Lensbaby 3G Minolta Maxxum/Sony Alpha Mount SLR Camera Lens (LB3GM) | 
| Brand: Lensbabies
List Price: $269.95
Buy Used: $199.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.3
MPN: LB3GM
Model: LB3GM
UPC: 188772000364
EAN: 0188772000364
ASIN: B000JK4YSU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Flexible, selective focus lens that, unlike the Original Lensbaby and Lensbaby 2.0, has locking and fine focusing capabilities | | • | This 50mm lens with a coated optical glass doublet captures images with one area in sharp focus, with that "sweet spot" surrounded by gradually increasing blur. You can move the sweet spot to any part of your photo by bending the flexible lens tubing. | | • | Magnetically suspended disc aperture system allows f/2.0, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8.0, f/11, f/16, f/22 aperture settings. All aperture settings included. | | • | 39 mm threads allow you to attach Lensbaby Macro Kit lenses, wide angle and telephoto conversion lenses, and other filters and accessories | | • | Note: Lensbaby does not communicate electronically with your camera body |
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Product Description
The Lensbaby 3G is a flexible SLR lens that allows photographers to lock it in a desired bent position simply by pressing a button. Then, using a traditional barrel focus mechanism, photographers can do fine focusing and precisely place the sweet spot of sharp focus before pressing the shutter release. The lens produces photos with one area in sharp focus, with that sweet spot surrounded by graduated blur, glowing highlights, and subtle prismatic color distortions. Photographers can move the sweet spot of sharp focus anywhere in the photo by bending the flexible lens tubing. Lensbaby 3G features the same low dispersion, high refractive index, multi-coated optical glass doublet and the same flexible tubing as Lensbaby 2.0, but adds three focusing rails that emerge from the camera mount and pass through the focusing collar. A trigger button on the focusing collar releases three pins that engage the focusing rails and lock Lensbaby 3G in a bent position. Once it is locked into place, additional fine focus can be achieved by turning the barrel focusing ring, which moves the optic in and out like a normal manual focus lens. Also, in the locked position, a photographer can make small adjustments to the placement of the sweet spot of focus by turning any combination of the three focusing rails.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Lensbaby 3G SLR lens for Minolta and Sony SLR Cameras combines an old-fashioned bellows camera with an up-tight tilt-shift lens, and the 3G allows photographers to lock the Lensbaby in a desired bent position simply by pressing a button. Then, using a traditional barrel focus mechanism, you can do fine focusing and precisely place the sweet spot of sharp focus before pressing the shutter release. Lensbaby selective focus SLR camera lenses take photos with one area in sharp focus, with that sweet spot surrounded by graduated blur. You can move the sweet spot of sharp focus anywhere in the photo by bending the flexible lens tubing. The Lensbaby 3G features the same low dispersion, high refractive index, multi-coated optical glass doublet and the same flexible tubing as Lensbaby 2.0, but adds three focusing rails that emerge from the camera mount and pass through the focusing collar. A trigger button on the focusing collar releases three pins that engage the focusing rails and lock Lensbaby 3G in a bent position. Once Lensbaby 3G is locked into place, additional fine focus can be achieved by turning the barrel focusing ring, which moves the optic in and out like a normal manual focus lens. Also, in the locked position, you can make small adjustments to the placement of the sweet spot of focus by turning any combination of the three focusing rails. While the Lensbaby 2.0 is a good choice for fluid, photojournalistic shots, the Lensbaby 3G plays well with pros who require precise focusing, complete control, and repeatability. Other features include: - Focal length: About 50mm
- Minimum focus: 12 inches
- Apertures: f2, f2.8, f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, f22
- Aperture type: Interchangeable levitating aperture disks
- Automatic light metering is possible by shooting in aperture priority mode for almost all digital and film SLR camera bodies
What's in the Box
Lensbaby 3G Selective Focus SLR Lens, metal lens cap, aperture discs, disc removal tool
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| Customer Reviews:
Les Baby February 8, 2008
Y. Emerson (Oklahoma, USA)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very nice lens. Going to take practice but I can tell onceI get the hang of it going to be some awesome portraits.
Very cool... May 9, 2008
E. Mulder (Pittsburgh, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This lens totally rocks and is very easy to use. Just read the instructions on how to line up the shot and then cock the shutter and you have one really cool picture. Highly recommend purchasing this baby!
Great for portraits, macro shots, still lifes. August 18, 2008
bubba202 (Chicago, IL United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just by putting the lens on your camera you find new ways of looking at everything. I like to do extreme closeups of everyday objects and with this lens you have so many alternatives. It's really fun to work with. And incredibly easy. I thought at first it would take some time but after about 10 minutes of doing some simple table top shots, I got the hang of it.
The mount provided on this lens fit perfectly on the Sony Alpha A100. You do need to adjust it for exposure, which again is very easy. Great lens to add to your arsenal.
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