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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 04/07/2015 02:37:17 PM · #1
Seriously, is this a press release for a new lens, or a letter to Penthouse?

//www.canonrumors.com/2015/04/lensbaby-announces-velvet-56-the-most-versatile-portrait-lens-ever-made/

Some of my favorite over the top excerpts:

Originally posted by PR:
Nature and macro photographers will find its close-focus capabilities, combined with effects varying from impressionistic to just a touch of velvety smoothness, provide a set of visual tools that will expand their vision of the world.


Originally posted by PR:
This lens is a fluid extension to the photographic experience — the touch of the flawless metal, the tactile feel of minute details etched into its surface, the sensation of smooth, dampened manual focus


Personally, I will save my money and apply similar effects in post processing :)
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 04/07/2015 04:38:41 PM · #2
Looking at the image samples it strikes me as a really crappy imitation of my big old camera rig. Not a fan of the bokeh at all, way to hard-edged.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/07/2015 04:41:41 PM · #3
can't say i'm impressed by the sample images....
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 04/07/2015 04:44:11 PM · #4


If only I could find a way to do this without 75lbs+ of massive gear. :-(
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount
04/08/2015 07:24:36 AM · #5
i'd like to see some SOOC shots, its hard to tell how much of those samples is the effect of processing.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS
 04/08/2015 07:42:06 AM · #6
It actually seems like a nice little lens for portraiture. Considering that the well-respected vintage options often go for a lot more money than that, the value proposition isn't bad either. I'm not in the market, for that purpose I'd use this one, which I am lucky enough to have gotten for reasonable, before they got crazy expensive.
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