"lens baby" first images (Taralga Rodeo)

[firsty]

Well the first successful ones with this lens that is
picked this up on Thursday and after a short play took it with me the rodeo at Taralga on Sunday

Clowning Around


Who hid the sugar in here ?


it was too hard to get action shots with the Lens baby, so I switched to the 70-200 for the more traditional type of shot

Holding on

[gstark]

Keith,

Good action capture in the third one.

[wendellt]

i like i like i like it looks like a dream sequence or like your looking at the world with a slight concussion
looks sharp too

do these things fir on the standard nikon f mount ring?

is this the best place to get them
anywhere in australia

found this place
http://lensbaby.com/shop/

what the hell is a 'zone plate'

[ozimax]

Great shots Firsty, rodeos are something else.

[firsty]

i like i like i like it looks like a dream sequence or like your looking at the world with a slight concussion
looks sharp too

do these things fir on the standard Nikon f mount ring?

is this the best place to get them
anywhere in Australia

what the hell is a 'zone plate'

Wendell
I picked up my one from

Digital Camera Warehouse
174 Canterbury Rd
Canterbury NSW 2193
Ph: 1300 365 220

I bought the composer model http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod1916.htm

It comes with the double glass optic as standard so I haven't tried (or know what is) the zone plate
and yes you can get it in Nikon f mount or canon's mount

see here for the accessories you can get

If you want to have a play with my one before you buy let me know

Keith

[wendellt]

hi
just trying to work out now if the wide angle adapter fits that lens
thanks for the offer, it's very kind
i'll keep you updated

[sirhc55]

The zone plate is a pin hole unit that gives very soft focus.

[firsty]

hi
just trying to work out now if the wide angle adapter fits that lens
thanks for the offer, it's very kind
i'll keep you updated

yes the wide angle adapter fits... I tried it out at the shop but held off buying it till I see how much I like the basic lens

I tried this one as it is also a macro adapter http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod2094.htm

[Potoroo]

Are images such as #1 & #2 typical for the lens baby or was it used deliberately to create the blur effect?

[firsty]

I haven't really had the lens long enough to say that these are typical
but the lens comes with interchangeable aperture disks (from no disk f2 through to a f22 disk in one stop steps)
the wider the aperture the greater the blur effect, these were shot at f2.8 but I have seen image with very little blur compared to these
so far I have only shot f2- f4 but will have a bigger play with the lens this weekend and spend more time seeing what it will do rather than trying to capture any usable images as such