Cheap Fisheyes

Protean · Jul 12, 2006

has anyone here had any experience with the Peleng 8mm 3.5 fisheye lens, or the Zenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye lens? if you haven't heard of either of these just google em, they're actally really interesting (imo). and i was just wondering how much you guys paid for them and where you got them from, and if you have any comments on them in general

feel free to post any opinions here, or if you know of any other "cheep" fisheyes, with or without mounts like this

Reverend · Jul 12, 2006

I have the Peleng, but I haven't had any good opportunities to play with it yet really.

Protean · Jul 12, 2006

well git out there and play with it a bit, then post the pictures for me XD

Reverend · Jul 12, 2006

Maybe I misspoke... I have played with it, but I haven't gotten anything out of it that I've been super impressed with, or had time to compose to my liking....yet...

Mind you, these are just goofing around mostly...

Protean · Jul 12, 2006

cool, thanks

something i don't get about those lenses is they both claim 180 degree view, but ones 16mm and the other is 6... and the 6 obviously has wider view...

LWW · Jul 12, 2006

I've p[osted a few pics with the 16MM Zenit rectilinear fisheye.

In appearance it's a virtual Nikon clone. Opticly it is close but not quite there. A little soft wide open and at the very edges. OTOH it's $99.00 and not $900.00!

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Protean · Jul 12, 2006

sweet, what camera did you take these with?

LWW · Jul 13, 2006

Nikon F4s.

I've wodered about both being a fisheye with 180 degree views but different focal lengths.

I assume it is somehow because the 16MM is a re ctilinear fisheye, or IOW it gives you a full frame fisheye instead of a circle.

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LWW · Jul 13, 2006

BTW you reallllly need to play with the setup before clicking the shutter. Moving the lens a few degrees in any direction can dramaticly change the shot.

I wish there was an el cheapo digital variant available.

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Joel · Jul 13, 2006

with a top end fish eye lens, should you expect sharpness all the way to the edge or will it always be abit soft?

im not really in the market for one, yet, but what does everyone this of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/0-42x-Wide-Angle-Fisheye-Macro-Lens-Canon-10D-20D-30D_W0QQitemZ7611260275QQihZ017QQcategoryZ30066QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

i would like one eventually because im into alot of sports and they are great for that. but ill wait 4 now

Protean · Jul 13, 2006

what doy ou mean by didgital varient, and im really thinking about getting this lens, (the 16) i'll prob do it in about a month or 2 for when i can talk my parents into it (i'll be paying though), the prob. is its not going to be much wider than my 18mm, and im not sure how much "fisheyness" is going to be caught with the croppage of dslr... could always use it on a nikkormat im borrowing, but the meter in taht is hosed