Today I had a Baby.............

[Pete Sykes]

Hi All,

Today I picked up a "Lensbaby Control Freak" that I won on ebay for not a lot of cash.............. So, I emptied out the drinks cupboard (and didn't touch a drop ) and had a go........... This thing is going to take some practice. My first attempt below, with F2.8 aperture disc and 1/100 shutter............. It has a teeny tiny sweetspot.................. These are straight out of the camera, no pp ...........

 

[Pete Askew]

Good start Pete. I'm quite fond of the Lensbaby series and tend to use the larger apertures also. I have the Control Freak but use the others more as I like the speed of them. I'm sure you're going to have fun with it though - have you tried using it for portraits yet?

 

[Pete Sykes]

It's going to take some practice but I think it'll be fun. I haven't tried any portrait yet, maybe this weekend I'll see if I can grab some of my daughter and granddaughter (if she will stay still long enough) ...... I'd rather like to get hold of a "Soft Focus" optic for it and I've put a "scout" and fisheye lens on my birthday list.

 

[Pete Askew]

Which optic do you have? I think the single optic glass is the best / most versatile. The plastic lenses are very soft.

 

[Pete Sykes]

It is th 3G with the double glass optic

 

[Pete Sykes]

While i was waiting for a takeaway ................ "Maneki-neko". All the Chinese takeaways seem to have these things. Which is bizzarre as they are of Japanese origin........ Anyway it was waving to me.

 

[Pete Askew]

That's probably lucky! for us anyway. Nice shot.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Love the waving cat!
I have a 3G at work, not used it for a while ... I should resurrect it I think!

 

[Pete Sykes]

I think I could get addicted to it........

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Shame the D80 won't meter with it ............. But I have a Minolta Meter IV I picked up for £40 and that'll do the job.

 

[Paul Lange]

Good stuff. I have been looking at a Lensbaby too. I have an idea for some selectively lit portraits and think that the selective softness work really work well with the idea.

 

[Pete Askew]

The only optic I haven't tried is the Edge 80 - and that will be rectified soon as it appears to be available in the UK at last. Could be perfect for those portraits Paul.

http://lensbaby.co.uk/optics-edge80