Looking for tiny circular fisheye

<p>Hi Folks,</p>

<p>I'm looking for a tiny circular fisheye camera that i can attach to a pole to take pictures up in a tropical forest canopy. It's for scientific purposes. I saw the "Little Cyclops", but it's all sold out. Not sure, but I think it might use a CCTV lens? Anyway, if any has any leads on suppliers for a tiny fisheye, I'd be very grateful!</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

<p>try bass shops or cabellas for a TRAIL CAM<br>

self contained sometimes infrared and digital</p>

<p>thanks for the idea, walter. didn't find anything quite appropriate.</p>

<p>The GO PRO camera? It's meant for video but I think it also shoots stills. About the size of a pack of cigarettes, designed to be mounted on helmuts for sports but can mount just about anywhere.</p>

<p>"....tiny circular fisheye..."</p>

<p>That sounds like you are trying to pack a lot of information into a very small area. Can't imagine good detail except for objects quite close to the lens. The rest if the field would look far away and be low rez.</p>

<p>Local hardware stores carry brass barrel door viewers, under $10.00. This may be of some help, though resolution may be inadequate, coverage is wide angle.</p>

<p>Well, since my last comment I went to a photo show and picked up for $20, a LNIB Kenko 180 degree aux. fish eye lens. Fits in front of a regular lens and provides .16X Only thing, it's not tiny by any definition. About 4 inchs long and almost a pound, 9 elements but still a glorified door hole peeper it takes a 22.5mm filter in the back. Haven't tried it out yet but for the price thought it might be fun.</p>

<p>Lomo makes a 35mm film fisheye camera. <br>

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<p>Did you ever find a suitable camera for this type of research? I'm looking for a similar thing to analyse canopy cover in a tropical rainforest but can't find anything cheap and digital. Can't afford to fork out £800 for an SLR (plus I need three)... Any advice would be really helpful!</p>

<p>Hi Rosa,</p>

<p>Nope, never did. There should be other fisheye alternatives for you, other than buying a high-end DSLR, though. Even something like a fish-eye attachment for a cellphone cam might work for you. CAN-EYE has a routine that lets you calibrate lenses, i think, so doesn't have to be perfectly spherical, etc.</p>

<p>good luck - let us know what you come up with!</p>

<p>allie</p>