Bear_Music has taken up Composing :-)

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

12/09/2011 06:25:37 PM · #1

Thanks to one of our antipodean members (

MargaretN),

PennyClick and I are now in possession of a practically-unused Lensbaby Composer, complete with wide-angle and close-up attachments. I've been wanting one of these for quite a while, and Margaret offered too good a price to be resisted :-)

Here's a snapshot of the packaging, AFTER I've had at it to extricate the Baby. It was a Cesarean... :-)

R.

Message edited by author 2011-12-09 18:27:17.

bvy

Sigma DP1x

12/09/2011 06:52:51 PM · #2

Teaser title -- I was looking forward to a string quartet. This is the next best thing, I suppose.

Apple iPhone 5

12/09/2011 06:58:09 PM · #3

Nice one Robt. - So can we look forward to topazed, HDR-ed, lens-babied entries from now on?

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/09/2011 07:06:42 PM · #4

Originally posted by JH:

Nice one Robt. - So can we look forward to topazed, HDR-ed, lens-babied entries from now on?

Well, I've HAD a Lensbaby for a while, the 3G. The one with the threaded posts. And I had fun with it, but in the end it was more of a chore to use than I wanted it to be, and I didn't use it that much. The Composer's on a ball socket, and it has a normal focusing mechanism, so it's much more intuitive to use in a hurry. I actually expect Penny might end up using it more than me, it's right up her alley conceptually. But we'll see.

In the meanwhile, in my experience Lensbaby doesn't work real well for HDR and tone mapping; it has huge chromatic aberration basically built in, and those processes wildly exaggerate this. Color Efex Pro, on the other hand; THAT's got some lovely take-your-Lensbaby-for-a-stroll modules :-)

R.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

12/09/2011 10:40:18 PM · #5

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

In the meanwhile, in my experience Lensbaby doesn't work real well for HDR and tone mapping; it has huge chromatic aberration basically built in, and those processes wildly exaggerate this. Color Efex Pro, on the other hand; THAT's got some lovely take-your-Lensbaby-for-a-stroll modules :-)

R.

Yep. I can attest to that! LB composer, three exposures, HDR/tonemapped.

ScooterMcNutty

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/09/2011 11:13:53 PM · #6

And if anyone could have possibly wondered what Robert did with his old LB, he was kind and offered it to me. :) But i made a promise to him, i wont sell, but i will pass it a long to another photographer when i choose to stop using it :)

I am SO excited to get it! although i cant wait to start taking pictures! (insert excited scream here!)

XD

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

12/09/2011 11:18:19 PM · #7

Congrats on the new addition to the family!

Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko

12/10/2011 12:24:42 AM · #8

Yup, everyone, SCOOTER'S EXPECTING! (Lens)Baby on the way!

R.

ubique

Olympus PEN-F

12/10/2011 12:34:07 AM · #9

I misread the thread title as "Bear_Music has taken up Composting". Glad to know that you're not after all accelerating your deterioration, R.

ScooterMcNutty

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/10/2011 12:39:02 AM · #10

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Yup, everyone, SCOOTER'S EXPECTING! (Lens)Baby on the way!

LOL yes. yes i am :D

MelonMusketeer

Nikon D7000

Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4

12/10/2011 12:41:32 AM · #11

My first read on the thread title was "composting" . I had to smile. : )

12/10/2011 06:50:51 AM · #12

Not composting, no, but shucking the occasional clam... Lensbaby Macros are cool.