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Archive 2012 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?

  
 
charlandk
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p.1 #1 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


I have a Nikon D600 and D7000. Looking to buy a decent fish eye lens. Any one with any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kevin



Oct 29, 2012 at 08:47 AM
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p.1 #2 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


Well, first I guess you have to choose focal length. Do you want a FF full-circle fisheye, a FF rectangular fisheye, or a DX rectangular fisheye? Those are the possibilities Nikon gives you. I have the 16/2.8D and it is quite good, but not amazing. The 10mm DX lens is similar in quality.


Oct 29, 2012 at 12:18 PM
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p.1 #3 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


Thanks for the reply. I am thinking that I want something around a 10-15 mm and want to use it on my D600.

Mainly just something fun to play with but will use it in a limited fashion at some of the weddings I shoot.



Oct 29, 2012 at 12:28 PM
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p.1 #4 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


There is no 10-15mm fisheye for FX, to my knowledge. There is 8mm (Nikon, Samyang/Rokinon/Walimex...), 15mm (Sigma), and 16mm (Nikon). The first are circular fisheye lenses, i.e. they make a round photo in the middle of your frame and leave the corners unused, and the latter two are rectangular fisheye lenses, i.e. they fill the frame right into the corners, but only have 180 degree coverage on the diagonals.

Do you think you want circular or rectangular?



Oct 29, 2012 at 04:26 PM
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p.1 #5 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


There is the Sigma 15/2.8 FE for FX - It's supposed to be very good.
Nikon:
- 16/2.8 AF-D
- 16/2.8 AIS
- 16/3.5 AI

The 16/3.5 is by far the best of the Nikon bunch, but the 16/2.8D would likely serve you best for weddings, etc.

And, don't let anyone tell you that you don't really need to focus with a fisheye - you certainly do especially with high MP FX cameras and anything remotely up close.

I believe there are additional options that I don't know too much about.

John



Oct 29, 2012 at 05:50 PM
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p.1 #6 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


Thanks guys.
So far my research has me leaning towards the Sigma 15/2.8

I appreciate the input.



Oct 30, 2012 at 08:10 AM
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p.1 #7 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


you mentioned the 8mm samyang - but there is a 14mm 2.8 samyang for FX.
i saw some good reviews on it (no hands on)
manual focus.



Oct 31, 2012 at 10:49 AM
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p.1 #8 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


Sigma 15/f2.8 for the D600.

Look at the Tokina 10-17 zoom for DX fisheye. It's a real treat being able to zoom.



Oct 31, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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p.1 #9 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


YairM wrote:
you mentioned the 8mm samyang - but there is a 14mm 2.8 samyang for FX.
i saw some good reviews on it (no hands on)
manual focus.


I believe this is rectilinear, i.e. not a fisheye.



Oct 31, 2012 at 12:09 PM
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p.1 #10 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


carstenw wrote:
I believe this is rectilinear, i.e. not a fisheye.


Yep, that's correct.



Oct 31, 2012 at 01:30 PM
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p.1 #11 · Any good Fish Eye lens suggestions for a Nikon?


deadwolfbones wrote:
Yep, that's correct.



sorry about that
*bangs head on desk*



Oct 31, 2012 at 02:30 PM





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