My new toy, the Lensbaby Composer lens system

It’s impossible to buy gifts for me. I’m one of those people who tends to impulsively buy what I want, when I want it. I’ve tried to curb that lately (not very successfully, I admit), but when the time rolled around this year, I was allowed to choose my own birthday present.

After all of the playing around with film, I wanted something to jump-start experimentation with the digital side of things. I’ve been craving new lenses, but the cost to replace the entry-level glass in my bag is steeper than I can handle right now. The Lensbaby Composer was a cheaper alternative, and definitely will take me in some new creative and technical directions.

Along with the basic lens, I got an accessory kit comprised of a set of macro adapters (really looking forward to giving these a work-out), telephoto and wide-angle adapters and a set of “creative apertures” for making interesting patterns in bokeh.

I’ll post examples once I’ve played with the thing. Happy birthday to me!