Anyone tested a lensbaby on the Mk II ?

Wismie · Jun 15, 2004

I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the 'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons, sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing examples...
Thanks...
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Melanie Kipp · Jun 15, 2004

I plan to. Perhaps will order one next month.
I love the look...

Wismie said:
I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...
Thanks...
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http://cath-photo.com

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Sean Byrne · Jun 15, 2004

Wismie said:
I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...
Thanks...
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http://cath-photo.com

--Yeh, Mabye ill put a Skoda spare wheel on my Merc.!!
Sean Byrne.

Wismie · Jun 15, 2004

Sean Byrne said:
--Yeh, Mabye ill put a Skoda spare wheel on my Merc.!!
Sean Byrne.

I bought my 'Skoda' to fit my 'Merc...'

T. G. O'Meara Jr. · Jun 15, 2004

...35 minutes or so.

Then the effect will just look cheesey and you will stop using it.

I sold mine.

Tom

Adam-T · Jun 15, 2004

Surely it's cheaper just to buy a Canon 38-76 (the Kit lens for the EOS5000), it's a REAL coke bottle and AF too

. should be able to get one for a third of the price of a lens baby and that distorts and blurry edges too..

There are some comical Sigmas and Tamrons you could try such as the original 28-200 models from both (wide open only with the Sigma as it'd need chipping), the Tamron 28-80 and for real fun the Cosina/Phoenix 28-210, that makes a lensbaby look like an L !!..

Seriously, I've never seen the attraction to the Lensbaby or the camera it's mimicking and would rather play with junk AF lenses instead ;-)

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SAK · Jun 15, 2004

ignorance, but what is "lensbaby" ?

Wismie said:
I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...
Thanks...
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http://cath-photo.com

Adam-T · Jun 15, 2004

It does Sigma 17-35EX / 14mm F2.8 impersonations but more extreme - gives your images that "Bad copy of a 16-35L wide open" kinda look - LOL

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews_lensbaby.php

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BanLecter · Jun 15, 2004

a piece of junk...

any "wood" the Mark II has generated would be offset by this rubbish..

lol

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Forrest41926 · Jun 15, 2004

Wismie said:
I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...

Wismie said:
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...

Ack!! But it's a waste of a good lens to mount it unto such a soft camera with a faulty vertical shutter release button!! And I don't think the autofocus in the mk II is good enough for a Holga lens.

billtoo · Jun 15, 2004

makes me want to run right out

and buy $96 worth of beer

billtoo

Wismie said:
I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...
Thanks...
-------------------------
http://cath-photo.com

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http://www.pbase.com/billtoo

billtoo · Jun 15, 2004

buy a 96 cent jar of vaseline and smear it on your lens. You'll get the same effect.

billtoo said:
and buy $96 worth of beer

billtoo

Wismie said:

I'm considering buying one - actually, my finger is right on the
'order' button. I've seen so beautiful examples (mostly on Nikons,
sorry), and the lens is not really cheap (96$), but not expensive
either...
Anyone tried it on the 1D Mk II ? I would be interested seeing
examples...
Thanks...
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http://cath-photo.com

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PalmsWestPhoto · Jun 15, 2004

You go and show me how you replace shift and tilt with vaseline. Need to think before posting ...

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rge · Jun 15, 2004

Not clear on what it gives you over the PhotoShop blur and smudge?

PalmsWestPhoto said:
You go and show me how you replace shift and tilt with vaseline.
Need to think before posting ...

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PalmsWestPhoto · Jun 15, 2004

Again

how do you create tilt and shift in photoshop

if you do not know what tilt and shift does dont even try to answer

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Lee Jay · Jun 15, 2004

Can't you do both with Panorama Tools? If you can't then I shouldn't have answered because that means I don't know what they do!

Lee Jay

PalmsWestPhoto said:
Again

how do you create tilt and shift in photoshop

if you do not know what tilt and shift does dont even try to answer

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http://www.PalmsWestPhoto.com

dustin216185 · Jun 15, 2004

You can do perspective correction and selective blurring in photoshop. If you practice with it a bit it's about as good as actually having tilt and shift.

I was totally excited about buying a lensbaby until I saw the price. Normally crappy optics are cheap, but it seems like if you cross over the line of absolute crappiness all of a sudden you're aiming towards the fine art market and you can charge anything you want. You can go buy a really old and cheap nikon or canon lens off of ebay just for the mount and make your own lensbaby for less than $20.

PalmsWestPhoto said:
Again

how do you create tilt and shift in photoshop

if you do not know what tilt and shift does dont even try to answer

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Michael Salzlechner
http://www.PalmsWestPhoto.com

PalmsWestPhoto · Jun 15, 2004

Lee

no you cant. There is no way currently to tilt the focal plane in post processing. That would require 3 dimensional data to be available so you could change the focus in post processing.

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PalmsWestPhoto · Jun 15, 2004

you can do perspective correction but i want you to show me how you tilt the focal plane by 75 degrees.

Dont just talk show me ...

The blur answer is cute but it doesnt work.

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Lee Jay · Jun 15, 2004

Got it. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

But if you have lots of DOF you can do the perspective adjustment in any of the four directions using PanoTools.

Lee Jay

PalmsWestPhoto said:
Lee

no you cant. There is no way currently to tilt the focal plane in
post processing. That would require 3 dimensional data to be
available so you could change the focus in post processing.

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http://www.PalmsWestPhoto.com

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