Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye

[ifurlong]

has anyone used the Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye lens on their 10d? if so how is it and is the image full frame or circular? thanks

[Idoitforfree]

Bump :)

Im thinking fisheye

[zacker]

lol.. yeah someone here just got one a few months back.. do a search for fisheye or better yet pelang.
its definetly circular, hence the name, fisheye. are you looking for a fisheye or an ultra wide lens... ?
-zacker-

[jfrancho]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=137863&highlight=fisheye

Not a Peleng, but if you type peleng in the search bar, you'll find many examples from this lens. Images are round, but slightly cropped.

[Titus213]

Memeber here - kaplanmultimedia - just got one and has posted some images. I think that's the spelling.

Looks like some pretty good stuff for a very reasonably priced lens.

[ddelallata]

You guys do realize that this post was almost three years old, right?

[Samiad]

And now he has his answer - go forth and buy that lens you've been waiting for. :)

[jfrancho]

You guys do realize that this post was almost three years old, right?Idoitforfree resurrected it, though, and I think we did a better job of answering this time around.:)

[kross]

this lens rocks if u use a FF cam and gotten a good copy.....:)

[FlashZebra]

has anyone used the Peleng 8mm f3.5 Fisheye lens on their 10d? if so how is it and is the image full frame or circular? thanks

Yes, I have recently used the 8mm "Mighty Peleng" with my Canon 10D and I am very pleased with the results. I used the supplied M42 mount on the "Mighty Peleng" and a M42 to Canon EF adapter.

See:
http://usera.imagecave.com/tontolon/PointingGuy.jpg

On the APS sized sensor digitals, part of the fisheye image is cropped.

As with all lenses with this wide a view, flare from the sun can be a grand problem. There is some flare in the image above.

I can highly recommend the "Mighty Peleng". I am not sure about how to gauge quality variations from lens to lens.

Please note that the "Mighty Peleng" is my very personal designation for this lens.

Also note there is some incompatibility with this lens on some cameras as the rear UV filter element protrudes a bit into the mirror box. In addition, for proper function the lens must be fitted with a rear filter. This is not a problem with my 10D, and I strongly suspect (but I am not positive) it would be fine on the other Canon DSLRs with the APS sensors (D30, D60, 10D, 20D, Drebels), but I would be very careful with other cameras.

There are several web sites devoted to this lens with loads of good info. Do a Google search and check them out.

Enjoy! Lon

[JohnnyBlood]

Another fisheye to consider is the Sigma 8mm EX DG. I frankly think it produces better images than the Peleng 8mm and the design is more rugged. Here are some examples of photographs I have taken with it on my Canon 20D:

http://static.flickr.com/37/81152808_ccb4332041_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/30/56584701_82617aa572_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/29/54166091_a653ca7933_b.jpg

[Digitalwave]

Its just hear-say but a guy on FM who owns both the Peleng 8mm and the Sigma 8mm says the are just about the same optically. The Sigma is exactly 2x more than the Peleng. The Peleng is full manual everything, and the Sigma is AF, but most people just set the Peleng around f/8 and the focusing isn't too hard.

[Idoitforfree]

Thanks everyone....Its an old thread, but we don't kill things just cause they're old.
Anyone make smaller then 8mm?

[rklepper]

Thanks everyone....Its an old thread, but we don't kill things just cause they're old.
Anyone make smaller then 8mm?

Thank God we don't kill things just because they are old. Doc (wiping profuse sweat off of brow) Klepper.

[rklepper]

It is interesting that the first reply was 3 years later.

[Idoitforfree]

It is interesting that the first reply was 3 years later.

I think I found it searching yahoo for the Peleng, and since I was already signed in.....I just typed

[Anders Östberg]

This thread reminded me I have a Peleng in my cupboard... so I had to take it for a walk today. :)

I like how you can get right up close to or even inside stuff and use the lines like on this sculpture I came across on my walk. The first Peleng shot is cropped to lose the dark corners, in the second picture I left them in the frame.

First a "normal" wide-angle shot (1DII, 24mm) so you see the whole thing:
http://www.andersostberg.com/fotogalleri/albums/Architectural/JH5Q6484.jpg

And now two shots (20D, 8mm) where I basically climbed inside the sculpture for more dramatic lines:
http://www.andersostberg.com/fotogalleri/albums/Architectural/IMG_3532.jpg

http://www.andersostberg.com/fotogalleri/albums/Architectural/IMG_3526.jpg

[Digitalwave]

Those shots are very sharp! Great work. Let me know if you want to sell it :)

[Idoitforfree]

this lens is really sharp....thanks