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Fajitas!

So here it is... No, not any of my L lenses, nothing like that.

Introducing... The Lensbaby!







And some pics.









It's taken a bit of getting used to - I only picked it up yesterday evening, and have only gotten around to playing with it this morning, with a sore head, and in between processing.

It's lots of fun. There's a knack in using it alright. I was going to hold off posting anything until I got it into the studio, but meh. I want to show them off now! Hopefully will be in the studio tomorrow.

I also have a loan on the WA and telephoto adapters, and a few other bits and bobs that I'll be playing with during the week.

If any of you don't know what it's about, it's a bit like the bastard child of the bellows of a large format camera, a tilt/shift lens, a holga, and a bottle of liquer.

Hope you enjoy.

Yes. They're supposed to be blurry.

Al

GristlyEnd

Lovely shots Al. The first and second are a great contrast for the lens. I've heard good things about it for portrait work and the first one backs it up.

Is it the lensbaby 1 or 2?

Please bring to the meet next weekend as I've been toying with getting one of these for ages now.

kensutz

Excellent pics Al, now you're making me do some more damage to my credit card :mad:

thebaz

i like the 2nd and 3rd , that old sepia look , the girl shot image is nice , but looks little over exposed to me

Fajitas!

It's the 3G - so it has the locks and fine focus on it. I'll bring it along next weekend, if you can put up with it being on a Canon!

GristlyEnd

I can live with that. Hmm, that trip to Birmingham could be getting even more expensive.

Edit: that should be Birmingham as in the city, not the shop :rolleyes:

challengemaster

thebaz wrote: »

the girl shot image is nice , but looks little over exposed to me

hehe, the girl = elven

and it's not over exposed, its just high-key, doesnt seem over exposed here anyway.

rymus

I require a go of that at the weekend..

Placebo

the plug shots are very nice.

Roen

Clean your house young man.

thebaz

challengemaster wrote: »

hehe, the girl = elven

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nice shot julie

challengemaster

actually quite a nice shot indeed

liamtinney

the cheapest I have seen this lens is Bristol Cameras @ £125.00

RoryW

Nice shot Elven in No 1. (Just saw you shoe/legs self portrait as well, also very nicely done)

For No 2, the wiring reminds me of a flat I lived in for about 8 years years ago in Rathmines. How it never blew up with all the electrical items and heaters plugged in I will never know.

Fajitas!

Cheers all

Btw, I still took the one of Elven

Rory, you should see the plugs in my bedroom - Student living and all that!

bovril

cool shots, saw the lensbaby in a B&H catalogue I have at home and always wondered what they were.

ThOnda

Nice baby ;-)

Dades

Love the plug shots - and the hallway one in particular!

Never heard of one of those things. Must still be a newb...

TelePaul

Am I right in saying that the shot of Elven is the most indicative of the tilt-shift effect? The forced-perspective feel is very cool, but it's almost jarring. I mean that in a good way, like the way Salvador Dali does it.

Fajitas!

I don't think the first one is the most indicative of the TS, just the selective focus. I don't really have anything that show's off the TS movements just yet.

TelePaul

Fajitas! wrote: »

I don't think the first one is the most indicative of the TS, just the selective focus. I don't really have anything that show's off the TS movements just yet.

It's pretty cool.

Fajitas!

Right, from being out and about today, (but not in the studio), the lens has a tendancy to overexpose, I guess, because it's getting a hell of a lot of darkness. Is good fun though, and can give good results.

Cabaal

just looking at the lensbaby website, this is really pretty cool