Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies

Fenster · 15th of May 2007 (Tue)

Has anyone tried them and are they worth however many hundred dollars?

bolantej · 15th of May 2007 (Tue)

i have one and love it.

JWright · 15th of May 2007 (Tue)

Not being a big fan of the effect, I look upon them as an expensive toy. My experience with them has been limited, but they seem overpriced for the build quality.

Citizensmith · 15th of May 2007 (Tue)

They are expensive for what you get (compared to say the 50 1.8) but that comes from a small company making a limited number of units.

I'd say they are worth it though. I like using mine and I've had some good photos from it. They are certainly not a replacement for a TS lens though, their quality is behind them but more importantly they just don't really work that way.

So, fun lens, I enjoy and use mine, but it is a one trick pony.

Tee Why · 15th of May 2007 (Tue)

I'm mixed. I have one with a wide angle adapter and use it occasionally. My buddy the wedding photog. uses it for at least one shot per wedding. So I guess it all depends on what type of shots you like to get.
Here are a couple of recent shot with the LB 2.0

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Fenster Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Purgatory Posts: 500 IMAGE EDITING OK	Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies Has anyone tried them and are they worth however many hundred dollars? __________________ Misadventures at 720nm Last edited by Fenster : 15th of May 2007 (Tue) at 04:29.

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bolantej Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: CAlifornia Posts: 3,774 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies i have one and love it.

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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio... Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,907	Re: Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies Not being a big fan of the effect, I look upon them as an expensive toy. My experience with them has been limited, but they seem overpriced for the build quality. __________________ *John*

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Citizensmith Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA USA Posts: 6,376 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies They are expensive for what you get (compared to say the 50 1.8) but that comes from a small company making a limited number of units. I'd say they are worth it though. I like using mine and I've had some good photos from it. They are certainly not a replacement for a TS lens though, their quality is behind them but more importantly they just don't really work that way. So, fun lens, I enjoy and use mine, but it is a one trick pony. __________________ My POTN Gallery, Complete gear list, POTN members who aren't a Turing test "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire Tradition - Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid.

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Tee Why "Monkey's uncle" Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 10,579	Re: Selective focus on a budget - lensbabies I'm mixed. I have one with a wide angle adapter and use it occasionally. My buddy the wedding photog. uses it for at least one shot per wedding. So I guess it all depends on what type of shots you like to get. Here are a couple of recent shot with the LB 2.0 __________________ Gallery: http://tomyi.smugmug.com/ Last edited by Tee Why : 15th of May 2007 (Tue) at 22:46.

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