lens.
It looks like a fun thing to play with but for the rest?
It looks like a fun thing to play with but for the rest?
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 13/05/2010 - 15:12
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Try looking at Lilly's web site or Flickr page, she makes good use of her lensbaby. Personally I find it hard to get good results. I would also say that having bought the wide angle conversion kit they don't do coatings the way Pentax do
I bought mine used for £70. They are very simple so there's not much to go wrong.
For portraits you'd probably want the one where you can lock focus so that is more expensive.
Mike
I bought mine used for £70. They are very simple so there's not much to go wrong.
For portraits you'd probably want the one where you can lock focus so that is more expensive.
Mike
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You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
You can see some of my shots at my Flickr account.
Posted 13/05/2010 - 18:51
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I sold mine on as I wasn't using it enough. It can be quite fun but it never found a permanent place in my camera bag...
Joining the Q
Posted 14/05/2010 - 02:00
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I have one of the previous versions (The Lensbaby 2.0) which I bought second hand from a forum member.
Its quite a tricky thing to get right (I agree with mikew you need the control freak version) but I have got (in my opinion) some quite good results from it.
As for portraits, yes it would work and give some interesting effects but you need something in the background to blur, so it wouldn't be much use on white / plain backgrounds.
Below is a link to a cheesy picture of my son contemplating climbing a slide, but it does illustrate the lensbaby's ability to isolate the subject with the blur it creates in a portrait situation.
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HTH
Regards
PaulM
Its quite a tricky thing to get right (I agree with mikew you need the control freak version) but I have got (in my opinion) some quite good results from it.
As for portraits, yes it would work and give some interesting effects but you need something in the background to blur, so it wouldn't be much use on white / plain backgrounds.
Below is a link to a cheesy picture of my son contemplating climbing a slide, but it does illustrate the lensbaby's ability to isolate the subject with the blur it creates in a portrait situation.
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HTH
Regards
PaulM
All cameras are equal but.....
Some are more equal than others
Some are more equal than others
Posted 14/05/2010 - 13:40
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Well the Composer has (*gasp*) a focus ring, so hopefully I should be OK on the focus-locking front
pnjmcc wrote:
As for portraits, yes it would work and give some interesting effects but you need something in the background to blur, so it wouldn't be much use on white / plain backgrounds.
Well I don't have a dedicated studio, so there is a reasonable chance of there being something in the background to blur!As for portraits, yes it would work and give some interesting effects but you need something in the background to blur, so it wouldn't be much use on white / plain backgrounds.
hefty1 wrote:
I sold mine on as I wasn't using it enough. It can be quite fun but it never found a permanent place in my camera bag...
That's what's holding me back to be honest: while it seems like a fun lens, I'm not sure that it's really "fun" enough to get into my bag as a portrait lens ahead of my DFA 50.
I sold mine on as I wasn't using it enough. It can be quite fun but it never found a permanent place in my camera bag...
Posted 14/05/2010 - 13:44
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pnjmcc wrote:
Below is a link to a cheesy picture of my son contemplating climbing a slide, but it does illustrate the lensbaby's ability to isolate the subject with the blur it creates in a portrait situation.
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That's a lovely shot, not cheesy at all, which illustrates the lens very well
Below is a link to a cheesy picture of my son contemplating climbing a slide, but it does illustrate the lensbaby's ability to isolate the subject with the blur it creates in a portrait situation.
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Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 14/05/2010 - 13:59
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I don't think it is cheesy at all, although I have now for the first time visited facebook. I had hoped to live the rest of my days without visiting facebook...
K.
K.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:01
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womble wrote:
I don't think it is cheesy at all, although I have now for the first time visited facebook. I had hoped to live the rest of my days without visiting facebook...
K.
That's gotta smart.I don't think it is cheesy at all, although I have now for the first time visited facebook. I had hoped to live the rest of my days without visiting facebook...
K.
At least it's the weekend soon.
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Apparently.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:04
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Get with the program Kris, Facebook is great!
Okay, maybe not 'great' but it is certainly very useful for all those casual friends and acquaintances who you don't necessarily want to conduct a one-on-one conversation with.
Even my dear old mother signed up for it last week (imagine my surprise when I received a friend request from her!).
Okay, maybe not 'great' but it is certainly very useful for all those casual friends and acquaintances who you don't necessarily want to conduct a one-on-one conversation with.
Even my dear old mother signed up for it last week (imagine my surprise when I received a friend request from her!).
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:07
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thoughton wrote:
Get with the program Kris, Facebook is great!
Okay, maybe not 'great' but it is certainly very useful for all those casual friends and acquaintances who you don't necessarily want to conduct a one-on-one conversation with.
Even my dear old mother signed up for it last week (imagine my surprise when I received a friend request from her!).
The "Facebook niche", it allows you to conduct friendships with people who aren't your friend, whilst also acting as a storage space for every embarrassing photo of you, ever.
Get with the program Kris, Facebook is great!
Okay, maybe not 'great' but it is certainly very useful for all those casual friends and acquaintances who you don't necessarily want to conduct a one-on-one conversation with.
Even my dear old mother signed up for it last week (imagine my surprise when I received a friend request from her!).
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:09
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Yep, they are the digital equivalent of your pub mates People you'd never invite round to your house, but will chat with in the pub.
Quite a good networking tool too, if that's important in your line of work.
Quite a good networking tool too, if that's important in your line of work.
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:10
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thoughton wrote:
Yep, they are the digital equivalent of your pub mates People you'd never invite round to your house, but will chat with in the pub.
Spot on.Yep, they are the digital equivalent of your pub mates People you'd never invite round to your house, but will chat with in the pub.
In fact, they should rename it E-Pub or something.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
Apparently.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:15
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I have enough problems just keeping up with emails (several hundred a day in term time) and this site without adding another source of mass communication to the mix. I miss the time when people used to send me a postcard from their holidays. Now I get a bulk-written email and links to 3000 dire photos of people standing in front of various interesting things (I cannot tell what they are because they are standing in front of them) and photos of the amazing supper they had one night on the Costa del Puke.
Mutter mutter mutter...
Mutter mutter mutter...
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 14:19
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That better have been taken with a Pentax
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27, Macbook Pro 17, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
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