savagesax Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Greetings! A friend wants a fisheye, like the 10.5, but has a limited budget. Are there any 3rd party companies making a decent fisheye? Thanks folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_norstedt_moberg Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Here is a list of fisheye lenses. http://wiki.panotools.org/Hardware#Popular_fisheye_lenses The Peleng 8mm is a low budget lens quite popular for spherical panoramas. You can find more details about its performance by searching the archives at the http://www.panotools.org site. Jakob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Since the 10.5mm fisheye is a DX lens, I assume we are talking about using that fisheye on a Nikon DSLR here. Keep in mind that fisheyes for the full 35mm frame are no longer fisheyes on those DSLRs, so your choices are pretty limited. The 10.5mm DX fisheye is $590 new; it is not THAT expensive or I wouldn't have bought one given its limited use. Since it is a fairly specialized lens with limited applications, I would say think about it thoroughly whether this person really wants one. If so, save up for the 10.5 DX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_norstedt_moberg Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 An 8mm fisheye, made for fullframe, is still very much a fisheye on a DX sensor, although the image circle is partly truncated. Jakob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_norstedt_moberg Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 /Jakob<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakob_norstedt_moberg Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Sorry /Jakob<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skellener Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 > The 10.5mm DX fisheye is $590 new; it is not THAT expensive... More like "relatively" inexpensive. I've always wanted a fisheye, so after I got my D50, I bought one. I still consider it expensive though. Photography equipment in general is expensive. If you're a pro and making money with your equipment, your view will obviously be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars790 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 go for the Nikon. you can maybe find one 2nd hand, but who would give up this lens? i have many shots with it scattered throughout my portfolio if you want to see more...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars790 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 and another from the expo...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_liao Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 The 10.5 is a damn good lens. I love mine. I suggest you friend save up and get the Nikon instead of getting a 3rd party brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 Didn't know the 10.5 was that inexpensive! I thought they were around or over $900. Any suggestions where to get it at this price? He has an S2 (Fuji). Those are really cool looking 8mm photos and also the convention photos! Think I will ask Santa (my wife) for one too! I have the 12-24 which is a really nice glass, but I really dig that true fisheye look! Thank you all for your help and sharing the pics! Regards, bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skellener Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Here's a couple I took with the 10.5<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skellener Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 and the second...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skellener Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Nikon DX 10.5mm f2.8G IF-ED AF Fisheye Nikkor Lens - $588.99 OneCall.com http://tinyurl.com/um7yk I've purchased lots of stuff from OneCall. They're great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 Many thanks Steve! Gonna get that len. Hopefully the wife won't hurt me too much! By the way killer shots! I really dig that car! Thanks everyone for your kind help. Think my buddy will be happy spending $588. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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