lensbaby composer?

[munkees]

I have been looking at the lensbaby composer for doing tilt shift? anybody had any comments or experience.

http://lensbaby.com/lenses-composer.php?gclid=CIOXuKG03acCFRpVgwodQ2pp9w

 

[robbieduncan]

I have been looking at the lensbaby composer for doing tilt shift? anybody had any comments or experience.

It can only do tilt. It has no shift capabilities.

 

[munkees]

glad I ask, thanks

 

[emorydunn]

Also, it won't give you the same style of selective focus as a tilt-shift lens. A tilt-shift lens allows you to shift the focus around in a line where a Lensbaby moves the focus around in a circle.

I wish I could find some example photos showing the difference but there don't seem to be any.

 

[munkees]

I understand now, I going to save my money and get a Canon 45 TS, I looked at different ways of doing this, purchasing a tilt adapter, and using PC6 lens on a shift adapter, time I spent all that money, for not great results I will have pent over half of what a canon will cost.

 

[robbieduncan]

I understand now, I going to save my money and get a Canon 24L TS, I looked at different ways of doing this, purchasing a tilt adapter, and using PC6 lens on a shift adapter, time I spent all that money, for not great results I will have pent over half of what a canon will cost.

Probably wise. I bought an old lensbaby off eBay for not much money. I've not found much use for it...

 

[munkees]

The Canon 45mm TS for about 1300

 

[The Mad Kiwi]

I understand now, I going to save my money and get a Canon 45 TS,

Great lens you'll love it. I only wish the tilt and shift were independent like the 17 & 24.

 

[firestarter]

What are you planning to do? Lots of tilt/shift effects are possible in post these days.

You can correct converging verticals easily (using the Photoshop transform tool), create the look of reverse-tilt low depth of field images, or use focus-stacking to increase depth of field in photoshop (instead of using tilt).