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Lensbabies are selective focus [[SLR]] lenses that have a sweet spot of focus with blur all around. The Lens is on a bendable tubing that can be bent with the fingers to move the sweet spot of focus around.
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'''Lensbabies''' are selective-focus lenses made for [[SLR]] cameras that have a central spot that is in focus, with the rest of the field out-of-focus. This results in a sharp image in the center, with blur all around it. This simulates the old trick used by photographers of smearing Vaseline on a piece of glass in front of the lens to create a soft, blurred background. The Lensbaby is made of bendable tubing so that the "sweet spot" of focus can be easily moved around all over the frame.
  
People who love holga or pinhole would really love this lens because of the ability to put it on a digital SLR camera and because of the direct experience of being creative as you shoot.
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This lens may appeal to people who like the look of [[Pinhole camera|pinhole]] or [[Holga]] photography, but would like to get the same effect with a digital or film SLR camera.
  
2 versions of the lens are currently available:
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Two versions of the lens are currently available:
  
1. The Original Lensbaby - Portrait and art photographers love this lens wide open becauseit has a beautifully diffused look.
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* '''The Original Lensbaby:''' Portrait and art photographers love this lens wide-open because it has a beautifully diffused look.
  
2. Lensbaby 2.0 - A sharper sweet spot, even wide open and cool levitating apertures that are easier to exchange out.
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* '''Lensbaby 2.0:''' This newer version has a sharper sweet spot even wide-open, and comes with "magnetically levitated" apertures (see the company's web site for more information).
  
The inventor, Craig Strong, is a wedding and journalist photographer in Portland, OR.  Sam Pardue, Co-CEO with Craig is the marketing master. Lensbabies, LLC is operated out of Portland, OR and began in March of 2004.
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The inventor, Craig Strong, is a wedding photographer and photojournalist in Portland, OR, USA. Lenbsbabies, LLC was started in March, 2004.
  
Here is a link to the website for more information: [http://lensbabies.com/index.php?r=camerapedia www.Lensbabies.com]
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== Sample Images ==
 
 
=== Sample Images ===
 
 
* [http://flickr.com/photos/tags/lensbaby/ Lensbaby pictures on Flickr]
 
* [http://flickr.com/photos/tags/lensbaby/ Lensbaby pictures on Flickr]
 
* [http://www.seemsartless.com/lens-baby.php Lensbaby pictures on seems Artless]
 
* [http://www.seemsartless.com/lens-baby.php Lensbaby pictures on seems Artless]
  
''(Please add links to other galleries of Lensbaby images.)''
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== Links ==
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* [http://lensbabies.com/index.php?r=camerapedia Lensbabies web site]

Revision as of 07:47, 4 March 2006

Lensbabies are selective-focus lenses made for SLR cameras that have a central spot that is in focus, with the rest of the field out-of-focus. This results in a sharp image in the center, with blur all around it. This simulates the old trick used by photographers of smearing Vaseline on a piece of glass in front of the lens to create a soft, blurred background. The Lensbaby is made of bendable tubing so that the "sweet spot" of focus can be easily moved around all over the frame.

This lens may appeal to people who like the look of pinhole or Holga photography, but would like to get the same effect with a digital or film SLR camera.

Two versions of the lens are currently available:

  • The Original Lensbaby: Portrait and art photographers love this lens wide-open because it has a beautifully diffused look.
  • Lensbaby 2.0: This newer version has a sharper sweet spot even wide-open, and comes with "magnetically levitated" apertures (see the company's web site for more information).

The inventor, Craig Strong, is a wedding photographer and photojournalist in Portland, OR, USA. Lenbsbabies, LLC was started in March, 2004.

Sample Images

Links