The Quickest Way to Do In Camera Paintings: Lensbaby Velvet 28 Review
From our article on ThePhoblographer.com:
As this piece is being written, it's becoming more and more difficult to drown out the cries of anger from photographers who are bound to not understand the Lensbaby Velvet 28. Admittedly, I didn't get it either until I really started to apply it to my own photography. This has to be Lensbaby's softest and more blurry lens yet. And in fact, it's really very much designed to be that way. With an f2.5 aperture, photographers will be happy to know that the quirks about this lens allow it to be opened up slightly beyond that. This is a lens for an artist. I'm not going to call it a one-trick pony as it can become pretty sharp when stopped down. But instead, this is a lens designed for a photographer that really wants to embrace the world in a specific way. How often do you want the world to look like a Monet painting, though? Well, if you like long exposures, the painting method, or to be experimental, then you'll love the Lensbaby Velvet 28. However, you should know that this is very much a specialty tool.