2008
In the near future (possibly the next couple hours) I'll put up a thoughtful post on some aspect of the music industry and we can all argue and laugh and cry and ban people and stuff. But in the interim, I'll mention that I got my LensBaby 3G lens today for my Nikon. I was wondering how the camera work in the Buchla Music Easel film that was making the rounds lately was done, and thanks to a hint from the kindly Professor Kirn in this post on CDM, we learn that a LensBaby 3G was used. Since I'm a big fan of little depth-of-field, I determined this was Exactly What I Needed, and furthermore Deductable (by virtue of posting the pictures that result in this very blog.)
So, yes, that's my MonoMachine and MachineDrum up top, and here's my oft-used Source, all arty and shit. Thanks, and I'll just add that receipt to the stack. Now back to our regularly scheduled program. (Or you can hit my Flickr page for new pictures of the synth community's most famous cat, Pablo, also done with the LensBaby, because he's patient like that.)
also: me likey little-depth-of-field too...
posted April 30, 2008 by JG
I like the Elektron shot though.
posted April 30, 2008 by Jaysen
Jaysen, yeah, they ham it up a bit on their website, but basically all the Lensbaby is is a bellows set for an SLR camera, which makes it work just like any other camera with bellows. Simple fact: the smaller the aperture the bigger the depth of field. The LensBaby has a very mechanical method for setting the aperture which must be seen to be believed, involving a stack of metal rings and a magnet; the device included with the lens for doing so, and the method in which it is done, quite literally stumped me cold. The pictures on their sample page were uniformly taken with gigantic aperture settings in order to exaggerate the effect.
If you search the tag "Lensbaby" on Flickr, you'll find much better examples. But you're right inasmuch as this is a gimmick lens (like a fisheye or some such) and not something for more general use.
-CR
posted April 30, 2008 by Chris Randall
posted April 30, 2008 by Tom
Two words: Stimulus; Package. :)
posted April 30, 2008 by darklordjames
link [www.sportsmansguide.com]
That fucking dude, I swear to christ.
-CR
posted April 30, 2008 by Chris Randall
Sure, you can get similar effects in other ways, but you'll waste a lot of time, won't have as much fun, and won't look as cool doing it.
posted May 1, 2008 by kcrosley
However it's gotta wait - PS3 first ;) Good pics, Chris!
posted April 30, 2008 by ronnypries