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Wish i can get this....

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  • Started 2 years ago by An4cer
  • Latest reply from jonnyapple
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  1. An4cer

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    Wish i can get this but @ da dam price..deposit for a house in Sydney.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  2. NikoDoby

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    Yes that's the 6mm f2.8 Nikkor from the 70's. This has been posted several times already. That guy has been trying to sell it for a couple of years now, but at over $34,000 he'll probably be trying for a few more years. Every time someone see's it on ebay they always link to it.

    Here's some "real" info about the lens

    http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/fisheyes/6mmf28.htm

    Posted 2 years ago #
  3. An4cer

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    Do u think its really worth $34.000 ( i dnt think so). love to have it but i never pay tht much.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  4. NikoDoby

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    Well if you are a rich collector then yeah, but you'd probably already have one anyway so you wouldn't buy another. This lens was pretty much for scientific and industrial use only. It's pretty much impractical for "everyday" use. And you can achieve the same fish eye effect now by stitching photos together with software so you don't really need it.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  5. Pierre

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    NikoDoby said:...And you can achieve the same fish eye effect now by stitching photos together with software so you don't really need it.

    I am actually looking for such stitching and stacking software. My friend baught a HP scanner that came with a panorama maker but that will not install in my Windows 7. Same for the software that came with my old Coolpix 8800. I have yet to try installing them in compatibility mode.

    Photoshop CS5 stitching technique is pretty manual and I am currently not willing to spend big bucks for something I would use rarely, so you know of a free alternative?

    Posted 2 years ago #
  6. NikoDoby

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    Hugin is free
    http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

    Posted 2 years ago #
  7. Pierre

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    NikoDoby said:
    Hugin is free
    http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

    Your the best... man... I will definitely try this.

    Posted 2 years ago #
  8. adamz

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    unfortunately, You need more time than expected to make hugin work the way You want - at least that was my case with this software; the good aspect is that it's totally free

    Posted 2 years ago #
  9. NikoDoby

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    Beggars can't be choosers Adam. Meaning you can't complain about a free program like this.

    Good luck Pierre

    Posted 2 years ago #
  10. Anaxagoras

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    NikoDoby said:

    Hugin is free

    Thanks, Niko, this looks seriously impressive.

    And I'm immediately drawn to it because the picture/sample at the top of Hugin's home page is my home town!

    Posted 2 years ago #
  11. jonnyapple

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    Adam, when did you try it last? If it wasn't in the last 6 months I'd give it another go because they completely overhauled the interface. I use it instead of photoshop CS4 because it's easier to use and takes less time. If you're interested, John, there was another thread about this:
    http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=733
    and this thread starting here http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=1900#post-32240

    Posted 2 years ago #

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