Re: Lensbaby Sponsored Selective Blur Photography Competition

Wayne J. Cosshall wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> That very testing is on my list of things to do because of feedback I 
> got from my 3G review.
> 
> It is possible that this is only the first Lensbaby sponsored 
> competition, from what they have said, so it could well be a
possibility.

The prize is only a version 2 not a 3G... I have a version 1 & it's not 
very sharp at all. Does the 2 have the same max aperture & glass? Just 
the control knobs added?

> David Kilpatrick wrote:
> 
>> Wayne -
>>
>> have you investigated the sharpness of the Lensbaby 3G? I found on 
>> testing it at f2 - no iris inserted - that the core sharpness is 
>> exceptional, beating many high end lenses. With the smaller aperture 
>> discs, rarely used and frankly rather thick physically to avoid 
>> diffraction effects, the 3G is an extremely sharp tilt-****ft (vaguely 
>> combined) optic.
>>
>> It's too easy for buyers to assume this is little more than a meniscus 
>> doublet. It's actually pretty sophisticated in using LD glass to 
>> create a lens which has a much sharper 'core' than sticking a 
>> magnifying glass in front of your camera, soemthing I guess we have 
>> all done at some stage in search of creative blur.
>>
>> You should really sponsor a Lensbaby 'extreme sharpness' competition 
>> as well!
>>
>> David
>> photoclubalpha.com


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