Lensbaby Velvet 56 for Nikon F air Shutter speeds are accurate throughout

Shutter speeds are accurate throughout the range

Has clean optics and good mechanical function

an actual optical viewfinder that zooms along with the lens

Item may not be exactly as pictured

and it requires the Sony FE 28mm f2 (SEL20F20) lens to work

Lensbaby Velvet 56 for Nikon F air Shutter speeds are accurate throughoutThe Lensbaby Velvet 56 is closer to a "real" lens than most Lensbaby products: it doesn't twist or bend, has a built in adjustable diaphragm, and you can probably get away with using it to take a halfway sharp picture if you stop it down past f4. But the point is the blur, of course, and the good news is that you can pretty much adjust it as you see fit, from a complete mess at f1. 6 to something resembling a normal lens at smaller apertures. It is,