Fisheye,

lazarus219 · Oct 29, 2004

hi,
im looknig into buying a fisheye, and i dont really understand the numbers with them- could someone please tell me what the numbers such as 0.3x and .25x actually mean?
Thanks,

Artemis · Oct 29, 2004

Im guessing its the magnification of the lens or something...but I really dont know...is it a lens? or a filter?

lazarus219 · Oct 29, 2004

a fisheye is a lense, basically a wide angle,

Artemis · Oct 29, 2004

I thought there was also a filter that made the fisheye affect

Umm..no idea then

jadin · Oct 29, 2004

That's the amount of zoom. 1x is the human eye I believe. The smaller the x the more extreme the fisheye.

It's usually easier to go by millimeters. If you shoot digital you'll want as low of number as possible, something like 8-12mm. If you shoot film you can get away with a little more zoom, 16mm or lower should do just fine.

George W. Bush · Oct 30, 2004

I think 8mm gives you the full 360 degrees. But it also makes it into a more circular image as if the corners were vignetting.

Does Canon make any fisheye conversion lenses for their powershot A-series digital cameras?

jadin · Oct 30, 2004

I think you mean 180 degrees.

Artemis · Oct 30, 2004

360 would rock, what a lens!

George W. Bush · Oct 30, 2004

ya, sorry...who knows what a picture would look like at 360, if it were possible

ajmall · Nov 4, 2004

i use a 15mm sigma fish eye on my nikon at the mo and its great. it's great for close up sports photography. it gives a 180 degree view. i've seen a number of 360 fish eye shots before usually of skyscrapers and architecture.