i have just recently tried a lensbaby 2.0 which i borrowed from a good friend of mine. i love it! i like that "lomo" effect that it gives you. any other lensbaby avids here? :)

I've got a Lensbaby 2.0 as well. I'll try to post some pics soon.

Hi Guys,

I am interested in the "lensbaby look" Is it something that can be achieved in photoshop? Pls post some samples and technique. Maybe a little something about how it works. Thanks!

Pilar

Here are a few I took when my youngest son was born. I just converted them to B&W.

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/_DSC6438_bw_s.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/_DSC6462_bw_s.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/_DSC6478_bw_s.jpg

http://www.photo.net.ph/albums/userpics/10179/_DSC6489_bw_s.jpg

mmmm how about a DIY Lensbaby?

those who want to try & have spare time on thier hands give this toy a try ;)

DIY LensBaby (http://www.dennisonbertram.com/hackmaster/2005/02/tilt-shift-pc-lens.htm)

I guess it acts like bellows to give you selective focusing. You just use your fingers to expand an compress the bellows and twist them from side to side. Find out more on their website. (http://www.lensbabies.com/) :)

Had the Lens baby for sometime now.. here is the lensbaby article i wrote.. same article i posted at the philmug forums.. awhile back.

I havent used it in awhile.. I use my regular lenses for stock photo purposes and use the lens baby for fun!

www.photo.net.ph/products/lensbaby

Here are a few I took when my youngest son was born. I just converted them to B&W.

That's the real baby :D

Hi Guys,

I am interested in the "lensbaby look" Is it something that can be achieved in photoshop? Pls post some samples and technique. Maybe a little something about how it works. Thanks!

Pilar

I had a play with lens baby at the Photo Imaging Convention here in Sydney and its really cool, though a bit of practice to get used to it.
Yes, I think it can be achieved reasonably using Photoshop. I have an action script which I have been using for a while. I downloaded it from a site. If interested, I can email it to you.

Nice novelty

http://www.pbase.com/manilaman04/image/47727782/medium.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/manilaman04/image/47727779/medium.jpg

my 3 yr old baby playing with my 20 yr old "baby" , pic taken with a 2.0 lensbaby

How much is this lens and where can I get 1?

here are a couple of pictures I shot in a wedding I attended as a photographer.

(with kind permission from Dino Lara)

http://pinoyvideomaker.com/lb1.jpg

http://pinoyvideomaker.com/lb2.jpg

How much is this lens and where can I get 1?

Last I heard it was:

JT Photoworld

Lensbaby 2.0 - Php 7,950.00
Lensbaby Original - Php 5,050.00
Lensbaby Close-up (macro) Kit - Php 1,960.00

as what the photo sample shows its like an effect of a slow shutter and a selective focusing...it can be done with PS.

Is the lens baby worth its price? I know it's kinda subjective... just wanna ask those who have played with it... am thinking of getting one to play with also but I can't seem to justify the expense...

thanks.

Update lensbabies 3g is out. $274

http://www.lensbabies.com/

ok so who is the brave one who will buy and give us the feed back??:Grin:

here are a couple of pictures I shot in a wedding I attended as a photographer.

(with kind permission from Dino Lara)

http://pinoyvideomaker.com/lb1.jpg

http://pinoyvideomaker.com/lb2.jpg

Nice photos Jason!

ok so who is the brave one who will buy and give us the feed back??:Grin:

do the honors pilar. we shall follow:)

do the honors pilar. we shall follow:)

I am quite happy with my 85 1.2:D

hmmm the lens babies will be more or less 14k. damn... expensive babies indeed. if anyone owns one pls do share your comments :) i would love to see thse babies at work hahaha!

I am quite happy with my 85 1.2:D

true true, that a canon lens?

true true, that a canon lens?

yes canon. For 15k, i think its an expensive toy. considering i can do all the blurring with the 1.2

Have to agree $274 for the new lensbaby is steep.... :Thinking:

yes canon. For 15k, i think its an expensive toy. considering i can do all the blurring with the 1.2

imagine what you can do with you noctilux?

actually, with the noctilux, if you have an image thats focused on properly, you can have razor sharp images from corner to corner :)

actually, with the noctilux, if you have an image thats focused on properly, you can have razor sharp images from corner to corner :)

yeah but imagine its ability to obliterate the background into a nice creamy mush ala time warp:Grin:

Have to agree $274 for the new lensbaby is steep.... :Thinking:

The thing never even crossed my imagination... :SunGlass:

The new lensbabies price tag is too steep! I might settle down with the lensbaby 2.0. I was greatly inspired by Tony Sweet's images taken with a lensbaby! :)

http://www.tonytsweet.com/-/tonytsweet/gallery.asp?cat=22178&pID=1&row=15

Hi, this thread is old. However, I would like to add some more photos. Here are some shots using lens babies 2.0, it's been in my bag for a year and this is the 1st time I used it. It's a good, simple, and hard to use lens.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/468138693_bcd5625701_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/468138691_bfa60e7ef4_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/468138683_4102824788_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/468138677_e81a21976f_o.jpg

See more photos in my flickr.

I have a 3G Lensbaby and the macro kit. It's a difficult lens to use, but I love the results, that's why I bought it.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/460019496_05d0054e83.jpg

I still need a lot of practice.

lensebabies are addictive,once u started u just keep on shooting.

got this too....you can get it to 2.8, 5.6 & 8...nifty and the lens is eyecatching cuz it looks sleekly weird, like a spring...

Free Lensbabies For Everyone!!- They're Called Picasa.

Bought a 3G earlier this year. Didn't have the patience for it so it eventually got sold :)

with the pictures i saw in this thread, i would like to think that my Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens can very much produce the same image (provided that it is a close-up shot only). but i guess one nice thing about lens babies is that you can do it even in long shots...

and with regards to the 85mm f/1.2 or 1.4 (for Nikon), the image is different from the lens baby. with the 85mm, you get a very sharp subject and blurred backgrounds. while with the lens baby, you will get a focused (but not sharp) at the center of the image and gradual off focus for the rest of the image (it's like dreaming or something)...

i'm not sure about about what i'm talking about, i don't have a lens baby.
my comments are just base on the images that i see in this thread and compare
them to the images of other lenses that i have used. so please do correct me if i am wrong...:Grin:

With a Lensbaby, you can move the part that is in focus anywhere within the frame (top left, bottom right, etc.). Apeture discs that come with the LB also allow you change the size of the area that is focus.

Why is this thread dead? Few LB fans?
Here's a shot using LB2.0 and macro kit.

Related photos; note text below photo:

http://flickr.com/photos/raincontreras/247750720/
http://flickr.com/photos/raincontreras/247750724/

Here's a stolen shot I took with an LB2.0 at Salcedo weekend market. This bejeweled lola is there every week with her amigas, complete with bongga picnic setting.