chase_heger Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Does one exist? Im talking 16mm and lower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_bell Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 You can get russian made wide angles for canon in 8mm and 16mm that are good quality and really cheap. I'm not up to speed on where you get a good price on these, I just remember this site / ebay company from last year: http://www.kievcamera.com/cameras.php?cat=14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_elliott Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I picked up the Russian made zenitar fisheye (16mm f/2.8) on ebay a year ago for $160 and have seen them go for $130. Mine is a nikon mount and I'm not sure if they come in a canon mount. It's manual focus, which may pose some problems for the 300d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase_heger Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Why would manual focus be a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus_franke Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Manual focussing can get a bit tricky with the 300d/10d/20d due to their small and dim viewfinder. OTOH, the Zenitar 16/2.8 has the last mark before infinity at 3 meters on the focus ring, so anything farther away than say 5-10 meters should be okay with the infinity setting... BTW: In europe, these fisheyes sometimes sell for as low as 100 EUR (a bit more than 130$ at the current rate) on the big auction site. Have fun, maf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I use a Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 fisheye on my 300D/DRebel. It works fine. It is manual focus, but you can just estimate the distance and set the lens' focus ring accordingly. Stopped down to f/4, or better yet, f/5.6 results in a nice sharp image. However, these are fisheye lenses, and they have a great amount of barrel distortion. The distortion can be removed (de-fished) with free software (Pano Tools), or within newer versions of Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, etc. However, this does leave the edges a bit soft. BTW, a 16mm fisheye is considerably wider than a regular 16mm lens, even after the image has been de-fished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase_heger Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Im skeptical of buying things out of russia....anyone know of a place that sells them in the states? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_goody Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I had no problems at all buying from rugift - the Russian site that sells all these kind of things. I know there are many others who have similarly had no bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisher Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have peleng 8mm fisheye lens. <a href="http://foto.c3d.hu/cgi-bin/yaweg?DrawGalery:fisherff">See here</a> for some examples. I use it on my 300D body without any problems. I ordered mine from the Ebay. Note: this is a fisheye one not a wide-angle lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen hazelton Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I bought a Zenitar fisheye off ebay- the seller's ID was "Zenitar" if that helps- good feedback, and I had no problems. My only ebay purchase to date. That was $120 or so, about 4 months ago. I'm well pleased with the lens- I'm not trying to defish it or anything. Watch the mounts when you shop for these. They make them in two or three mounts, including Pentax K, which is what I use. But you'll also see them sold with a screwmount, with adaptor for your camera mount. I'm not sure how, or if, the metering and auto aperture work in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 sigma 14mm is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 <I>"...with adaptor for your camera mount. I'm not sure how, or if, the metering and auto aperture work in that case."</I> <P> M42 screw mount with EOS (EF mount) adapter: Metering works fine in Av and M modes, but auto aperture doesn't work no matter what mount you get it in, so it really doesn't matter. I bought it in M42 with EOS adapter, since that way I can use it with other cameras as well. <P> I agree about the Sigma 14mm though. It's a nice lens, and used you might be able to find one in your price range. Another option is the Tokina 17mm or the mid priced zooms that should be shipping in the next few months: Tokina 12-24, Tamron 11-18mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase_heger Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Im thinking i just might wait for the tamron 11-18 that is supposed to ship in spring....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_ash Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Does the M42 version with an EOS adapter maintain the same focus characteristics? Since my camera doesn't have any kind of manual focus aid, I think the distance scale would be very important to me (and infinity focus, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 My M42 mount Zenitar with EOS adapter maintains accurate scale focusing, and the infinty mark seems about right, but these things have so much DOF, its kind of hard to tell if it is really correct, or just close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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