Lensbaby The Muse Double Glass for Canon EF mount Digital SLR Cameras

by Lensbaby

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 2.5 inches ; 3.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GCUC5E
• Item model number: LBM2C
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Style: Canon EF

From the Manufacturer

Sure, the Muse looks and acts like the Original Lensbaby. But, like the Composer and the Control Freak, this little baby comes with Lensbaby’s Optic Swap System—offering artists an almost unlimited variety of looks and styles to capture their unique visions.

All Lensbaby lenses bring one area of a photo into sharpest focus with that Sweet Spot™ surrounded by gradually increasing blur. Photographers focus the Muse by compressing the lens and move the sweet spot by bending the flexible lens tubing.

Bend it Baby! The Muse captures the spirit of Lensbaby photography, opening up a new realm of fun in focusing. Squeeze the Muse to focus, and bend your Sweet Spot around the photo.

Like the Composer and the Control Freak, this little baby comes with Lensbaby's new Optic Swap System, offering artists an almost unlimited variety of looks and styles to capture their unique visions.

The Muse comes in two flavors. You can buy the Muse with the tack sharp Double Glass optic installed or get dreamy with the Plastic Optic version. Your choice!

How to Use the Muse

Get loose with the Muse. Focus by squeezing the focusing collar with your fingertips. Move the Sweet Spot of focus around the picture by bending the lens in any direction. A guaranteed out of the box experience.

To change your aperture, simply touch the tip of your Aperture Removal Tool to the aperture disk and lift it out. Then drop a new aperture disk into the lens. The disk will float above the optic in a shielded magnetic field.

Key Specs

• Focal Length: about 50 mm
• Focus Type: Manual/Fingertip
• Aperture Type: Interchangeable, magnetic aperture disks
• Apertures: f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8
• Minimum Focus: about 12" (30cm) / Maximum Focus: infinity
• Size: 2.25 inches (5.7cm) h x 2.5 inches (6.35cm) w / Weight: 3.7 oz (104.9g)
• No electronic communication between the lens and the camera body
• Available in mounts for Canon EF (EOS), Nikon F, Sony Alpha A / Minolta Maxxum, Pentax K / Samsung GX, and Olympus E1 / Panasonic Lumix DMC cameras
• Automatic light metering is possible by shooting in aperture priority mode for almost all digital and film SLR camera bodies except certain Nikon bodies including the D40, D50, D60, D70, D70S, D80, D90, D100, N50, N65, N70, N75, N80, and Fuji S1, S2, and S3

Muse Box Contents:

• Muse Lens with Double Glass Optic and f/4 aperture disc installed
• Aperture case containing f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8 apertures
• Front and rear lens caps
• Microfiber bag
• Microfiber lens cloth
• User guide

Product Description

All Lensbaby™ selective focus SLR camera lenses provide photographers with a new way to control depth of field by bringing one area of a photo into sharpest focus with that Sweet Spot surrounded by graduated blur. By bending the Lensbaby lens, the photographer moves the sharp area around the photo for customized creative effects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lens baby, June 26, 2009

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K. Dodge "katdodge" (pacifica, ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lensbaby The Muse Double Glass for Sony Alpha mount Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

this is a super fun lens (for the price) once you get the hang of it (which is pretty easy). The only thing I would have done in hindsight is to spend more money and get one that locks down. it can be a challenge to hold the lens steady and click the shutter at the same time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts fun back into photography. =), March 4, 2011

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W. Brzozowski (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lensbaby The Muse Double Glass for Canon EF mount Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I had an impression of the whole Lensbaby thing as a gimmick, until I actually bought the Muse and tried it. Shooting at the local botanical garden was a lot of fun, much more so than if I'd simply taken my trusty 28-200mm zoom. The reason I bought the Muse was because it was the least expensive, so if it didn't get much use I wouldn't be out much money. That said, the Muse does require some skill to use properly as it cannot be positioned and locked in place like the more expensive versions. If you have short fingers, you may have trouble using it as focusing requires squeezing it toward the camera body (not to mention being able to tilt it at the same time if you want the tilt-shift effect). I use the index and middle fingers of both hands to work the lens and have no trouble doing it that way. To me, this quirky operation is part of what makes the Muse interesting to shoot with as it does require more skill than the others to operate. I'd also say that the squeeze/tilt/shoot method the Muse requires may make it faster to work with vs. the other Lensbabys once you get used to it. If the Muse sounds like too much of a hassle to you, then I'd recommend the next model up (the Composer). If you want to try something different with your photography and put some fun back into it, then a Lensbaby may do the trick.

Note: This review covers the version with the double-glass optic. I haven't tried any of the others yet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So aMusing!! yuk yuk, June 25, 2010

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Jennifer "JennJenn Bo Benn" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lensbaby The Muse Double Glass for Pentax K mount Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I LOVE this lens!! It is super fun and gives such cool effects. I had debated purchasing this lens for over a year and finally took the plunge after recently purcasing my Pentax Kx. With the Kx being so light and easy to hold, it makes use of the Muse lens much easier then with my older DSLR cameras.

I love how you can manipulate the "sweet spot" to follow the subject as they move. I was able to follow my Eastern Box Turtle around his cage with such ease and captured great shots with him next to the glass.

Changing the aperature disks are super easy and I'm sure with some practice it I will be faster with it. I love that the lid to the disks are the same as the Kodak film canister lids. Nice touch.

One thing I do want to mention to those that shoot in auto mode is when using this lens you do need to shoot in AV or Manual mode. This is a manual focus lens so you will need to adjust the focus by squeezing or relaxing the lens. Just read your camera manual for a quick one two course in aperature and ISO use and you will be just fine.

I recommend this lens to anyone who likes to play and have fun with photography.

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