Fisheye lenses: Do you use them?
May 2, 2012 09:28:56 #
If you do - how?
I'm very interested in experimenting with one, but I'm not sure i have any concrete ideas on exactly what I'd want to do. I kind of want get a very cheap one and not worry about the quality just to see if it'd be worth having in my arsenal.
I'm very interested in experimenting with one, but I'm not sure i have any concrete ideas on exactly what I'd want to do. I kind of want get a very cheap one and not worry about the quality just to see if it'd be worth having in my arsenal.
May 2, 2012 09:39:55 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
I don't, primarly because I don't perticularly care for the fisheye results...
May 2, 2012 09:46:20 #
Any local camera shops to possibly rent one from ?
Fish-eye lens do strange stuff to photos
Sarge
Fish-eye lens do strange stuff to photos
Sarge
May 2, 2012 13:07:34 #
I love my fisheye...when held level, the fisheye effect somewhat goes away. I love using it for landscape.
E-5 8mm
May 2, 2012 13:26:07 #
May 2, 2012 14:00:45 #
A fisheye lens can take some very interesting pictures, given its almost 180 degree field of view.
Photoshop can take the fisheye look out of the pix using Filter - Lens Correction. It is really effective for urban street views and for getting a whole stadium in a shot from the nosebleed seats. I have corrected fisheye shots taken in the Haussmann renovation area of Paris that show the architecture very well, and probably couldn't have been taken any other way.
(In fact, I'd really like to get a chance to use that old Nikon fisheye that sold in London for $160,000 - it supposedly has a 220 degree field of view).
Photoshop can take the fisheye look out of the pix using Filter - Lens Correction. It is really effective for urban street views and for getting a whole stadium in a shot from the nosebleed seats. I have corrected fisheye shots taken in the Haussmann renovation area of Paris that show the architecture very well, and probably couldn't have been taken any other way.
(In fact, I'd really like to get a chance to use that old Nikon fisheye that sold in London for $160,000 - it supposedly has a 220 degree field of view).
May 2, 2012 14:33:45 #
The nikon 10.5 fisheye is a great lens.
I didn't have a wide angle with me at times square, but the fisheye give a different view. Bill
I didn't have a wide angle with me at times square, but the fisheye give a different view. Bill
May 2, 2012 14:38:52 #
If you can afford it buy the Nikon 10.5mm as you will get a more functions (aperture/ metering) for your body. On the D3200 it will be manual focus. I believe Sigma and Tokina have some good models, but I don't have any personal experience with them.
I have a Samyang 8mm f/3.5 and really like it. It's completely manual and if stopped down produces good/fun results. It's branded under Bower, Bell& Howell, Pro-Optic, Rokinon. The price is very reasonable. Ken Rockwell has a good review of it:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm
The other option would be to get a lens filter ring add on, but the results are only so-so.
I have a Samyang 8mm f/3.5 and really like it. It's completely manual and if stopped down produces good/fun results. It's branded under Bower, Bell& Howell, Pro-Optic, Rokinon. The price is very reasonable. Ken Rockwell has a good review of it:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm
The other option would be to get a lens filter ring add on, but the results are only so-so.
May 2, 2012 15:26:15 #
nikonesian wrote:
If you can afford it buy the Nikon 10.5mm as you w... (show quote)
Why wouldn't the 10.5 autofocus on the D3200, but it would on the D3100? Are those lens filter add-ons pure garbage?
May 2, 2012 15:32:58 #
nikonesian wrote:
If you can afford it buy the Nikon 10.5mm as you w... (show quote)
Thank you! I just checked out Ken Rockwell's review and it was very good. Is this the on you're referring to? Why is it sold under so many different names..?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rokinon+-+FE8M-N+8+mm+f/3.5+Fisheye+Lens+for+Nikon+F/3937607.p?id=1218443152745&skuId=3937607&st=f/3.5%20Fisheye&cp=1&lp=8
May 2, 2012 15:46:28 #
Stef C wrote:
Thank you! I just checked out Ken Rockwell's review and it was very good. Is this the on you're referring to? Why is it sold under so many different names..?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rokinon+-+FE8M-N+8+mm+f/3.5+Fisheye+Lens+for+Nikon+F/3937607.p?id=1218443152745&skuId=3937607&st=f/3.5%20Fisheye&cp=1&lp=8
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rokinon+-+FE8M-N+8+mm+f/3.5+Fisheye+Lens+for+Nikon+F/3937607.p?id=1218443152745&skuId=3937607&st=f/3.5%20Fisheye&cp=1&lp=8
I got that lens from Best Buy with a 5% rebate using my Discover card. It's completely manual, but that's OK. You can get some ice effects, depending what kind of an angle you use. It's definitely something you want to experiment with.
May 2, 2012 15:53:29 #
Stef C wrote:
quote=nikonesian If you can afford it buy the Nik... (show quote)
Meant D3100.
I believe the 10.5 is a camera driven AF only (AF designation vs AF-S) even though it's only for a DX sensor. Frankly you won't miss the AF-S since a fisheye's Hyperfocal distance is tiny.
With the add ons you get what you pay for. They run $25 to $50 and are not the highest quality glass. I bought one to use with my D40 and the kit lens and I was inspired to get a dedicated fisheye.
May 2, 2012 15:57:57 #
Stef C wrote:
quote=nikonesian If you can afford it buy the Nik... (show quote)
Yes it is. Some 3rd party lens makers sell rebadged products, Sigma comes to mind. Even Nikon did it back in the 50's.
May 2, 2012 16:09:36 #
nikonesian wrote:
Why is it sold under so many different names..?
A few days ago, someone here said that Samyang is the manufacturer, and they make it available to other companies to put their name on it.
May 2, 2012 16:26:52 #
I have one that is a Peleng (sp?). It was originally branded Zenitar, but Peleng is the same manufacturer, I'm told. They're great lenses and inexpensive. However, they're fixed aperture and manual focus.
That said, the dept of field is pretty good, so any focus that is reasonably close has been good enough in my experience.
This Peleng lens is 8mm if memory serves (I don't have my camera bag with me, or I'd just look). It's a full 180 degree view, but on my cropped sensor, that's not quite true, but the view is pretty nice anyway. I think it's a fixed aperture at f/8.
I am recently playing with a 4.5mm Sigma that is a circular 180 view. I'm almost certainly going to buy this one from the person that is lending it to me. And it has automatic focus and an aperture of f/2.8
In both cases, you can get some really fun effects, but it might not be something that would be used every day. If you have an artsy eye, I could see using it every week or two though for a few shots. Architecture, Christmas lights, and maybe other items that might otherwise seem uninteresting.
That said, the dept of field is pretty good, so any focus that is reasonably close has been good enough in my experience.
This Peleng lens is 8mm if memory serves (I don't have my camera bag with me, or I'd just look). It's a full 180 degree view, but on my cropped sensor, that's not quite true, but the view is pretty nice anyway. I think it's a fixed aperture at f/8.
I am recently playing with a 4.5mm Sigma that is a circular 180 view. I'm almost certainly going to buy this one from the person that is lending it to me. And it has automatic focus and an aperture of f/2.8
In both cases, you can get some really fun effects, but it might not be something that would be used every day. If you have an artsy eye, I could see using it every week or two though for a few shots. Architecture, Christmas lights, and maybe other items that might otherwise seem uninteresting.
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