Purely hypothetically speaking, what new products would you like to see from the Lensbaby stable? An affordable tilt-shift lens with mounts for all DSLRs would be wonderful, preferably in the 85-135mm range. The optic would have to have to have a flat focal plane though. And how about some new 21mm, 85mm and 135mm optics, so we can have a range of focal lengths in one body without resorting to dioptre lenses. And maybe a 50mm with the same iris as the Sweet 35 (the Nifty 50?). I'd also love to see a bokeh-tastic f/1 or f/0.9 optic. Not sure how feasible that would be without redesigning the bodies to allow for a larger aperture though. http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,151884#msg-151884 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:48 -0700 Phorum 5.2.8 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,163710#msg-163710 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,163710#msg-163710 afahmid General Discussion Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:12:32 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161215#msg-161215 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161215#msg-161215 Lorna Taylor General Discussion Fri, 25 May 2012 07:49:33 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161123#msg-161123 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161123#msg-161123 Joe Nation General Discussion Wed, 23 May 2012 01:40:59 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161084#msg-161084 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,161084#msg-161084 bigtalljohn General Discussion Mon, 21 May 2012 14:44:47 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,160888#msg-160888 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,160888#msg-160888
Mind you there are two different categories that could sell well: 1) Affordable one of decent quality for real estate photography (not talking about Architectural Digest here; mostly just web listings and flyers) so we don't have to spend all day correcting in Photoshop/Lightroom/Aperture/etc. for the crooked verticals. 2) One that doesn't have the same "high" quality as #1, and more closely matches the "toy camera" aesthetic that is so fun and so closely associated with Lens Baby. I'd say interchangeable optics would be appropriate.

There are NO affordable tilt/shift options out there, and the few options that exist are medium or large format (generally requiring the use of tremendously expensive backs or scanning film with the inherently slow workflow and high costs involved there), and/or aren't very wide. This is particularly problematic for users of cropped-sensor cameras. A 16 or 18mm (24 to 27/28 mm equivalent on cropped sensor bodies) with shift would be phenomenally helpful. Adding tilt would complicate the design but would open it up to an even larger market.

I, for one, would pay $500 for such a lens. (Yes, that is much more affordable than any other available options and if it is done as wide as I've described then there are almost no other options much less affordable ones.

Fingers crossed...]]> intjonmiller General Discussion Mon, 14 May 2012 21:43:13 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,160775#msg-160775 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,160775#msg-160775 Joe Nation General Discussion Wed, 09 May 2012 07:10:07 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,159068#msg-159068 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,159068#msg-159068
I'd also LOVE to have a collar to center the composer/composer pro.]]> Victoria Bell General Discussion Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:11:17 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158946#msg-158946 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158946#msg-158946 photosnod General Discussion Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:37:59 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158944#msg-158944 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158944#msg-158944 If you build it, they will buy!]]> photosnod General Discussion Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:06:44 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158943#msg-158943 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158943#msg-158943 photosnod General Discussion Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:03:04 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158906#msg-158906 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158906#msg-158906
Welcome back to the world of creative photography.

Thanks for the suggestions. While we have a Conposer Pro for m43 coming out at the end of March, I think your plan of getting an EOS to m43 adapter may be your most attractive solution, leaving you open to use your Lensbaby on your film bodies when you get the itch to do so.

Let us know what you do. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Craig]]> Craig General Discussion Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:19:44 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158898#msg-158898 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,158898#msg-158898 I just ordered an Olympus M43 camera and am thinking about a lens collection. I still have my Canon EOS film stuff but wanted something better suited to ultra light backpacking type of activities.

Things I would like to see from lensbaby would be:
A Micro 4/3 mount.
I’m thinking of getting a m43 to EOS adapter so I will likely get the EOS lensbaby if they don’t make a M43 soon, wondering how that would work with the aperture in the adapter? (Unrelated, how effective are aperture adapters as EOS lenses don’t have control rings? Does it matter that it isn’t in the right part of the lens? I’m half tempted to sell my good old glass and get direct mount new stuff.)

A shift lens body, this could be done with the Muse or Control Freak, but something that keeps the lens and sensor parallel would be nice.

A larger variety of focal lengths with adjustable aperture optics like the sweet 35 or edge 80 say a 25ish (43“normal”), 40-60mm (43“portrait” FF“normal”, not a zoom just fixed in that range), the 12mm fish-eye would be a 24mm eq in 43 and a nice wide lens but not a FE, how about a 6 or 8 mm. All opening up to f 1.3, well this is a wish list.]]> erniepike General Discussion Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:41:41 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153351#msg-153351 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153351#msg-153351 popquiz General Discussion Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:39:57 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153348#msg-153348 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153348#msg-153348 donnaolm General Discussion Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:05:53 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153151#msg-153151 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153151#msg-153151 hp General Discussion Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:03:11 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153142#msg-153142 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,153142#msg-153142 TG-J General Discussion Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:26:20 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152994#msg-152994 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152994#msg-152994
-A flat field of focus lens with internal aperture (like the sweet 35) which is compatible with the muse. The muse is the best lens house. You can find lots of alternatives for tilt-shift, but a quick-focusing, manipulate-as-you-like lens like the muse do not exist out there. Should be compatible with full-frame.

-A lens with a curved field of focus, but more corrected than the double glass and sweet 35. I am thinking of something equivalent to the petzvaal lenses of the 19th century. The swirling bokeh of these lenses are awesome. Here are some examples:
Example 1
Example 2
example 3
Off course this lens should be compatible with the muse and full frame.]]> rannestad General Discussion Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:09:41 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152897#msg-152897 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152897#msg-152897 Mamaoval General Discussion Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:58:16 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152875#msg-152875 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152875#msg-152875
I'd like to see an optic something "Sweet-Style", portrait focal-length for fullframe, lets say somewhere 85-105 mm(not a zoom though) and I wouldn't mind a aperture around 4 to keep size down, if it's not negative to the blur around the Sweet-Spot.

I like the Sweet 16 idea, but will be very pleased whith 24 or 20 :D

Next would be an optic whith flat focal plane in the range 35 or 50 for fullframe for us who not yet have a camera to fit the tilt-transformer on. Not shure if it should be "Sweet-Style" or allow the use of Creaps.


Anyway, something whorth considering for us babeoholics, not yet ready for rehab, is some kind of subscription-system so we don't have to order every time new stuff is announced ;D.

Keep up the good work!
parne
Sweden]]> parne General Discussion Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:17:02 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152872#msg-152872 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152872#msg-152872
Great ideas. We're listening.

Craig]]> Craig General Discussion Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:24:23 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152725#msg-152725 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152725#msg-152725 ScottM General Discussion Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:19:15 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152719#msg-152719 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152719#msg-152719 esmond General Discussion Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:05:12 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152718#msg-152718 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152718#msg-152718 sepia filter, several color filters, polaririzer filter, ...]]> Bullyliebe General Discussion Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:56:25 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152713#msg-152713 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152713#msg-152713 fotoingenio General Discussion Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:10:17 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152711#msg-152711 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152711#msg-152711
More "Sweet" lenses in various focal lengths... a Sweet 50? :D]]> KBURN General Discussion Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:43:18 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152681#msg-152681 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152681#msg-152681 Nunsofanarchy General Discussion Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:04:03 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152670#msg-152670 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152670#msg-152670 Crabcakes General Discussion Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:40:56 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152669#msg-152669 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152669#msg-152669 ...like that time I was walking the dog in winter at night and a flock of snow geese went cruising and honking across the mist-covered moon right over the top of that old oak tree....
....{sigh}....]]> Crabcakes General Discussion Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:40:10 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152208#msg-152208 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152208#msg-152208 ndroo General Discussion Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:42:44 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152169#msg-152169 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?1,151884,152169#msg-152169 thanks
barondla]]> BARONDLA General Discussion Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:10:38 -0700