Lensbaby Velvet 56 is a Manual Focus (MF)
Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Sony Alpha mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Lensbaby Velvet 56 is compatible with cameras that have Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony Alpha lenses are Sony A99 II, Sony A68 and Sony A77 II.
Lensbaby Velvet 56 is also available in Canon EF , Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF3, Samsung NX and Sony E mounts.
Focal Range
Lensbaby Velvet 56 has a fixed focal lenght of 56mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 84mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Lensbaby Velvet 56 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Tamron 45mm F1.8 Di VC USD in Sony Alpha mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Aperture
Lensbaby Velvet 56 has a max aperture of F1.6.
Lens Hood
Body Colour
Lensbaby Velvet 56 is available in Black color.
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