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Velvet 28

Get your glow on with Lensbaby’s versatile new 28mm f/2.5 lens for photo and video! Built with landscape, adventure, travel and urban photography in mind, Velvet 28 turns every hour of shooting into the magic hour. Capture the sharpest details beneath a layer of spectacular, velvety glow, or capture crisp images with little to no effect.
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Get your glow on with
Lensbaby’s versatile new 28mm f/2.5 lens for photo and video! Built with landscape, adventure, travel and urban photography in mind, Velvet 28 turns every hour of shooting into the magic hour. Capture tack-sharp detail beneath a layer of spectacular, velvety glow, or make crisp images with little to no effect.

SPECS AND DETAILS:

Focal Length: 28mm
Primary Effect: Soft & Velvety (Velvet 28 installed)
Optic Swap Compatible: No
Aperture Range: f/2.5 - 22
Minimum Focus Distance: 49mm (1.9in)
Maximum Focus Distance: Infinity
67mm filter threads
Focus type: Manual
Format Compatibility: 35mm Full Frame; APS-C; and 4/3rds Sensors
Camera Compatibility: SLR and MIL cameras
Diagonal Angle of View: Full Frame: 75.4°; APS-C (1.5x): 53.7°; 4/3rds: 42.3°
Diaphragm Blades: 12
Elements/Groups: 8 elements / 7 group
Coating: Broadband multi coated anti-reflective

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SPECS AND DETAILS

Focal Length: 28mm
Primary Effect: Soft & Velvety (Velvet 28 installed)
Optic Swap Compatible: No
Aperture Range: f/2.5 - 22
Minimum Focus Distance: 49mm (1.9in)
Maximum Focus Distance: Infinity
67mm filter threads
Focus type: Manual
Format Compatibility: 35mm Full Frame; APS-C; and 4/3rds Sensors
Camera Compatibility: SLR and MIL cameras
Diagonal Angle of View: Full Frame: 75.4°; APS-C (1.5x): 53.7°; 4/3rds: 42.3°
Diaphragm Blades: 12
Elements/Groups: 8 elements / 7 group
Coating: Broadband multi coated anti-reflective

WHY Velvet 28

“This is one of the most creatively versatile wide-angle lenses out there. From sweeping landscapes that are tack sharp when stopped down, to watercolor-like impressionistic images when wide open, and the close focus with macro capability, this lens never has to come off your camera when in comes to capturing the beauty around you.”
- RICO DEL SESTO

"Velvet 28 is an absolutely fantastic lens if you love artistic and painterly effects! I loved the texture and the blur it created and it fits my style so well"
- NICOLE WANG

"I really enjoyed shooting with the Velvet 28. I love that I am able to take a landscape shot and then turn around and take a macro photo because this lens is so versatile. And the bokeh you can get with this lens is beautiful!"
- KAELA ELLIOTT

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    JG
    01/20/2023
    Judi G.
    Canada
    I recommend this product

    Lensbaby Velvet 28

    This lens is excellent! You can get as close as you want to your subject, superior macro capabilities. Creating different looks as you open and close the aperture gives you multitudes of options. When I shoot macro, I use all the apertures, then choose from a wide range of files depending upon the editing process I'm working in.

    IA
    05/10/2022
    I. Anthony Owings
    United States United States
    I recommend this product

    Much better than expected.

    I have the Velvet 85 for M4/3 and just love it. I had been wanting something wider and decided to go full opposite. I love how close I can get and how well the Velvet effect gives that ethereal water color look to images. The 85 has a sweet spot, when distances are in that zone, the Velvet effect shines. So far, the 28 seems to apply it well at all distances, you just don’t get that background compression (to be expected). I find my 85mm inspires me to go for impressionistic shots, while the 28 has me seeking water color.

    Velvet 28

    Get your glow on with Lensbaby’s versatile new 28mm f/2.5 lens for photo and video! Built with landscape, adventure, travel and urban photography in mind, Velvet 28 turns every hour of shooting into the magic hour. Capture the sharpest details beneath a layer of spectacular, velvety glow, or capture crisp images with little to no effect.
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