widest fisheye without the black border and the round image? I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the...

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

What size sensor?

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

OddJobber wrote:

What size sensor?

It's a crop. the Canon 7D.
APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm)

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

I currently use a Sigma 10mm but sometimes I really wish I could get a little wider

Math78 Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

les_stockton wrote:

I currently use a Sigma 10mm but sometimes I really wish I could get a little wider

I use the Rokinon version of this 8mm fisheye on a Nikon APS camera. The image covers the sensor completely.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

Math78 wrote:

I use the Rokinon version of this 8mm fisheye on a Nikon APS camera. The image covers the sensor completely.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad to hear that there's an 8mm. I'm hoping to find one with auto focus since my eyes aren't great anymore. but at least if I can't find one, this is a good alternative. Thanks.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

les_stockton wrote:

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad to hear that there's an 8mm. I'm hoping to find one with auto focus since my eyes aren't great anymore. but at least if I can't find one, this is a good alternative. Thanks.

At that focal length, you don't really need autofocus, nor focus confirmation. It's a good inexpensive lens, made by Samyang, and can be found for < $200 : http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/886565-REG/Samyang_syhd8m_c_8mm_f_3_5_HD_Fisheye.html or there's the Canon for a little bit more money: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Canon/Ntt/Canon+fisheye/N/0

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

les_stockton wrote:

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

Are you just wanting ultra wide angle or do you truly want fisheye effect? The Sigma 10-20mm is rectilinear, and that is exactly what I want.

les_stockton Loc: Eastern Oklahoma

I'm just wanting as wide-angle as I can get.

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

les_stockton wrote:

I'm just wanting as wide-angle as I can get.

do you undertand the difference between fisheye and a rectilinear ultra wide lens? A fisheye - even if full field - will typically render straight lines as curves, a rectilinear lens renders straight lines as straight lines.

If you want the latter look at the Canon EF-S 10 - 18.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

les_stockton wrote:

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

I don't know what camera you're using, but the 8-15mm Canon fisheye might just be what you are looking for! It has very good image quality and does give you a square image, depending on how you use it!

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Peterff wrote:

do you undertand the difference between fisheye and a rectilinear ultra wide lens? A fisheye - even if full field - will typically render straight lines as curves, a rectilinear lens renders straight lines as straight lines.

If you want the latter you could look at the Canon EF-S 10 - 18, although you already hsve 10mm you say.

Boris Ekner Loc: From Sweden, living in Guatemala

les_stockton wrote:

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

Check out the Tokina 11-20mm, f/2.8. It’s the widest with a distortion so tiny you need to shoot a straight line on a white paper and use a ruler to discover it. Furthermore, it’s one of the sharpest there is, if not the sharpest.

And as you requested, it’s full Autofocus. More about it here:
https://www.lenstip.com/index.html?test=obiektywu&test_ob=451

You’ll find it used on eBay from $450.

I’ve had it for several months now. No disappointments, none what so ever.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

les_stockton wrote:

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

There's a lot of versatility in fish eye lenses. You can get that weird fish eye look, or you can get a decent wide angle shot. It can look even more normal with some processing.

I had an 8mm with a DX sensor, and now I have a 15mm with my FX.

Using a W/A lens.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/how-to-use-ultra-wide-lenses.htm

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

les_stockton wrote:

I'm looking for the widest fisheye that I can get, and still have a square image (one without the black border and the round image in the center).

I use a 8mm Bower on my T4i and T1i, no borders. Bob.