Photoshop User - USA (2019-10)

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Company: Lensbaby

Price: $199.95

Rating:

Hot: It creates dreamy “bokehlicious” images

Not: It takes a little time to learn to use

it properly

Review by Gilmar Smith

The Lensbaby Sol 45 is a manual focus, f/3.5, fixed, 45mm

tilt lens that’s designed to work with Nikon, Canon, Pentax,

Sony, and Fuji cameras. The Lensbaby Sol 45 has a tack-sharp,

circular area of focus. You control the area you want to keep

in focus by tilting the lens and then getting your subject

in focus.

The rest of the image will have a beautiful, soft-focus effect

and bold bokeh. If you want to get a more creative result with

the Lensbaby Sol 45, you can adjust the two bokeh blades

in front of the lens to give your image a textured bokeh look.

You just move the orientation of the blades individually to

control the effect.

I genuinely love the dreamy effect I can achieve with the

Lensbaby Sol 45. Coming out of the box, though, it takes a

little time to adjust your eyes to it. Just make sure to tilt your

Tilt. Focus. Shoot!

Lensbaby

Sol 45

> PHOTOSHOP USER

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