Lensbaby lenses?

Chewy734 · 01-01-2011, 10:25 AM

Anyone here own or play with Lensbaby lenses? For those of you who don't know what the hell I'm talking about, go here: [link]

Anyways, they are relatively cheap, so I assume the optics aren't all that great. But, the ability to bend the lens is pretty cool and you can take some very artistic photos from them.

derekL · 01-05-2011, 05:10 AM

yep!! i have the composer for my canon 400D. great to mess around with but it takes a while to get use to finding the sweet spot

Chewy734 · 01-05-2011, 09:59 AM

That's cool... what aperture do you usually use? I figure the smaller ones would be easier to focus than a fully open one.

Did you buy any accessory kits with it? Or just using the double-glass?

derekL · 01-06-2011, 06:07 AM

i only have the creative aperture kit. usually i stick with the 2.8 but i use to use the 4 until i misplaced it. 4 gives you the best between the blur and the sweet spot

mdash · 01-10-2011, 01:50 PM

I just got one a couple weeks ago and haven't had much time to play with it yet. I've been having a hard timing finding the "sweet spot so" far. I've used the 2.8 and the 4.

Anyone have any tips?

sterz85 · 01-10-2011, 05:19 PM

completely off topic, but couldn't see another way to ask the OP, where did you get your m3 bumper and what suspension are you running?

Chewy734 · 01-10-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sterz85

completely off topic, but couldn't see another way to ask the OP, where did you get your m3 bumper and what suspension are you running?

Sorry for being off-topic here, but to answer your questions...
I got my m3 bumper from JLevi SW, and I'm running the OEM sports (ZSP) suspension.

hipnotic · 01-10-2011, 06:51 PM

lol

sterz85 · 01-10-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewy734

Sorry for being off-topic here, but to answer your questions...
I got my m3 bumper from JLevi SW, and I'm running the OEM sports (ZSP) suspension.

i'm reading the m3 bumper rep threads and i'm seeing people having to modify the ducts, did you have to do any mods?

also, is there are difference between the jlevi m3 bumper and umnitza m3 bumper? (umnitza has it for 279 shipped right now)

Chewy734 · 01-10-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sterz85

i'm reading the m3 bumper rep threads and i'm seeing people having to modify the ducts, did you have to do any mods?

also, is there are difference between the jlevi m3 bumper and umnitza m3 bumper? (umnitza has it for 279 shipped right now)

I didn't do any modifications to my ducts. It was a direct fitment. You can look here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...1&postcount=41

I'm not familiar with the Umnitza bumper, so I can't say if there's a difference or not.

sterz85 · 01-11-2011, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy734

I didn't do any modifications to my ducts. It was a direct fitment. You can look here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...1&postcount=41

I'm not familiar with the Umnitza bumper, so I can't say if there's a difference or not.

do you know what springs you're running (i've noticed people some listing d4/d5/d7s)

Chewy734 · 01-11-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sterz85

do you know what springs you're running (i've noticed people some listing d4/d5/d7s)

PM'd you, so we can keep this thread on topic.

NVUS · 01-12-2011, 10:03 PM

That's crazy ! I never seen nothing like that.

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