Lensbaby Macro Kit (AMACK)

by Lensbabies

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GAOFGO
• Item model number: AMACK
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Want to explore the jungle in your backyard or capture the gleam of a diamond ring in a new way? The Lensbaby Macro Kit allows you to use selective focus on a very small scale. The Lensbaby Macro Kit features one +4 filter and one +10 filter, which can be screwed onto the front of your Lensbaby lens either individually or together, allowing you to focus from 2 inches to 13 inches away.

Lensbabies has launched a set of macro lenses for use with its selective-focus SLR camera lenses, Lensbaby 2.0 and the Original Lensbaby. The macro set consists of one +4 and one +10 macro lens that can be mounted to the front of the Lensbaby lens, allowing photographers to focus in on minute details with eye popping Lensbaby effects.

Lensbaby 2.0 and the Original Lensbaby bring one area of a photo into sharp focus, with that 'sweet spot' surrounded by graduated blur. Photographers can fluidly move the sharp area around the photo by bending the flexible lens tubing. By mounting the +4 or +10 macro lenses (or both at the same time) to the front of the Lensbaby, photographers can use the selective focus effect at very close ranges.

Macro lenses can be attached to the selective-focus, flexible Lensbaby 2.0 and Original Lensbaby. (Click for larger image.)

A Lensbaby without a macro lens has a minimum focus of 16 inches. With the +4 lens attached the focus range is from 6 inches to 13 inches. With the +10 macro lens attached, the focus range is from 3.5 inches to 5 inches. With the +4 and the +10 stacked on each other and mounted to the front of a Lensbaby, focus range is 2 inches to 3 inches.

+4 and +10 Macro Product Spec Sheet

• The Lensbaby Macro Kit includes one +4 and one +10 lens
• The +4 and the +10 lenses screw onto the front of your Lensbaby, either individually or together
• +4 lens allows you to focus from 6” to 13” (15 to 33cm) away
• +10 lens allows you to focus from 3” to 6” (7.6 to 15cm) away
• Stack the +4 and +10 lenses to focus from 2” to 3” (5 to 8cm) away
• +4 lens measures 1.5” w x 0.25” h / 0.5oz (3.81cm x 0.6cm / 14.17g)
• +10 lens measures 1.5” w x 0.45” h / 0.5oz (3.81cm x 1.14cm / 14.17g)
• Compatible with all Lensbaby lenses except the 3G PL Mount

What's in the box
One +4 macro lens attachment,
one +10 macro lens attachment, macro lens carrying case

Product Description

The Lensbaby Macro Kit will allow you to focus your Lensbaby from 2" to 13" and capture eye-popping details, Lensbaby style. The Lensbaby Macro Kit contains one +4 and one +10 macro lens and will fit either the Original Lensbaby or Lensbaby 2.0.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It actually works!, September 13, 2009

By 

A. Istrico "K Street" (Washignton, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lensbaby Macro Kit (AMACK) (Electronics)

So I have heard many things about the lensbaby lenses and finally, I pulled the trigger, the price was right and I was looking for something more for my work. The lensbaby lenses are not you out of the box instant perfection kind of lens, you need to learn the feel and focus of these things, adjust your camera settings and lighting and get creative. The first time I put my lensbaby on, I was very discouraged, but after about an hour, I adjusted some settings and feel in love. You really can take some beautiful shots with this thing.

Two accessories which I purchased are the aperture kit, this is pretty sweet, if the lighting is right. each aperture
ring refracts and reflects light throughout your shot and cast a corresponding shape in your image. This can be a very cool treatment, however as digital photographer and a fan of photoshop, I am hesitant to lock myself into having some of my photos permanently tweaked. This is an effect I can easily re-create in post and really need to be in a creative mode when I slap on some of these treatments. That being said, 10 bucks, it's worth it, even just to mess around.

Next up, the lensbaby Macro filter set. Sweet, these 2 filters, 4x and 10x actually work, which may seem like nothign special but having wasted money in the past on useless macro filters, I was shocked to get this result, pleasantly surprised perhaps. Add the lenbaby price with this addition and you are still way under the cost of a dedicated macro lens. So worth the coin.

I am very happy with my lensbaby gear and I can honestly say it is making me a better photgrapher, manually having to focus, zooming with my feet, getting creative with lighting, these lenses make you work hard but the results are always something you can be proud of.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I love my Lensbaby, August 25, 2009

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DigitalMan "DMAN" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lensbaby Macro Kit (AMACK) (Electronics)

I received the Lensbaby Composer as a birthday gift back in June and I was immediately hooked. The creative possibilities with this selective focus lens are incredible. I have since bought most of the accessories and alternative optics for the system to expand my repetoire. The entire system is so reasonably priced that it's hard not to buy all of the options. The macro kit does exactly what its name implies and allows you to get in tight on your subject while maintaining full control over the focus point within the frame. I have rated all of my other Lensbaby optics add ons a five but this one only a four because these are little bit more difficult to mount than the other add on optics. This is due to the fact that the threads on the Composer are recessed a bit and these are pretty thin optics and it can be challenging to maintain your grip. But once they are on they work very well. I highly recommend the Composer over the 3G or classic model as it is easier to lock in your effect. These add on optics then very easily just screw into the barrel end of the Lensbaby.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Extend the horizons of your Lensbaby, March 16, 2010

By 

Rick "lensman" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lensbaby Macro Kit (AMACK) (Electronics)

The Lensbaby does not focus very closely. Without the macro kit, you'll likely find shooting situations where you just can't get close enough to the subject to capture your vision. This kit resolves that problem and opens up the whole macro world for you.

I had no idea that the Lensbaby would be a prospective tool for macro photography. To my pleasant surprise, some of my favorite Lensbaby shots are taken with the macro kit. The provided filters are optically sharp. One is a +10 diopter and the other is a +4. They can be stacked, but be sure to first attach the +10, then screw the +4 onto it.

Quality control, as with all the Lensbaby accessories and optics I have purchased, is iffy. When I stack my filters, it is difficult to screw the one filter into the other. The threads are not machined very well.

As other reviewers have mentioned, it also is tricky to screw the filter into the Lensbaby itself.

A handy filter holder is included.

If you have a Lensbaby, this macro kit is a must.