Lensbaby Velvet 85 85mm f/1.8 Lens for Micro Four Thirds, Black

SKU: LBV85M

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Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?PETER M : ReviewsELLA C : I've been a photographer for a long time and just want to do something fun for a bit.

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2023-05-15T07:48:02

Rated 3 out of 5

OK for macro

It's a good alternative for macro lens due to its lower price compared to Nikkon's macro lenses. For macro photography, it is fine. However, I will not use it for portrait. To me, it's like the pictures you take are sort of blurry, out of focus when you shoot with wide aperture. I am much happier with quality, speed, and build of Nikkor 85mm 1.8 S.

Pattree D.

2022-12-13T23:29:01

Rated 5 out of 5

Mighty Manual

As described

CONSTANCE H.

2022-02-14T01:20:33

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Lens

What a nice clear lens. Perfect !!!!!!

JAMES K.

2021-08-15T07:13:36

Rated 5 out of 5

Lensbaby velvet.

I haven't had an opportunity to play with this yet, but I feel it will exactly fit my needs.

DOROTHY N.

2021-06-04T08:33:20

Rated 5 out of 5

Love the look of the photos

I love the look of the photos that I get with this lens. Price is reasonable for what you get. Build quality seems good.

Daniel M.

2021-05-19T08:55:32

Rated 4 out of 5

Love it

Its a fun lens to learn to use. It will take a bit of time to get your creative juices going. but you will have fun in the process!

Chris P.

2021-04-21T18:29:43

Rated 5 out of 5

Quality

Something not tight in focus. Seems to drift! Concerning!

JOYCE T.

2021-02-18T07:37:32

Rated 5 out of 5

Embrace the glow!

Love this lens for its versatility!

PATRICIA C.

2021-01-15T13:12:56

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome lens

Love my lens baby velvet and I must add watch Tutorials it's very helpful

Charlotte H.

2020-09-18T10:26:19

Rated 5 out of 5

Great macro lens for shooting flowers

This is my first Lensbaby lens, and I love the 85mm focal length, the close-up ability and the RF mount. Even though it is fully manual, I found it easy to use, in part, because I always use manual exposure and focusing when shooting macro images even with auto macro lenses. At f/5.6 and smaller apertures, the lens functions like a regular lens and is super sharp. As you stop down, the outer edges gets more blurred, and when fully opened, the entire image has that dreamy haze to it. I prefer using it at f/2.8 or f/4 which gives you a sharp center and nice blurred outer edges. I've only had a chance to use it for shooting flowers and am looking forward to shooting portraits with this lens when things ease up pandemic-wise.

David T.

2020-06-03T14:37:51

Rated 5 out of 5

Artisitic possibilities

This is a Great lens! The artistic possibilities are endless. It is manually focused and needs some practice, but the resulting pictures are well worth the effort....love it! THe service from Adorama is excellent.

JANE R.

2019-09-13T04:39:36

Rated 5 out of 5

Great special effects lens and portrait lens

This lens works great on z6 &z7 cameras. Very sharp at f8 to f16. Great special effects at f4 to f1.8.

Michael F.

2019-03-11T15:38:42

Rated 5 out of 5

Very much impressed

let me start by saying that it is a hard lens to use, but once you get used to setting everything manually it opens a lot of possibilities. if you are looking for ways to express your creativity, this is the lens for, you can create unique pictures just for your interpretation the lens is solidly built and I definitely recommend this lens if you are patient and take the time to get used to it I have the lens for two weeks and I love it and I am getting good pictures which I know will get better with time Ed Bazzy

Ahmed B.

2018-04-11T09:52:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Lensbaby Velvet 85

Love it! There is a learning curve and am getting used to the manual focus but the results are beautiful. After three sessions it now feels normal. I'm planning on getting the Composer Pro with Sweet 50 to round out my options.

MARTE A.

2018-01-12T12:59:57

Rated 5 out of 5

This lens is beautiful for macro and portraits

I almost returned the Lensbaby. It does take patience and commitment to understanding how to work the lens. But I am glad that I stuck with it, and I have beautiful images that I love. This lens is beautiful for macro and portraits.

ANIK S.

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Lensbaby Velvet 85 Specifications

General

General

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  • Brand

    Lensbaby

  • Lens Series

    None

  • Color

    Black

  • Lens Type

    Telephoto

  • Lens Mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Format Compatibility

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focus Type

    Manual Focus

  • Closest Focus Distance

    9.5" / 24.13 cm

  • Focal Length

    85mm

  • Angle Of View

    Not Specified by Mfr.

  • 35mm Equivalent Focal Length

    170mm

  • Maximum Aperture

    f/1.8

  • Minimum Aperture

    f/16

  • Maximum Magnification

    .50x

  • Filter Size

    67mm

Construction

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  • Lens Elements / Groups

    Not Specified by Mfr.

  • Diaphragm Blades

    12

  • Dimensions Diameter x Length

    2.99 x 5.04" (76 x 128 mm)

  • Weight

    1.42 lb / 643.5 g

Features

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  • Image Stabilization

    None

  • UPC Code

    850366006822

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About Lensbaby Velvet 85

FEATURED REVIEWS

This lens is beautiful for macro and portraits

By ANIK S.

I almost returned the Lensbaby. It does take patience and commitment to understanding how to work the lens. But I am glad that I stuck with it, and I have beautiful images that I love. This lens is beautiful for macro and portraits.

Great macro lens for shooting flowers

By David T.

This is my first Lensbaby lens, and I love the 85mm focal length, the close-up ability and the RF mount. Even though it is fully manual, I found it easy to use, in part, because I always use manual exposure and focusing when shooting macro images even with auto macro lenses. At f/5.6 and smaller apertures, the lens functions like a regular lens and is super sharp. As you stop down, the outer edges gets more blurred, and when fully opened, the entire image has that dreamy haze to it. I pre...

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Lensbaby Velvet 85mm

When I got the call to test out the new Lensbaby Velvet 85mm, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect - except perhaps the unexpected. I have owned Lensbaby products before, and each has had its own unique quality. To me, Lensbaby products have always focused on helping photographers to think outside of the box. Read More

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Create soulful, striking portraits with our Velvet 85 art lens. Compose impressionistic masterpieces with a soft overlay at bright apertures, straight out of camera. Use darker apertures to bypass glow and make images with a crisp, film-like aesthetic.

Building on the strengths of our bestselling Velvet 56 lens, Velvet 85 combines lustrous skin tones with the added compression and sublime bokeh of high-quality 85mm portrait lenses. Use its macro capability to capture the most compelling details.

Velvet 85 Lens Specs

  • 85mm focal length
  • f/1.8-16 • 67mm filter
  • 1:2 Macro
  • 12 blade aperture
  • Focuses from 9.5” from front element to infinity
  • Metal lens hood included with Velvet 85 lenses for mirrorless cameras only
  • Dimensions (DSLR) 89mm at infinity to 132mm at Macro, mm diameter
  • Dimensions (mirrorless without hood) 103mm Infinity to 145mm at Macro
  • Weight ~ 530 grams

Velvet 85 is an 85mm f/1.8 lens with 1:2 macro capabilities. This lens brings the ethereal glow and crisp vintage look of Lensbaby's popular Velvet 56 lens to photographers clamoring for a portrait-friendly 85mm focal length. Velvet 85 builds on Velvet 56's ability to create buttery smooth skin tones with the added compression and beautiful bokeh found in high-quality 85mm lenses. Velvet 85 is a must-have for anyone looking to capture artistic soulful portraits.

Shoot at bright apertures to create soft, dreamy images with underlying sharpness and detail or stop down to darker apertures to capture a classic, film-like quality in your portraits. Evoking the image style and construction quality of classic portrait lenses of the mid-20th century, Velvet 85 features the heft and smooth, dampened manual focus of these early lenses in an all-metal lens body.

Lensbaby Velvet 85 Features

  • Focuses from 9.5" from front element to infinity
  • Metal lens hood included
  • 1:2 Macro
  • Dimensions (mirrorless without hood) 103mm Infinity to 145mm at Macro

Key Features

  • Focuses from 9.5" from front element to infinity
  • Metal lens hood included
  • 1:2 Macro
  • Dimensions (mirrorless without hood) 103mm Infinity to 145mm at Macro

What's in the box:

  • Lensbaby Velvet 85 85mm f/1.8 Lens for Micro Four Thirds (Black)
  • Metal Lens Hood
  • Lensbaby 1 Year Limited Warranty