I took the Velvet 56 out for a spin around the neighborhood this morning, mounted on the EOS R. Match made in heaven I think. The combo is light enough to easily hand hold and both the camera and the lens are sharp where they need to be. And the Velvet 56 lives up to all my hopes and expectations as a macro lens. I love, love, love, the super soft background the velvet produces and I was hesitant to mess it up with a texture but in the end I thought the texture added just enough interest to make it a keeper.