LENS-BABY
Apr 30, 2016 16:09:14 #
kcj
Loc: Seneca SC
does anyone use a lens baby, for macro? Using on a full frame Nikon. If so which one, and do you like it, or is it a waste of money?
Apr 30, 2016 17:11:02 #
Are you speaking about the macro converter?http://lensbaby.com/product/refurbished-macro-converters/
I have a couple of Raynox easy on and off lenses, a 150 and a 250. I have not used them on anything but a macro lens. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/275182-REG/Raynox_DCR_250_DCR_250_2_5x_Super_Macro.html
The Raynox macro lenses have high quality optics. When you add one of those to a macro lens, the depth of focus can be thinner than a dime. You can get tiny insects to fill the entire frame at times.
I have a couple of Raynox easy on and off lenses, a 150 and a 250. I have not used them on anything but a macro lens. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/275182-REG/Raynox_DCR_250_DCR_250_2_5x_Super_Macro.html
The Raynox macro lenses have high quality optics. When you add one of those to a macro lens, the depth of focus can be thinner than a dime. You can get tiny insects to fill the entire frame at times.
Apr 30, 2016 17:19:27 #
kcj
Loc: Seneca SC
I am talking about the lens baby with 35mm optics. the one you are talking about can you use it on a lens that is not macro like the Nikon 105,
Apr 30, 2016 19:02:52 #
Yes, if the filter thread dimension falls within the 52-67mm.
As stated at the linked site "The lens includes a Snap-on universal mount suitable for 52mm to 67mm filter sizes".
So, if the lens (any lens) has threads for a filter in the size range of 52mm to 67mm and anything in between, it will fit directly. I have seen where some folks had used stepdown rings but cannot comment on how well that works.
As stated at the linked site "The lens includes a Snap-on universal mount suitable for 52mm to 67mm filter sizes".
So, if the lens (any lens) has threads for a filter in the size range of 52mm to 67mm and anything in between, it will fit directly. I have seen where some folks had used stepdown rings but cannot comment on how well that works.
May 1, 2016 05:53:14 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
I have a composer pro so I bought used macro rings which can be used with the composer. Kathleen Clemons uses them. They inexpensive list for $50, but search for the at KEH.
kcj wrote:
does anyone use a lens baby, for macro? Using on a full frame Nikon. If so which one, and do you like it, or is it a waste of money?
May 1, 2016 06:03:55 #
I saw a demonstration of Lens Baby lenses, they seemed to do a type of Vignetting except not with a dark or light tone but with blur, and you can manipulate it with shapes sort of. I did not see anything I was interested in but I was not into bokeh at the time. you already have a problem in macro with just the area centered on with the viewing cursor being sharp, and a quick drop off around it, very little depth of field. The Lens Baby would seem to accentuate that further, I would think. I am trying to figure out how to focus stack, which is the opposite direction. The Lens Baby lenses I saw weren't cheap either. They do make some interesting effects, it depends on your personal preferences if you like that sort of thing.
kcj wrote:
does anyone use a lens baby, for macro? Using on a full frame Nikon. If so which one, and do you like it, or is it a waste of money?
May 1, 2016 06:04:28 #
sueyeisert
Loc: New Jersey
Don't you get vignetting if attached to a larger mm lens?
T_Span wrote:
Yes, if the filter thread dimension falls within the 52-67mm.
As stated at the linked site "The lens includes a Snap-on universal mount suitable for 52mm to 67mm filter sizes".
So, if the lens (any lens) has threads for a filter in the size range of 52mm to 67mm and anything in between, it will fit directly. I have seen where some folks had used stepdown rings but cannot comment on how well that works.
As stated at the linked site "The lens includes a Snap-on universal mount suitable for 52mm to 67mm filter sizes".
So, if the lens (any lens) has threads for a filter in the size range of 52mm to 67mm and anything in between, it will fit directly. I have seen where some folks had used stepdown rings but cannot comment on how well that works.
May 1, 2016 08:14:38 #
I use the lensbaby composer pro 50 mm with the macro adapters on my Nikon D750. I am very happy with the results. Here are a few images taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in March.
May 1, 2016 08:49:30 #
ronichas wrote:
I use the lensbaby composer pro 50 mm with the macro adapters on my Nikon D750. I am very happy with the results. Here are a few images taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in March.
WOW. :thumbup: :thumbup:
May 1, 2016 09:00:38 #
May 1, 2016 10:05:22 #
dandi
Loc: near Seattle, WA
ronichas wrote:
I use the lensbaby composer pro 50 mm with the macro adapters on my Nikon D750. I am very happy with the results. Here are a few images taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in March.
REALLY NICE images.
May 1, 2016 10:07:13 #
May 1, 2016 10:20:24 #
I use the composer pro with the sweet 35 and the macro tubes on a Sony a7ii.
May 1, 2016 10:36:02 #
May 1, 2016 10:41:54 #
Yes, you remove the optic, then put the macro adapters in. I do use both adapters, the 8 mm and the 16 .
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