Lensbaby Velvet LBV85C 85mm
The 85mm focal length combined with a 1:2 macro capability and a bright f/2.8 aperture allows for dreamy, soft-focus portraits with radiant skin tones and a distinct velvety glow. Its all-metal build and smooth, damped manual focus ring provide a tactile, deliberate shooting experience that prioritizes creative expression over speed. This lens is best for portrait and still-life photographers who want to create impressionistic, film-like images in-camera without relying on post-processing.
Focal length 85mm
Aperture f/22
Mount Canon EF
Weight 530 g
af type manual focus only
lens type prime
33 Overall Score
Price MX$8,278
Snapshot
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Prime |
| Focal Length Min | 85 |
| Focal Length Max | 85 |
| Elements | 15 |
| Groups | 11 |
| Aspherical Elements | 2 |
| ED Elements | 0 |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Constant | No |
Build
| Mount | Canon EF |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 67 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 200 |
| Max Magnification | 1:2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lensbaby Velvet LBV85C 85mm | Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 VXD | Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 | Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS | Viltrox Pro AF 27mm f/1.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 85mm | 28-300mm | 18-50mm | 17-28mm | 16-50mm | 27mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/4 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/3.5 | f/1.2 |
| Mount | Canon EF | Sony E | Sony E | Nikon Z | Sony E | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | true | false | false | true | false |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 530 | 590 | 290 | 450 | 107 | 560 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | VXD linear motor | stepping motor | Stepping Motor | Autofocus | STM |
| Lens Type | prime | zoom | zoom | zoom | zoom | prime |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lensbaby Velvet LBV85C 85mm | 13.2 | 13.1 | 51.6 | 83.7 | 72.7 | 20.1 | 33.6 | 36.8 |
| Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 VXD Compare | 98 | 77.6 | 65.2 | 85.8 | 96.7 | 65.7 | 97.7 | 82.4 |
| Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Compare | 86.9 | 81.5 | 86 | 91.7 | 82.3 | 83.7 | 78.6 | 36.8 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Compare | 86.9 | 86.8 | 75.2 | 85.8 | 88.2 | 83.7 | 68 | 36.8 |
| Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Compare | 53.8 | 75.2 | 98.5 | 43.9 | 68.3 | 77 | 83.3 | 93.4 |
| Viltrox Pro AF 27mm f/1.2 Compare | 86.9 | 98.5 | 67.4 | 38.5 | 82.3 | 98.6 | 33.6 | 36.8 |
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