{"id":33716,"date":"2017-06-27T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=33716"},"modified":"2017-06-27T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T15:04:20","slug":"lensbaby-velvet-85mm-first-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/lensbaby-velvet-85mm-first-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Lensbaby Velvet 85mm: First Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I got the call to test out the new Lensbaby Velvet \u00a085mm, I wasn&#8217;t exactly sure what to expect &#8211; except perhaps the unexpected. \u00a0 I have owned Lensbaby products before, and each has had its own unique quality.<\/p>\n<p>To me, Lensbaby products have always focused on helping photographers to think outside of the box. Lensbaby lenses are tools designed to make your shots more creative and unique and give them that little extra something that makes clients go, \u201cOoooh, that&#8217;s neat!\u201d \u00a0Or just to make your Instagram followers wonder how you did that. And while powerful, historically for me, these tools were situational. While I would have never thought to use a Lensbaby lens for an entire shoot. I was always appreciative of having these tools at my disposal. Anything that can distinguish your work in a crowded space by giving that extra something is always going to be a good move. \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/searchsite\/default.aspx?searchinfo=lensbaby+velvet+85\">Lensbaby Velvet 85mm<\/a> is the first Lensbaby lens I might use for an entire shoot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33722\" style=\"width: 2651px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A0051.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"2651\" height=\"1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A0051.jpg 2651w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A0051-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A0051-1024x740.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2651px) 100vw, 2651px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>First Impressions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upon first holding the lens, I was immediately impressed by the build and weight of the unit. It has a solid metal body with a fully manual aperture ring that moves smoothly and gives you that kind of soft &#8220;click&#8221; into place that feels really good. Aperture ranges from F1.8 \u2013 F 16. The focus is also fully manual. The ring moves smoothly with nice resistance. Overall, it feels like a lens that pays homage to the vintage lenses of a bygone era.\u00a0 The way the movement of the focusing ring felt reminded me of my old 70-200 zoom lens for the AE Canon series from the 80s. \u00a0The lens body itself, when used or held in hand, feels more like a Hasselblad lens. So yeah. We like that, obviously. It has a 12 bladed aperture for all you James Bond intro lovers out there. By comparison, one of the far more expensive competitor 85mm lenses (not naming names) \u00a0contains 8 blades. What is the significance of this you ask? Basically, the more blades, the more circular your out of focus light sources or \u201cbokeh elements.&#8221; Lenses with fewer blades produce more hexagonal or similarly geometric bokeh elements, while 12 blades gives beautiful circular bokeh elements. In this case, they are these kinds of soft ovals in the corners. It looks really cool, actually, if not a bit unexpected and unique.\u00a0 So again, we like things like that.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33727\" style=\"width: 2612px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimizedlensblades.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"2612\" height=\"1811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimizedlensblades.jpg 2612w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimizedlensblades-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimizedlensblades-1024x710.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2612px) 100vw, 2612px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Shooting with the Lens<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So with no idea what to expect and not having used the Lensbaby velvet lenses before (they make a Velvet 56mm), I ventured forth to play with my new toy.\u00a0 As I started making exposures, I began to understand how this lens works.\u00a0 Let me try to explain this as simply as possible because once you kind of get how the Velvet works and where it kinda kicks in, it makes this lens a far more powerful and versatile tool. I wish I had done a little more research before I started, but leap before you look right Essentially, the Velvet effect seems to have two factors that contribute to how much the effect will be visible. Basically, the lower the F-stop, the more pronounced the effect. The brighter the image or more \u201chotspots\u201d or reflective surfaces it has, the more the effect will show specifically in the areas that are brightest.\u00a0 This is very interesting because with the simple adjustment of an f-stop, or just by controlling your setup or environment in simple ways, you can really dial in how much Velvet effect you want. At 1.8 it was very pronounced. At 1.8 with a reflective surface, it was basically everywhere. But let&#8217;s be honest: does anyone really shoot at 1.8 unless they want something very artsy anyway? \u00a0So this dovetails or synergizes nicely. \u00a0Now,\u00a0 with the lens stopped down to just 2.8,\u00a0 it becomes a more nuanced effect. And just down to 4 or 5.6 it is even less.\u00a0 In a studio setting, shooting around the F11 area, the lens transforms into more of a sharp studio shooter.\u00a0 While the effect is there, it is less tangible. But again, the more bright spots, the more effect. Very interesting.\u00a0 And while I still may or may not use it for an entire shoot, it is the type of tool that crosses from situational to standard toolkit.\u00a0 No small thing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33725\" style=\"width: 3373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9964.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"3373\" height=\"2254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9964.jpg 3373w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9964-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9964-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3373px) 100vw, 3373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33726\" style=\"width: 2717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9982.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"2717\" height=\"2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9982.jpg 2717w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9982-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9982-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9982-120x90.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2717px) 100vw, 2717px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a macro, the Lensbaby Velvet 85mm performs, as you would expect. Killer bokeh, close focusing distance of 9.5 inches makes it easy to fill up the entire frame with a very small object or product.\u00a0 The tension in the focusing ring makes it easy to dial in your focus where you want it. The focus fall off, feels slightly more gradual than some other Macros I have used. That is a good thing to me. Overall, a solid macro lens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33721\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optiimized0H1A9924.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optiimized0H1A9924.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optiimized0H1A9924-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optiimized0H1A9924-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33724\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9897.jpg\" alt=\"lensbaby velvet 85mm\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9897.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9897-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/optimized0H1A9897-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dan Mandell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Should I Buy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I could justify buying it simply because of its increased situational versatility. While you have the option to go full artsy with this lens, you can dial it down or season to taste if you prefer.\u00a0 It would have been interesting to really see how this lens works in even more diverse scenarios.\u00a0 Off the top of my head, I can think of a few things. There are probably ways to exploit what the lens does to create more targeted areas of effect. Using spotlights or fresnels, you could literally paint in or pinpoint areas of light that would receive the effect.\u00a0 Even light painting or long exposure shots have interesting possibilities here.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m happy to see Lensbaby making some moves in this direction.\u00a0 I look forward to more and more interesting entries into the market from them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I got the call to test out the new Lensbaby Velvet \u00a085mm, I wasn&#8217;t exactly sure what to expect &#8211; except perhaps the unexpected. \u00a0 I have owned Lensbaby products before, and each has had its own unique quality. 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