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Al514 | December 15th, 2013, 8:24 pm | |
Central New York Posts: 142 | Anyone out there have any good experiences with a fisheye camera lens? I have always wanted one for my SLR. The lenses I have been looking at are a bit pricey...does anyone know if that is common for these lenses? I take a lot of night photography in the summer and I feel like I could get some interesting shots with it then for stars / fireflies. | |
Crepuscular | December 15th, 2013, 9:31 pm | |
Boiling Springs, PA Posts: 923 | Yeah Artie, they are somewhat expensive. If it were me I'd buy used (www.keh.com) especially for a lens like a fisheye. You have to be careful which lens you buy. If you are shooting digital some fisheye lenses will not fill the entire frame. Do some research for your particular camera. | |
Troutnut | December 15th, 2013, 11:20 pm | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | Check out this one: http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/8mm-f35.htm It has some serious limitations (no autofocus for example), but if you're comfortable with manual shooting it could be just the thing and for a very good price. I'm looking at using it for an upcoming research project. | |
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Al514 | December 16th, 2013, 8:19 am | |
Central New York Posts: 142 | Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll definitely be researching a lot before I make a purchase. Hopefully I'll find a quality lens for a good price! | |
JOHNW | December 19th, 2013, 10:14 pm | |
Chambersburg, PA Posts: 452 | Artie, Another option to bring the price down is to look for factory refurb or open box deals. Most vendors offer these but you have to ask/dig a little. I would also suggest renting you candidates for a shoot before committing to the final purchase. There really is no telling how you will like a lens until you actually shoot through the thing. Eric, Are you referring to the issue folks find with lens designed for APS-C sensors on a full frame body or is it particular to fish-eyes? JW | |
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Crepuscular | December 20th, 2013, 12:18 pm | |
Boiling Springs, PA Posts: 923 |
If I am understanding you it would apply to all lenses that are meant for APS-C Sensors not just fish eye. Please correct me if I am wrong. Artie did not say he was shooting digital he just said SLR. The issue I was referring to, since I don't know which camera he is using is this: ( and will speak in Nikonese here), is for example, a lens like the Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 DX Fisheye on a full-frame film camera or full-frame digital. It will leave black edges if used on the FX cameras. If you have an FX camera the Nikon 16mm f/2.8 AF-D would be a good choice. Now also the fisheye effect will be much less from a full frame lens used on the smaller APS-C sensor camera due to the crop factor. This can be corrected in post processing with photoshop but that's an extra step. I can't say anything about Canon because I don't have one. But I don't think they make a fisheye for their small format (APS-C) digital SLRs. (but I may be wrong about that). Many people realize this so I'm sorry if I'm speaking down to anyone... | |
JOHNW | December 22nd, 2013, 8:57 pm | |
Chambersburg, PA Posts: 452 | Eric, My understanding was kind of the reverse of what you describe (then again I am easily confused). I have seen that black edge scenario when using lenses designed for the small format sensors on a full frame camera as the image is only sized for APS-C. In other words the image does not fill the sensor. My assumption was that Artie was shooting digital but would still apply with a Film camera as they are the standard for "full frame". But basically I was asking of that was the issue you were referring to or if there was a different issue inherent to the fish eye. | |
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Crepuscular | December 23rd, 2013, 11:55 am | |
Boiling Springs, PA Posts: 923 | have seen that black edge scenario when using lenses designed for the small format sensors on a full frame camera as the image is only sized for APS-C. In other words the image does not fill the sensor. My assumption was that Artie was shooting digital but would still apply with a I think that's what I was describing. | |
JOHNW | December 23rd, 2013, 5:20 pm | |
Chambersburg, PA Posts: 452 | Same Church just different pews. :) | |
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