no matter what I do the sweet spot is never as sharp as with a regular lens..... I've adjusted the dioptic.... used glasses when focusing ...... If it's not really possible to get the sweet spot as sharp as with a regular auto focus lens... I'd love to know so I can end this frustration... when I manually adjust a normal lens I get a sharp image..... http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94188#msg-94188 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:08:52 -0700 Phorum 5.2.8 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,148766#msg-148766 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,148766#msg-148766 You have to be very prcise when focusing.]]> Superthor How Do You Do That? Wed, 18 May 2011 02:21:54 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,148765#msg-148765 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,148765#msg-148765 John-Morgan How Do You Do That? Wed, 18 May 2011 01:07:20 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94193#msg-94193 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94193#msg-94193
I've gotten sharp sweetspots even with my LBO wide open and certainly the 2.0 is sharp .......it's very frustrating if you can't get your images to look the way you desire ....

It's also possible you received a bad optic, so test your LB on another camera body or have a friend test it out for a second opinion .....

You have to remember Original Equipment Lenses are corrected with multi-elements and coated for flare, while Bendy optics are simple lenses exhibiting aberration ......we're manipulating the organic qualities of light gathering to make aRt with these simple optics so you can't compare the two .

The charm of Bending is all about impressionism, not corrected perspectives, but still you should have a sharp sweetspot no matter the optic.

Sharp is also a relative term, as using the new zone plate/pinhole, plastic, or even the Original soft LB will never be what one would consider tack sharp by OEM standards.

Sorry this blah blah blah doesn't help you much :(]]> ranfoto How Do You Do That? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:55:08 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94192#msg-94192 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94192#msg-94192 To make sure there is not another factor involved. Have you shot without bending the lens? With the optic pointing straight and something around f8 or f11? Hopefully that will make a difference if you haven't tried it. Maybe you could post an image or two so we could see. You also have to remember you are using a lens with a double optic set up vs. a lens with up to 11 pieces of glass in a couple of groups to really increase sharpness. Lensbabies are unique in their look.
David]]> BearWoodsDavid How Do You Do That? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:50:01 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94190#msg-94190 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94190#msg-94190 swartz How Do You Do That? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:34:28 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94189#msg-94189 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94189#msg-94189
Hope that helps!]]> Dharmatrekker How Do You Do That? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:46:18 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94188#msg-94188 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,94188,94188#msg-94188 swartz How Do You Do That? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:26:31 -0800