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Velvet 85

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$304.97 $499.95 In stock

Category: Stand-Alone Lens

A manual focus portrait lens, the Velvet 85 can be both dreamy and delicate — or tack sharp and subtly vintage at 85mm. Create soulful portraits with our Velvet 85 art lens. Compose impressionistic masterpieces with a velvety glow 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, the Velvet 85 combines lustrous skin tones with the added compression and buttery smooth bokeh found in the best 85mm portrait lenses. Use its macro capabilities to capture significant details with new life.

The Velvet 85 design features a solid heft and smooth, dampened manual focus, making it perfect for creative self-portrait photography.

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Hannah K. ★★★★★

The aperture ring has a satisfying click with each stop, and at f/2.8 the bokeh is incredibly smooth without losing all detail. It’s become my go-to for environmental portraits where I want the subject to pop.

Victoria O. ★★★★★

That dreamy, almost painterly look wide open is exactly what I was hoping for, and it cleans up to a nice sharpness when stopped down just a bit. The manual focus ring has a satisfying, smooth resistance that makes fine-tuning portraits feel intuitive. It’s quickly become my go-to for capturing mood

Carter B. ★★★★★

Focusing this 85mm manually took a day to get used to, but the sharpness wide open is worth it. I got a portrait of my daughter where her eyes are crisp and the background just melts into soft color.