Do you get your fisheye lens out that much?

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abetanco

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BrownewellPhoto said:
Rokinon, Samyang, Vivitar, Opteka, and Falcon, and maybe a couple others are all made by the same company in one of the Koreas and labelled under different names.

Even here, you have people who love the lens. Maybe I just got a bad copy.

I just read some reports about some problems with focus ring:

"Mine came with a miscalibrated focus ring (the lens was focused at infinite when it read 0.7 meters). Fortunately it was easy to fix (look on the internet for repair instructions). " (BH)

Ken Rockwell also writes about this.

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pbull221

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My 2 cents. I have the Nikkor 10mm Fisheye. It was a gift to myself because they've always fascinated me. My brother is new to Nikon and asked, "why would anyone want this?" It put me in a quandary. I got it to use as a sometimes architectural lens, and was shooting his new back porch with it and having well, fun. I finally just said, "it is a wonderful party lens and here's why." With that I nearly stuck it up his nose and took a picture. It included his entire face, was heavily distorted and (I'm not 100% sure about this yet) I think his son now has it as his Apple i4 caller picture for his Dad! True it distorts heavily, but I am learning more about the "proper" use of negative space than I ever did before and it simply helps amplify any semi-creative thing I may wish to shoot. Amplifies it like Alice In Wonderland. I did not need it, don't use it for practical purposes often, but as the porch is quite large, it displayed the newness of it in a way that simply can not be had any other way.

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pbull221

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Oh, and the AW100 only shoots JPG. If it took NEF, I'd have it by now.

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Mmmm.... Liven up this post.... the 10.5mm on D90 is fun. Sometimes I will take it on a shoot as the only lens. Helps to find the limits of the perspective and actually con do some non-distorted shots. And if pbull221 looks at the 2012 Photo of the Day, a couple Pis are seen.

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El_Pickerel

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I just learned about the old 6mm fisheyes and I love the idea of having a field of view greater than 180 degrees for some applications. Are there any more modern / more readily available fisheyes like this that anyone is familiar with?

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Yes - there are some odd 3-party brands that have them. Sorry, I couldn't find the names but they are out there. I think one is phoenix. Not cheap either.

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msmoto said:
Mmmm.... Liven up this post.... the 10.5mm on D90 is fun.

I agree. I really like its sharp performance and its ability to allow me to experiment and be more adventurous with my D7000. Moreover, it's 2.8 really does come in handy late in the day.

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msmoto

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Yup, a nice lens on DX. ANd when I get FX, the lens hood comes off.... somewhere I read how to do this, and then it is the original circle on FX..... Should be fun if I get a D4. Related to this is the 16-35mm VR Nikkor which suggests handholding at 1/4 or possibly 1/2 second with some lamppost or other support. This combined with high ISO... the nightlife is coming. I think I will start another post on this if not already on the NR Forum.

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El_Pickerel

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TaoTeJared said:
Yes - there are some odd 3-party brands that have them. Sorry, I couldn't find the names but they are out there. I think one is phoenix. Not cheap either.

Not cheap, but there is one photo I absolutely *must* get that nothing else could accomplish.

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aorobert

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I had the Nikkor 8mm/2.8 and sold it for $450 back in 1991. Big mistake, thought I did make $50 on it. I have the Sigma 8mm which was about $750 and it works, but that's about it. Anyone want a deal on it? It gathers dust since going back to the Nikkor fisheyes which are EDGE to EDGE sharp!

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sevencrossing

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I often carry the 16mm f 2.8 (FX) don't use it a lot, but its a lot smaller and lighter than the 16-35 f4 VR
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Lightroom lens profile can be used if you don't want a distorted image

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msmoto

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You knew you could get me to bite on this one.... My 10.5mm which I have cleaned up the edges a bit more than on this photo, is a nice lens on the D4. And, as stated elsewhere, I just love to carry one lens, a prime, and do what I can do. Maybe this is a through back to the old days, but I think it helps us to learn our equipment.

So, the image of the 10.5mm on FX

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fantinesfotos/7050923197/sizes/o/in/photostream/

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