So I spent $5300.00 on new gear. Fisheye vs Superwide

[RumDaddy]

Ive had the glass for a few days. I must say Im truly disappointed in the amount of distortion Im getting out of the sigma 8mm fish eye. Im shooting with a 50D. I borrowed a friends 5d and got a almost identical effect. Keep in mind its not the 50d vs the 5d. Its more of the crop sensor vs the full sensor. Your suposed to get more distortion with a full censor camera but I cant see the difference in fisheye distortion between the two. Well the only difference I noticed. The 5D you get the full circle but the 50D you dont. But thats usually irrelevant cuz after the shoot you usually crop the image anyways. But like I say barely see any difference at all. And the distortion is pretty week.

I bought

Sigma 10-20mm LUV IT!!!! My new favorite lens. HA HA it cost 1/2 as much as the others.
Sigma 8mm FISHEYE debating on returning it.
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8. So far so good.
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 So far so good.
Speedlite 580
2 batterys and 4 memory cards.
Pelican case.
Canon 60D debating on exchanging it for the 5d. Havnt opened the box yet. Cuz I can experiment with the new glass on my 50D.
Still got to order some pockey wizards.

 

[Overread]

Curious move in getting the 60D when you already have a 50D since the 60D isn't a direct upgrade (it shares the name only, the midrange line is now split between the lower tier 60D and the higher tier 7d) - the 60D lacking some features such as the "pro" control method wheels and the Af-micro adjust. Course its also the highest end camera currently with a flippy screeny thingy.

 

[Hardrock]

Agreed I wouldnt swap my 50D for a 60D. I think you either need to get the 7d or 5dmkII or just keep the 50.

 

[RumDaddy]

Im preparing to shoot weddings. I need two camera bodys. I normally shoot with two anyways. But my back up is a old Olympus, thats not industry standard. But even if I prefferred to shoot with only one camera. I NEED A BACK UP!!! In case something goes worng. So its not that Im upgrading, but rather buying back up gear.

But now Im arguing with myself on making it a upgrade. LOL!

 

[Sw1tchFX]

Ive had the glass for a few days. I must say Im truly disappointed in the amount of distortion Im getting out of the sigma 8mm fish eye. Im shooting with a 50D. I borrowed a friends 5d and got a almost identical effect. Keep in mind its not the 50d vs the 5d. Its more of the crop sensor vs the full sensor. Your suposed to get more distortion with a full censor camera but I cant see the difference in fisheye distortion between the two. Well the only difference I noticed. The 5D you get the full circle but the 50D you dont. But thats usually irrelevant cuz after the shoot you usually crop the image anyways. But like I say barely see any difference at all. And the distortion is pretty week.

Who complains about distortion from a fisheye? Isn't that why you bought it in the first place?

 

[Robin Usagani]

You arent spending your $ wisely I think if you want to shoot weddings. I would have gone with a full frame, I would have gone with more fast primes, I would have gone with a macro instead of a fish eye?? Sigma did come up with nice primes but their zoom lenses suck. Right now I would only buy the 50 and the 85 prime from Sigma.

 

[Overread]

Ive had the glass for a few days. I must say Im truly disappointed in the amount of distortion Im getting out of the sigma 8mm fish eye. Im shooting with a 50D. I borrowed a friends 5d and got a almost identical effect. Keep in mind its not the 50d vs the 5d. Its more of the crop sensor vs the full sensor. Your suposed to get more distortion with a full censor camera but I cant see the difference in fisheye distortion between the two. Well the only difference I noticed. The 5D you get the full circle but the 50D you dont. But thats usually irrelevant cuz after the shoot you usually crop the image anyways. But like I say barely see any difference at all. And the distortion is pretty week.

Who complains about distortion from a fisheye? Isn't that why you bought it in the first place?

ahh but he's complaining about "weak" distortion not strong distortion - so its not fishy enough

 

[jake337]

You would get different distortion from a different sized sensor? I thought you would just get a smaller FOV with the same distortion.

 

[Trever1t]

I see your $5300 and raise it $2200!!

DX sensor only will use light from the center area of an FX lens (less distortion in the middle eh?). FX sensor uses the whole lens.

 

[kundalini]

ahh but he's complaining about "weak" distortion not strong distortion - so its not fishy enough

Something smells fishy. (NSFW)


Back OT, a fisheye won't do much for a wedding photographer (if I read correctly from another thread).

 

[fokker]

If you're wanting to shoot weddings, then the fisheye and ultrawide are bad choices, as is the 60d (arguably). Go the 5D and keep the 50d as backup/2nd body and get a nice prime lens or 2.

 

[Kerbouchard]

This thread makes me sad.

1 week schlepping bags with a pro for free and figuring out what you really needed would have saved you a lot of money.

 

[Robin Usagani]

I rather be stuck with a 5D and 50mm all night than using the combos you have.

 

[Josh66]

You would get different distortion from a different sized sensor? I thought you would just get a smaller FOV with the same distortion.

Most of the distortion on wide angle/fisheye lenses will be on the edges - the part that gets 'cropped' out on a crop sensor camera.

 

[Overread]

I rather be stuck with a 5D and 50mm all night than using the combos you have.

What's wrong with the Sigmas?
I mean yes the 24-70mm and 70-200mm are not quite as good as canons top end (I'll let the 70-200mm be against canons original 70-200mm not the M2) but still in the right hands will deliver a more than suitable product when combined with the right lighting and usage.
And the sigma 10-20mm is rated very well against the canon 10-22mm.