anybody ever use a lensbaby?

if so, what kind? is it cheating? i really love portraiture and close ups. the lensbaby has a macro attachment which allows for some nice up close work. just wondering if anyone has any experience and if you guys think it's 'cheating'.

Yes I do. This is a shot done with it. I haven't used it for portraits yet but it's interesting. But I tend to forget that I have it, so I must say it's not a must have item.

I used a lensbaby for a short while. I didnt care for it much as it seemed to be too much fiddling around to get what I wanted. Perhaps it just wasnt my style, but I sold it on ebay after about 6 months.
I am not sure what you mean by.... is it cheating??? Cheating what?

I have the lens baby muse. I wouldn't say its cheating at all. It can be difficult to get the center in focus, I would say it is more challenging than any other lens I own. Here's a picture I took with mine.

Bump...Thinking about adopting this system..Looking into the Composer Pro with 35 sweet spot or Edge 80..Since it is 2014..Anyone still use any of these?

What IS a lensbaby?

That's not what I thought it was going to be! This looks pretty cool. More money out of the window? Spark look funky.

Im goin go with the composer-pro...Not sure if I want to start with the Sweet 35mm or Edge 80..Both have a 12 rounded blade aperture...2.8

It's been an expensive few months - I might put this on the backburner. But then again ...

Im sure it's not for everyone..Been watching a lot of videos...Will see..

I have this and although I don't use it too often, as a matter of fact not often enough.

Here's a street shot done with it using my D600

Marcel said:

I have this and although I don't use it too often, as a matter of fact not often enough.

Here's a street shot done with it using my D600

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Oh great another lens. This hobby is going to break me.

This photo looks familiar. Was it published somewhere recently?

Jeff_J said:

Oh great another lens. This hobby is going to break me.

This photo looks familiar. Was it published somewhere recently?

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Not that I'm aware. I did post it here in my daily thread at some point. If you ever see it somewhere else, please let me know.

The skin tone looks off..

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The skin tone looks off..

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Yes, I purposely used the "Dragan" effect in post processing. This has nothing to do with the lens. But you can see that there is sharpness and out of focus around it.

Lensbaby... anyone use these?

Just kind of wondering as it looks interesting, but do not know if this is something I really want to spend money on just a try out and not like.

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http://nikonites.com/other-photogra...ensbaby.html?highlight=lensbaby#axzz39AQ1e0Y9

Re: Lensbaby... anyone use these?

I rented a couple of Lensbabies awhile ago.

They're okay, but I can't justify the cost. Not when you can achieve the same effects with Photoshop.

Re: Lensbaby... anyone use these?

I think it's a fairly dynamic tool. I think if you learn the ins and outs and become skilled with it then you'll use it a lot, because you'll enjoy the unique results. Or if you're like me and do not get competent with it then it will sit in your bag for years on end.