Lensbaby?

[volcs0]

I've never even heard of this before.... looks fun.

On sale today at Amazon for $70.

Worth it?

http://www.amazon.com/Lensbaby-Nikon-Mou...B000GAOFA0



Edit: Sample shot added

[pRICE cUBE]

They can be fun if the effects are done right. I had some colleagues that had these and they used it for 2 months and haven't used them since. The novelty wore off. I think they key is to not overuse it, plan when and where it would be most effective instead of using it just because it is there.

[mlfrank]

Seems there is a new type of Lensbaby out now:
http://www.lensbaby.com/index.php?r=GSLensbaby&gclid=CMPZ8_K_hZwCFRxNagodhFnD_A

Of course it may have been out for months now and I was just oblivious to it all............

michael

[JoeM]

Why not just do it after the shot in Photoshop?

[wowzer]

I have a lensbaby 3G and it's not bad...just takes time and creativity. I dont have time and my creativity...well it's hard to be creative without time. ;-)


I plan to use it soon, as Nikoncafe has a challenge for the topic, 'Hands'...so I have an idea of what I want to shoot...

[ScottG]

I'm not sure whether this thread has saved me money or not... I have wanted a lensbaby lens since I first saw them, but they were too expensive, so I have resisted. Of course, at 50% off, this was too much of a good deal to pass up... so I added the macro attachment too.

Wait a few weeks, and I will post the results... maybe

cheers

scott

[laarree]

I have a Lensbaby, but after dabbling with it for a while, it's been sitting idle in a drawer with my other rarely used lenses and lens accessories. I'd rather do special effects like the ones Lensbabys give you in post-processing. It can be fun to LBs like it is to play with plastic cameras like Holgas and Lomos, shoot pinhole photos, experiment with Polaroid emulsion transfers, etc. I've seen some intriguing and beautiful images produced using these photo methods, just as I've liked some images I've seen captured with Lensbabys-- if you get one, please post a web gallery.

[pRICE cUBE]

JoeM wrote:
Why not just do it after the shot in Photoshop?

To some degrees, this takes the guesswork out of it and makes for more of an in camera experience.

[Mike V]

Try to borrow one if you can.

The novelty wears off quickly.

[ScottG]

Too late, the order has already gone in. Watch for either a spectacular gallery of photos, or a lensbaby on Ebay

cheers
scott