1 Hand position 2 Focusing Technique 3 Moving the “sweet spot” 4 Changing Lensbaby 2.0 5 Changing apertures Original Lensbaby Thank you for purchasing a Lensbaby™ Magnetic One good way to hold your camera Make any needed adjustments to Once you have brought your subject into (Lensbaby 2.0) Aperture Disk Removal Tool (Original Lensbaby) Rubber Washer ! With a little practice you will be Focusing Collar while using your Lensbaby is to have your diopter prior to mounting your focus you can move the “sweet spot” of Your Lensbaby 2.0 arrives with an f/4 Your Original Lensbaby arrives with able to find the sweet spot of focus the middle two fingers of both hands Lensbaby. focus around the photo by bending the Aperture Disk installed. We recommend an f/4 Aperture Disk installed, but quickly and intuitively. Ring Removal Tool evenly spaced on opposite sides of In normal position, your Lensbaby focus- lens left, right, up, & down. The general that you start shooting with the f/4 or in seconds you can switch to one of three additional settings. To change the Focusing Collar. The pinkie fingers es approximately 2 feet ahead. To focus rule of thumb is to bend the Lensbaby f/5.6 Aperture Disk as the greater depth Want more information than we can of field and larger sweet spot make your aperture, slip the Ring Removal steady the camera below the lens, while further than 2 feet away, partly com- extended towards the area of the picture that you left Tool under the Rubber Washer and put into this user guide? Please visit press your Lensbaby until the subject wish to have in focus. For instance, to learning easier. To change your aperture, the thumb and index fingers grip the pry it out. The aperture tool will not the Lensbabies Friends Forum at is in focus. To focus on subjects closer bring the upper left corner of the photo simply touch the tip of your Magnetic top of the camera. This hand position harm the uncoated glass optic. Tip Lensbabies.com to see Lensbaby pho- than 2 feet push gently on the back of into focus, bend your Lensbaby towards Aperture Removal Tool to the Aperture helps hold the lens steady while leav- Disk and lift it out. Then just drop a new your Original Lensbaby over and the tos by photographers from around the the Focusing Collar. that corner. If the whole picture is out ing the right index finger free to hit the Aperture Disk into the lens. The Aperture f/4 Aperture Disk will fall out. Then, world. On the forum you can post your of focus, you may have bent too far or shutter release. Disk will snap into place, suspended above drop the new Aperture Disk in and own photos, get tips, give us sugges- TIP: Start shooting at the f/4 or f/5.6 compressed too much, so back off a the coated doublet by a shielded magnetic Aperture gently but firmly push the Rubber tions, and get answers to Frequently aperture which have a greater depth of little and see how it looks. Storage Case field that does not affect anything outside Washer back in. (Yes, that is a Aperture focus and a larger sweet spot. ® Asked Questions. right your Lensbaby 2.0. Focusing Collar recycled Kodak film canister lid.) Storage Case partly compressed Aperture Disk

28373 Lensbaby UG.indd 1-10 10/8/09 11:14:13 AM 6 7 Aperture options (Original Lensbaby) 8 Light metering 14N, ProN, and Fuji S Series cameras have Samsung GX-1S, Panasonic DMC- 11 Warranty 12 Cleaning your Lensbaby Aperture options (Lensbaby 2.0) 9 Frequently Asked Questions 10 Return Policy ™ Your Lensbaby will not communicate Lensbabies will replace any product Your Lensbaby's optic can be cleaned no TTL ambient light metering when used L1, and almost all other SLR cameras can If you have a question not covered Don't love your Lensbaby? Please electronically with your camera’s meter- found to be defective in materials or safely with any lens cleaning solution f/2 (No aperture installed) Slightly with a Lensbaby. Set these cameras to achieve metering through the lens while in this User's Guide, please visit the return it to the place of purchase for ing system. Determine the proper expo- workmanship for up to one year after and a soft, lint free cloth. To clean, first diffused, with a small sharp area f/2.8 Achieves a diffused, almost manual mode and shoot a test shooting in aperture priority mode. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page a full refund up to 30 days after the sure based on the following guidelines: photo to determine optimal exposure Leica film cameras will meter through the date of purchase. To exercise your remove the Aperture Disks. Now you impressionistic look of Lensbabies.com. You can access our date of purchase. If you purchased warranty, please visit our website: can access both the front and back of f/2.8 Sharper than the f/2, with a based on your review of that image. Most the lens. The Leica Digilux 3 will meter FAQ by going to Lensbabies.com and your Lensbaby from Lensbabies.com, Canon EOS cameras are usable in other bodies will meter ambient through the lens but in order to allow your Lensbaby's optic. slightly larger sharp area f/4 Sharper than the f/2.8, but clicking on the FAQ link located on the please visit our returns page for current manual or aperture priority modes. In Lensbabies.com/warranty light through the lens in aperture priority the Digilux to fire with a lens that upper right side of the page. If you instructions: still slightly diffused Av mode your EOS camera will set the 13 Extend your Lensbaby f/4 A larger sharp spot of focus mode, including the F Series bodies, the doesn’t communicate electronically with do not find your answer there, please Please have your name, address, appropriate shutter speed based solely Our favorite wide angle, super wide than the f/2.8 D200, D1X and the D2X. When using your your camera (like the Lensbaby), you email: [email protected] or call Website: Lensbabies.com/returns invoice number, telephone number, and f/5.6 Quite sharp, but still has on the amount of light entering the lens. angle, telephoto, and macro conversion Nikon’s flash, use the speedlight’s Auto must go into the Custom Menu Settings, us at 1-971-223-5662. You may also a description of the defect ready. We’ll glowing highlights and Flash with Canon cameras are for sale on the accessories f/5.6 Like the f/4, a very versatile aper- mode to automatically determine flash page 4 and set “No Release without enjoy our Lensbabies Friends Forum take care of you. subtle prismatic color shifts and flashes must be done with the flash page of Lensbabies.com. ture, with a larger sharp spot exposure while shooting with the ” to “OFF”. which has 1000s of Lensbaby photos in manual mode. f/8 A sharper look, but still set to manual exposure mode. Minolta Maxxum/ Alpha and very useful information given by www.Lensbabies.com Nikon N50, N55, N60, N65, N70, N75, Pentax K1000, K10D, K100D, K110D and users please consult the insert that User’s guide f/8 The largest sharp spot, with has soft edges users from all over the world. This user guide was printed on 30% post consumer 971-223-5662 subtle blurring on the edges N80, D40, D50, D70, D80, D100 Kodak * ist DS cameras, Olympus 4/3 mount, came with your Lensbaby. recycled paper with soy based inks. [email protected]

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