This is what a Lensbaby should look like:

Mark_Cohran wrote in post #4013591
You just had go go "serious" on us, didn't you?

Yeah, I have this tendency to kill parties and jokes with horribly mistimed statements. YES! My streak continues!

Hmm...But can't one do this with a Circle Marquee in PS and Reverse Selection and Gaussian Blur? Then if softness is desired, then I can simply touch the UV filter right after having some finger lickin' chicken?

While the 'blur' effect can be done somewhat in photoshop, let me assure you that the lensbaby effect is unique, and is extraordinarily difficult to truly replicate with Photoshop. while it might not be evident in every shot, the blur from a marquee does not do everything the lensbaby does. It partially distorts the bokeh in addition to the blur.

The Lensbaby is a specialty item. I don't use mine very often, though I have sold some images made with it. This is a pic that I sold for an optometrist who wanted to decorate her office with abstracts of her optometric equipment (I sold about 20 images to her, though this was the only Lensbaby shot I sold that shoot). Aside from the unique look, the process of shooting with the LB yields images you normally wouldn't take.

JackProton wrote in post #4013659
Nice kitty. Aren't all kitties soft yet sharp?

Cat = soft, furry animal with six ends, five of which are sharp.

My lensbaby back focuses. How can I fix this?

MagentaJoe wrote in post #4015768
My lensbaby back focuses. How can I fix this?

How does that go? LMAOROTF?

MagentaJoe wrote in post #4015768
My lensbaby back focuses. How can I fix this?

Throw sand in your camera. It normally fixes backfocus problems.

20droger wrote in post #4015717
Cat = soft, furry animal with six ends, five of which are sharp.

Very accurate.

AdamLewis wrote in post #4016559
Throw sand in your camera. It normally fixes backfocus problems.

That's too funny. BTW, just in case, this is the internet after all. Kids, do not do as this poster said, you will destroy your camera and void any warranties you may have. The poster does not take responsibility for an individual's action due to what he suggests in jest. If you destroy your camera, you will be in direct liability for your own actions. (and you should see a specialist because you believe everything you read on the internet. You may be suffering from a condition known as dumbassitis. People with Dumbassitis should not operate a motor vehicle or should not get pregnant or think they should get pregnant. Seek professional help and stay away from any sharp objects, like the white pages in the OP's image sample.)

An image I've done using the Lensebaby 3G on a 30D. Fully open aparture.

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Nice!

moorel wrote in post #4017437
An image I've done using the Lensebaby 3G on a 30D. Fully open aparture.

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Very nice shot - awesome use of a niche lens

Yeah LB rocks..

Full Frame lens as well.. Used a few times on my 5D.

I have a version1.0 copy,is the V2 and V3 much better in quality?

V2 onwards use MC glass right?

I thought the only difference was that with the LB 3 you can lock the position of the lens.

00silvergt wrote in post #4028402
I thought the only difference was that with the LB 3 you can lock the position of the lens.

Im 99% sure that is the only difference. I mean theres not much you can do to change a little piece of glass in flexible tube.