LGilbert Loc: Earth

I've had this Accura 12mm, F8, 180 degree fisheye, since 1968 and added a Canon EF T1 adapter to it. Of course, at about 2AM, I decided to try a panorama with it, not knowing, given the spherical distortion of a fisheye, what would happen when the individual slices were merged. This is about a 215 degree pano looking at my house from the edge of our street. The only post-processing was to increase the contrast a smidge.

Settings for this shot:
Canon 60D
Accura 12mm Fisheye @ F8
Exp: 1 sec
ISO: 3200

Natural light pano @ 2AM


Accura 12mm fisheye mounted

James56 Loc: Nashville, Tennessee

That's a great set up. Your explanation was informative and interesting. Your photo came out quite nicely. Good Job...

LGilbert Loc: Earth

If anybody is interested in acquiring one of these rare lenses, there is one currently on ebay. You will need a T1 adaptor to match your camera body (easily obtained) to mount the lens.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Accura-Sigma-Fish-Eye-12mm-f-8-42mm-Screwmount-/330863420035?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item4d08ff2283

If you have a full frame camera, the lens will produce a full frame image (about 167 degrees square as fisheyes are rated corner to corner) and a stunning circular image of 120 degrees if the lens shield is installed. On cropped sensor lenses the lens shield only produces a circular crop on on the vertical edges so a 'photoshop' moment is necessary to crop to a circle.

LGilbert Loc: Earth

Thank you.