Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye [Archive] - Page 2 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

deadatbirth

7th of December 2007 (Fri), 23:51

hey, im new here.
i was looking for pic differences b/w a camera w/ a crop of 1.3 vs 1.6
i have a canon 40D i just got and would like to see the difference.
i wanna take pics like this. can anyone help?
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1545264/
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1592946/

jacobsen1

8th of December 2007 (Sat), 17:02

you'd probably be better off with something wider. Sigma just made a 10mm and 4mm FE. The 4mm would have black corners so it's not what you want, but the 10 would be very similar to this 15mm on FF. The 15mm is designed from the ground up for a FF sensor (it was originally made pre digital). So don't get this lens for a cropped body. Also consider the tokina 10-17mm zoom. If you go back through this entire thread (or maybe another FE thread, not sure at this point) I've posted FF 15mm FE shots with the crops drawn on them. If you can't find them PM me and I'll post them again, but double check this entire thread first.

Double Negative

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 08:43

Less chit-chat, more pictures. :D

Click for larger + info:

http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0573.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1363&exhibition=10&ee_lang=eng&u=296,2) http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0567.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1364&exhibition=10&ee_lang=eng&u=296,3) http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0559.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1365&exhibition=10&ee_lang=eng&u=296,4)

http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0538.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1368&exhibition=10&ee_lang=eng&u=296,7)

jacobsen1

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 14:17

i was looking for pic differences b/w a camera w/ a crop of 1.3 vs 1.6

I've take 2 images with the 15mm FE and drawn in where it would be cropped to on a 1.3 and 1.6 body. I did this by setting the images size to 36mm x 24mm, then cropping that to 28.7mm x 18.7mm for the 1.3 and 22.2mm x 14.8mm for the 1.6. This considerably removes the fishiness of the lens IMHO because the distortion is much greater at the corners.

Here they are:
http://www.newschoolofphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/17-40mml--vs--12-24mm-ex-dg-comparison/IMG_2307.jpg

http://www.newschoolofphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/17-40mml--vs--12-24mm-ex-dg-comparison/IMG_2310.jpg

If you're on a 1.6 crop (your 40D) then a 10mm FE will be very similar to the entire image posted above. But if you put the 15mm FE on the 40D you'll only get the inner box. The middle box is for a 1 series non S. I highly recommend the tokina 10-177 FE because it's a 10mm FE, but also zooms if 10 is too wide, so why not? The Sigma 10mm FE (DC, so not for FF) is also another option, but I'm not sure if it's out yet.

Good Luck!

and make sure you don't just shoot with FEs because that's what you see online. They're way overused/played out in the action sports realm.

Madweasel

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 14:43

Excellent illustration of the diminishing effect of the 15mm fish-eye in crops Ben. I'm looking forward to seeing the Sigma 10mm, but it looks like the price may not be much different from that of the Tokina zoom.

deadatbirth

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 18:09

thanks jacobsen,
theres a pretty easy comparison. i luckily found a store that had a tokina 10-17mm and its definitely what i want.
and i dont plan on using the FE all the time, because like you said, it is way overused....but it does work for enough shots.

jacobsen1

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 23:26

thanks jacobsen,
and i dont plan on using the FE all the time, because like you said, it is way overused....but it does work for enough shots.

good to hear.
They are a ton of fun. I've wanted one for 10 years but thought I'd either never use it or use it too much... So far I'm using it a good bit, but hopefully not too much. As long as you think about what you're shooting you'll be fine, it's just a ton of new people want to get into action sports photography and they thinking buying a camera and a FE will have them set. You sound like you understand it's just one part of the bag of trick so you'll be fine. Enjoy it and share pictures when you get it.

ieatstars

9th of December 2007 (Sun), 23:40

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2293/2098688533_206b9767c4_o.jpg

deadatbirth

10th of December 2007 (Mon), 13:17

good to hear.
They are a ton of fun. I've wanted one for 10 years but thought I'd either never use it or use it too much... So far I'm using it a good bit, but hopefully not too much. As long as you think about what you're shooting you'll be fine, it's just a ton of new people want to get into action sports photography and they thinking buying a camera and a FE will have them set. You sound like you understand it's just one part of the bag of trick so you'll be fine. Enjoy it and share pictures when you get it.
even as new as i am in photography, i know that sticking with one lens primarily like the FE, can get boring after a while....unfortunately im the type of person who cant keep something "stock" from factory. im sure within the next few months ill have more lenses than i need/want.

jacobsen1

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 08:14

Went to Stowe Saturday, brought the camera with me and had some fun doing some "self portraits" (I'm the guy in orange):
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3829.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3839.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3852.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3865.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3872.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3877.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3902.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3917.jpg

I know I shoot with the FE a lot, but IMHO for what I'm shooting it's the right lens. The only times I should have used something else are for the shots of my buddy Jeff (the other skier I'm following). The FE was a bit wide for that, but it was on the camera, and that's the same run I did the self portraits, so I didn't feel like swapping mid run.

Double Negative

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 09:00

Ben, those are great. It's hard enough to shred the hill and shoot at the same time, worrying about focus, etc. The FE works great for that kind of shooting. Not to mention making the gondola seem actually large. :)

jacobsen1

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 09:17

Yeah, thanks.

Shooting myself was easier than I thought. Because of the insane DOF the FE gives you I set it to Tv and 1/125th... That put the exposures above f8 so I put it in MF, dialed infinity to f8 and snapped away. With infinity at f/8, 6" was centered on the focusing ring, so I knew I was OK. The other nice thing with the FE is the sun takes up much less of the picture if/when it makes it in, so that one part gets blown, but not the whole image. Then I just had to figure out a way to hold on to the camera. I had the strap wrapped around my arm so I wouldn't completely drop it if it slipped. I did get a cold hand though...

Randy1213

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 14:03

I just visited my account on the B&H website and discovered that my wife found my wishlist and ordered the 15mm f/2.8 fisheye for me for Christmas. (Cyber equivalent of peeking in the closet!) While fishing for comments about how it works with a cropped camera like the 400D, I thought the following from jacobsen was worthy of another post and a heart-felt thanks. Guess she didn't scroll down far enough to find the 5D on the wishlist!

I've take 2 images with the 15mm FE and drawn in where it would be cropped to on a 1.3 and 1.6 body. I did this by setting the images size to 36mm x 24mm, then cropping that to 28.7mm x 18.7mm for the 1.3 and 22.2mm x 14.8mm for the 1.6. This considerably removes the fishiness of the lens IMHO because the distortion is much greater at the corners.

Here they are:
http://www.newschoolofphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/17-40mml--vs--12-24mm-ex-dg-comparison/IMG_2307.jpg

http://www.newschoolofphotography.com/wp-content/gallery/17-40mml--vs--12-24mm-ex-dg-comparison/IMG_2310.jpg

ben_r_

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 14:18

jacobsen1

17th of December 2007 (Mon), 15:52

Thanks!

JCheungPhoto

2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 21:01

I just recieved my canon 15mm fisheye in the mail from B&H, I have to say, since I don't often have the luck of getting the 16-35 from the photo suite at my local paper (some other photog with more experience gets it first as well as the 5D), this has become my UWA. I am going to catch up to that guy with this lens mounted on a 20D, his equipment is always good, but I tend to get better angles, shots, etc. (on account of my small stature of a 17 yr old HS senior vs. 56 year old senior photog)

S.Horton

2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 21:53

Holy smokes I've been away from this thread for a while -- Some really awesome shots in here!

From another shoot, MKIIN
http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/189315460-M.jpg

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/189315409-M.jpg

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/189315484-M.jpg

S.Horton

2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 21:56

One more -- makes a very nice lightning lens.

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/188056201-M.jpg

JCheungPhoto

2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 22:28

One more -- makes a very nice lightning lens.

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/188056201-M.jpg
HOLY CRAP! That's Amazing

Double Negative

3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 08:10

Wow, Sam - amazing shot!

So... Electrifying! :p

S.Horton

3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 18:18

^^ LOL!

I think on a FF camera it might really 'stun' me.

JCheungPhoto

3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 18:20

I can't wait for my photo assignment tomorrow to shoot HS basketball and cheerleading with this lens x]

jacobsen1

3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 22:58

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/okemo-12-26-07/IMG_4013.jpg

fWord

12th of January 2008 (Sat), 01:55

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/s1ckpuppy/Blogger/IMG15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/s1ckpuppy/Blogger/IMG19.jpg

MDJAK

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 11:44

I shot this with the 15mm Canon fisheye this past week in Madison Square Garden between periods of the Ranger hockey game. I was wondering why it wasn't as wide as I thought it should be, when I finally realized I had my 1DIII instead of the 1DsIII with me. I was greatly disappointed.
http://www.pbase.com/image/91606853.jpg

MDJAK

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 11:48

Went to Stowe Saturday, brought the camera with me and had some fun doing some "self portraits" (I'm the guy in orange):

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3852.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3865.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3872.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3877.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3902.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3917.jpg

I know I shoot with the FE a lot, but IMHO for what I'm shooting it's the right lens. The only times I should have used something else are for the shots of my buddy Jeff (the other skier I'm following). The FE was a bit wide for that, but it was on the camera, and that's the same run I did the self portraits, so I didn't feel like swapping mid run.

Uh, if you were a halfway decent skier, you'd not only be able to change lenses in midrun, you'd clean your sensor at the same time. On the moguls. :lol: ;)

Great shots.
mark

TheGaffer

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 13:09

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/188056201-M.jpg
Nice sky. When I went close to a pylon with the fisheye and a FF body, I came home with this:
http://www.tug.com/stuff/pylon-2.jpg
Andrew

MDJAK

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 15:06

Thse are awesome.

MDJAK

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 15:10

Here's one I shot a while back on FF.
http://www.pbase.com/mdjak/image/64664507.jpg

samsen

13th of January 2008 (Sun), 15:21

For crop format, did any one said Sigma 4.5mm (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0711/07111402sigma45fish.asp)Fisheye?
Especially with its true fisheye circle on cropped sensor.

jacobsen1

15th of January 2008 (Tue), 10:07

when I finally realized I had my 1DIII instead of the 1DsIII with me.

a problem we all wish we had...

p360

15th of January 2008 (Tue), 10:10

a problem we all wish we had...

LOL :D

DwightMcCann

16th of January 2008 (Wed), 16:39

15mm on 1DMIIN:

http://dwightmccann.com/Images/ShoBox02022007/Santos-Montano007.JPG

Papaw

16th of January 2008 (Wed), 16:51

Looks more like a 10 to me instead of a 3.

timnosenzo

21st of January 2008 (Mon), 13:01

I NEED to stop looking at threads like this, it just makes me think about how I can justify a lens like this.... :)

Well, 4 months later and I just bought one... should be here tomorrow.

Not sure what my plan is for this--probably do some landscape, I think it could be fun for groups of people, car shows and I am taking a trip to Italy in the summer, I think it could be fun to use there as well. Hopefully I'll get some good use out of it though. :)

Jbs

21st of January 2008 (Mon), 13:03

Looks more like a 10 to me instead of a 3.

+1

some of these pics are great. I love the wideangle view!

DwightMcCann

21st of January 2008 (Mon), 13:38

Well, 4 months later and I just bought one... should be here tomorrow.

Not sure what my plan is for this--probably do some landscape, I think it could be fun for groups of people, car shows and I am taking a trip to Italy in the summer, I think it could be fun to use there as well. Hopefully I'll get some good use out of it though. :)

I took my 5D, 24-105 and 15mm fisheye to Cancun last year ... got some stunners:
http://palsgaard-mccann.net/FamilyPictures/Cancun2007/content/bin/images/large/Cancun217.jpg

Trapeze area where my daughter took to the skies:
http://palsgaard-mccann.net/FamilyPictures/Cancun2007/content/bin/images/large/Cancun187.jpg

Double Negative

22nd of January 2008 (Tue), 01:07

Click for larger + info:

http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0898.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1411&exhibition=9&ee_lang=eng&u=70,2) http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0956.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1414&exhibition=9&ee_lang=eng&u=70,0)

http://litpixel.com/ee/images/thumb/_1D_0951.jpg (http://litpixel.com/ee/photo.php?photo=1415&exhibition=9&ee_lang=eng&u=70,1)

Shot on a 1D2N (1.3x)

TheBlueLightSpecial

1st of February 2008 (Fri), 00:51

This thread is like adding gas to a fire, more of a reason for me to upgrade to the FF from a 1.6x and get this lens.

great photos every :D

jacobsen1

1st of February 2008 (Fri), 08:33

This thread is like adding gas to a fire, more of a reason for me to upgrade to the FF from a 1.6x and get this lens.

great photos every :D

or you can just get any of the 10mm FE options on a crop and have the same effect...

S.Horton

2nd of February 2008 (Sat), 14:48

@Andrew - Interesting take on the transmission line. I'll try that one for lightning next time!

TeeTee

2nd of February 2008 (Sat), 15:01

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/stowe-12-15-2007/IMG_3917.jpg

By far one of the coolest self-portraits I've seen. Excellent capture of environment and mood. The fact that I can hardly ski, let alone photograph myself while skiing is quite impressive!

jacobsen1

4th of February 2008 (Mon), 08:08

By far one of the coolest self-portraits I've seen. Excellent capture of environment and mood. The fact that I can hardly ski, let alone photograph myself while skiing is quite impressive!

Thanks!

Waldo Pepper

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 15:12

Sigma 15mm FE

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7006/5p8e9823modifiergfhh7.jpg

S.Horton

17th of February 2008 (Sun), 19:40

Nice sky. When I went close to a pylon with the fisheye and a FF body, I came home with this:
http://www.tug.com/stuff/pylon-2.jpg
Andrew

Cool idea!

beezwax

29th of February 2008 (Fri), 14:53

just got back from sailing from Bermuda to Antigua with a few new shots:

http://www.syavalanche.com/wp-content/gallery/trip-south-2007/IMG_3578.jpg

I love this pic Ben

S.Horton

1st of March 2008 (Sat), 14:07

^^ That may be "best in thread" --

Here's a newer one from me, 30D body, where the lens really becomes a WA prime
http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/258535838_tCJyf-L.jpg

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/258552074_2hJvB-L.jpg

jacobsen1

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 15:46

DEMO

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 16:28

Congrats Ben..

timnosenzo

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 19:10

We're now proud parents. Check out the blog for more details, but here are a few shots with the FE.

Congrats Ben!!

So thanks to this thread I've had a fisheye for a couple months and have been having some fun with it. Here's a couple:

Structures:

http://www.timnosenzo.com/photos/257117241_p6Dpn-L-1.jpg

Driving:

http://www.timnosenzo.com/photos/250344117_3zCNa-L.jpg

Out with some friends:

http://www.timnosenzo.com/photos/260920077_cpc8Y-L.jpg

Double Negative

10th of March 2008 (Mon), 20:34

I wasn't planning on using the 15mm, let alone exclusively - but this entire gallery is shot with the 15mm f/2.8 on a 1D2N. Just a quick romp at a local museum grounds one lunch hour: http://litpixel.com/ee/list.php?exhibition=32&ee_lang=eng

JCheungPhoto

15th of March 2008 (Sat), 23:08

Quick question: Has anyone had trouble shooting with this lens on a FF body mounted on a tripod? Getting the tripod legs in the shot?

franklinn

16th of March 2008 (Sun), 00:29

We're now proud parents. Check out the blog for more details, but here are a few shots with the FE.

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/elias-3-9-08/IMG_5470.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/elias-3-9-08/IMG_5466.jpg

WOW Congratulations Ben! Fantastic shots, and an adorable baby you've got there. Did you use a flash in the second shot, or just pure sunlight peering through the window?

jacobsen1

17th of March 2008 (Mon), 10:24

or just pure sunlight peering through the window?
yep, and thanks.

Photodawg1

17th of March 2008 (Mon), 10:27

Here' one of Juan Carlos Robles killin' some time before his boxing match against Rob Calloway that night in Allentown, PA.

timnosenzo

27th of March 2008 (Thu), 08:17

Quick question: Has anyone had trouble shooting with this lens on a FF body mounted on a tripod? Getting the tripod legs in the shot?

You definitely need to watch for it. It would be pretty easy to do. You have to watch out for your feet too. :)

JCheungPhoto

27th of March 2008 (Thu), 14:04

You definitely need to watch for it. It would be pretty easy to do. You have to watch out for your feet too. :)

Yes! (not that getting tripod legs and shoes in the shot is good, but that's awesome FoV coming from someone used to a 1.6x crop)

mortensortland

4th of May 2008 (Sun), 19:53

What about 40D? Anybody got any pictures taken with that body?
I do not want the Fisheye-effect, but understand from this tread that this object would work as a regular wide-angle on the 40D

JCheungPhoto

4th of May 2008 (Sun), 19:55

u will definitly get the fisheye effect on any straight line in the frame

Madweasel

5th of May 2008 (Mon), 02:55

What about 40D? Anybody got any pictures taken with that body?
I do not want the Fisheye-effect, but understand from this tread that this object would work as a regular wide-angle on the 40D
All that happens is that you get a crop of the central area of the full-frame image, which most people consider neither one thing nor the other. It is certainly not a 'regular wideangle', but the fish-eye effect is not very strong either.

If you don't want the fish-eye effect, but want maximum wideangle with a 40D, you've got a choice between the Canon 10-22 and the Sigma 10-20 (aside from using a fish-eye and then 'defishing' with Photoshop). It'll be interesting to see if Sigma (the most likely manufacturer to make extreme lenses for crop cameras) release a wider prime, equivalent to the full-frame 14mm, which would have to be around 9mm. So far there's no such thing on the market.

timnosenzo

5th of May 2008 (Mon), 07:22

I love this lens. I don't use it terribly often, but its small enough to I almost always bring it with me. And while its not right for every situation, sometimes its just perfect!

Here's a couple quick ones from my trip to NYC yesterday... first is inside Ellis Island, second is from inside Grand Central Station. Hope you enjoy!

http://homepage.mac.com/timothynosenzo/.Pictures/IMG_9719.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/timothynosenzo/.Pictures/IMG_0021.jpg

Double Negative

5th of May 2008 (Mon), 12:07

^ Nice shots! Definitely works great in situations like that. I agree, it's so small you can always have it handy in the bag. I never thought I'd end up using mine anywhere near as much as I do.

JCheungPhoto

5th of May 2008 (Mon), 16:40

its a great lens I admit, on my loaned crop camera I used it for shooting blind (ie: holding above or into a huddle to get rare angles)

JakPot

18th of May 2008 (Sun), 22:32

rented this guy for a trip to the Colorado Sand Dunes. I got this one from the car on the way. I'll post some from the dunes when I process them. I was pleased with the colors this lens produced without filters.

http://www.jakepotts.com/potn/mountain.jpg

ieatstars

18th of May 2008 (Sun), 22:35

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_0239.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_0229.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_0225.jpg

JakPot

18th of May 2008 (Sun), 22:36

i couldn't help but to take a few like you did in #2. It was too fun to pass up. Good shots!

ieatstars

18th of May 2008 (Sun), 22:38

i couldn't help but to take a few like you did in #2. It was too fun to pass up. Good shots!
lol nice! I figured since my shadow was going to end up in all of them, I might as well take one of it. Can't wait to see the rest of your shots.

DEMO

18th of May 2008 (Sun), 22:51

Nice STI ieatstars. I ended up selling my Evolution because I was going to end up killing myself. I just couldn't refrain myself from driving the speed limit :twisted:.

JCheungPhoto

19th of May 2008 (Mon), 14:19

Nice STI ieatstars. I ended up selling my Evolution because I was going to end up killing myself. I just couldn't refrain myself from driving the speed limit :twisted:.

:eek:The Lancer Evolution kicks the can from under the Sti

I was looking for a used one...

inthedeck

4th of June 2008 (Wed), 09:38

Here's another, to keep the archive going.

5D and 15mm

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2550114448_611ac6ba1f_o.jpg

Booshanky

6th of June 2008 (Fri), 08:43

All these were taken with that lens on a Rebel XTI.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/matich/SEioofkOJcI/AAAAAAAAUxg/U3mUhZyMDEo/s800/IMG_5642.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/matich/SEiopvkOJdI/AAAAAAAAUxs/-Lq3dedt8eo/s800/IMG_5643.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/matich/SEioqfkOJeI/AAAAAAAAUx4/3nLhFdogKl0/s800/IMG_5646.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/matich/SEior_kOJfI/AAAAAAAAUyE/c2wUZ9tiu44/s800/IMG_5648.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/matich/SEiosvkOJgI/AAAAAAAAUyQ/A1_OtuGdyy4/s800/IMG_5649.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/matich/SEiou_kOJiI/AAAAAAAAUyo/qOXAWectmRY/s800/IMG_5651.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/matich/SEiowfkOJjI/AAAAAAAAUy0/YZ69kCoFgn0/s800/IMG_5654.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/matich/SEioxvkOJkI/AAAAAAAAUzA/wIQiHuNsC3w/s800/IMG_5655.JPG

Double Negative

6th of June 2008 (Fri), 08:56

^ Nice hardware, Mark. :)

JCheungPhoto

6th of June 2008 (Fri), 09:41

beautiful weapons...oh and good pictures too xD

Booshanky

6th of June 2008 (Fri), 10:30

Gracias. I like to shoot. Pictures, guns, pool. As long as I'm shooting I'm happy.

GrendelZ

6th of June 2008 (Fri), 19:10

Nice AR. Looks similar to mine.

S.Horton

7th of June 2008 (Sat), 11:43

http://midnightblue.smugmug.com/photos/305085643_S2ZcQ-L.jpg

KINGSKY

10th of June 2008 (Tue), 11:51

any1 know where i can get a new 1 at a decent price?

Double Negative

10th of June 2008 (Tue), 12:36

any1 know where i can get a new 1 at a decent price?

Try http://beachcamera.com for one. They turn up in the B&S forum here and on FM occasionally also for ~$525.

JakPot

10th of June 2008 (Tue), 13:20

any1 know where i can get a new 1 at a decent price?

Try http://beachcamera.com for one. They turn up in the B&S forum here and on FM occasionally also for ~$525.

Try to PM voodoo1694. he had one listed not long ago, and I think it was exactly $525. See if it's still up for sale. Great seller, just got a 17-40 from him.

KINGSKY

10th of June 2008 (Tue), 21:59

thankx guys...

S.Horton

10th of June 2008 (Tue), 22:05

Try KEH.COM, they might have one used.

Look in the POTN Sell forum as well.

bhardwaj.deepak

11th of June 2008 (Wed), 00:18

Man o man... Am really taken off by few of the pics in this thread.
I was looking out for a bit wide angle lens on my XTi. But seems like now i have made up my mind to get an ultra wide... Am completely taken away by these pics.

Can any one suggest some good ultra wide lens for Fish eye... on 1.6x body like XTi?

JakPot

11th of June 2008 (Wed), 06:58

zzxtremexx

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 10:35

So, this is kind of a noob question. I just picked one of these up and it's my first prime lens, as my others all have zoom factors, 17-85 mm, etc. Why does this lens have an AF and MF switch, wouldnt it always be in MF? Is the AF just kind of a locked in position once it's focused to where you want it?? Thanks for any help..

Double Negative

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 10:47

zzxtremexx

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 11:02

Double Negative

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 11:22

thanks D.Neg. Yea, I am just used to, when I have my other lenses on Autofocus, the lens adjusting to focus in on something (ie, I hear the lens adjust) With the prime, autofocus basically does nothing, it does not readjust if I move closer, etc...so why is it on there, am I doing something incorrectly?

Auto focus works the same on every lens - you press the shutter button halfway (or use the "*" button) and the lens focuses on your selected AF point. Are you saying the 15mm doesn't do this? It doesn't buzz and change focus? If that's the case, it's broken. ;)

zzxtremexx

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 11:42

Auto focus works the same on every lens - you press the shutter button halfway (or use the "*" button) and the lens focuses on your selected AF point. Are you saying the 15mm doesn't do this? It doesn't buzz and change focus? If that's the case, it's broken. ;)

Exactly I will try it again tonight, but may be it is broken...I guess that's why I was asking this info...now I know I was just not doing something wrong...It was shipped brand and packaged well by adorama, and it's new...but I'll try again tonight..it may be going back to them...thanks for your help, I knew I wasnt going nuts!

Madweasel

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 12:25

Exactly I will try it again tonight, but may be it is broken...I guess that's why I was asking this info...now I know I was just not doing something wrong...It was shipped brand and packaged well by adorama, and it's new...but I'll try again tonight..it may be going back to them...thanks for your help, I knew I wasnt going nuts!
The depth of field you get with such a short focal length may make it hard for you to notice changes in focus. Also the barrel won't move very far, so may produce less of a sound on focussing. It is probably working ok, but it would be best to make sure by pixel peeping shots of near and far subjects, while it's still new.

JCheungPhoto

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 13:17

all u need to do is focus on something close, like a foot away. Then focus on something several feet away. If you hear a whining motor-like sound your EF fisheye is working fine

Double Negative

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 13:53

^ Last two posts make good points. Try those. Honestly though, the 15mm is a buzzy little beastie so it shouldn't be hard to miss when it IS focusing. :D

zzxtremexx

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 14:22

thanks guys, I look forward to trying it again tonight when I get home...I only had time to mess with it for like 15 min. last night..

JCheungPhoto

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 15:10

^ Last two posts make good points. Try those. Honestly though, the 15mm is a buzzy little beastie so it shouldn't be hard to miss when it IS focusing. :D

yep, it's not a very new lens either. However I doubt it will be replaced in hte near future because the uses of a fisheye rarely nessesitate quick/silent focusing

Double Negative

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 15:20

yep, it's not a very new lens either. However I doubt it will be replaced in hte near future because the uses of a fisheye rarely nessesitate quick/silent focusing

Exactly... It wouldn't really matter if they never put USM in it, etc. Would it be nice? Sure. Do I care? No, not really. As it is, focusing is almost unecessary, especially stopped down. Set it to f/16 at the hyperfocal distance and just shoot away...

advaitin

13th of June 2008 (Fri), 15:52

Love this lens--my 15mm is sharp as a tack and works for all my Canons. This shot, however is on a 1Ds Mark III and prints nicely to 17" x 25". What you see here is an 800-year-old live oak near Ormond Beach called the Fairchild Oak. Its limbs run from the trunk in the center to the edges of the frame on either side. Outside of a stitch, this is the only way to shoot the whole tree.

JCheungPhoto

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 11:22

Here's one of the last pictures I took with this lens before I turned in my 30D back into my paper's photosuite for the last time. I wanted to that separation of the forground and the background so I used a larger aperture.
EOS 30D
1/1250ths
f/4
ISO 100

no PP except for the text, border, and compression...C/C would be appreciated

TeeTee

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 14:38

What a fun lens. I love that it's small enough to almost always have space for. Do you guys find you use yours more often than you thought you would before buying it? It's on the bottom of my wishlist but I'm considering bumping it up for some quirky photography.

JCheungPhoto

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 15:03

I use it as a wacky walkaround lens on that crop body, on a FF body it's a bit more special use

ieatstars

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 15:36

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2574385795_d4e8c59535_o.jpg

coorz

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 16:18

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2574385795_d4e8c59535_o.jpg
Nice PP! Is that Amsterdam?

ieatstars

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 16:37

Nice PP! Is that Amsterdam?
Thanks! I used alien skin exposure. Yes I see I was on your home turf :lol:

coorz

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 17:07

Thanks! I used alien skin exposure. Yes I see I was on your home turf :lol:
Hope you had a good time here!

ieatstars

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 20:31

Hope you had a good time here!
Thanks! My camera was in paradise :D I couldn't walk more than two feet without seeing something to take a photo of.

ieatstars

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 20:32

One more.. about five feet from the bicycle photo lol.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d140/suuupra/IMG_2337copy.jpg

JCheungPhoto

14th of June 2008 (Sat), 20:38

now I can't wait for thatr 5D to come in the mail

zzxtremexx

17th of June 2008 (Tue), 07:15

So a couple of pages back I wrote that I was having an issue with it....so I brought to a friends house, before I called adorama this weekend, took off the lens, wiped the area of the little goldish like color metal on the back side of the lens where it would connect to the body, re-attached it to the body and voila, it worked!

tomdlgns

26th of June 2008 (Thu), 14:02

anyone use this lens on a 40d?

dariusz

2nd of July 2008 (Wed), 15:57

Hi Lads

Some my shots

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/8535/nu9w8032gs8.jpg

2
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9929/nu9w8053el5.jpg
3
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/5299/98569509mo8.jpg

1Dmark 2 old but still good body :)

timnosenzo

25th of August 2008 (Mon), 12:30

Time to revive this thread a bit. One from this past weekend, Saturday night Mets game at Shea Stadium.

http://www.timnosenzo.com/photos/357940921_29o5o-L.jpg

inthedeck

25th of August 2008 (Mon), 12:42

^^Wicked. Nice Shot. Gonna miss the stadium, once they open up the new one. How's the parkin' in and around Queens? Did they ever get rid of the freakin' junkyards over there? :lol:

timnosenzo

25th of August 2008 (Mon), 16:06

^^Wicked. Nice Shot. Gonna miss the stadium, once they open up the new one. How's the parkin' in and around Queens? Did they ever get rid of the freakin' junkyards over there? :lol:

Thanks! We actually wound up taking the train in NYC, then hoping on the subway to Queens. Since they decided to build a new stadium in the parking lot, the amount of available parking has been reduced dramatically. ;)

inthedeck

25th of August 2008 (Mon), 17:52

^ Wise.

Mick_I

29th of September 2008 (Mon), 03:33

Just got this little gem!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2894480560_28d5d69f6f.jpg

gary88

4th of October 2008 (Sat), 22:05

I got to try one out on a 5D today. Pretty fun piece of glass. I had to make an effort to keep my arms and legs out of the shot.

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/5747/img0595wrn1.jpg

inthedeck

4th of October 2008 (Sat), 22:27

Here's one, from a couple of weekends ago. A pano.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3079/2875259479_90e9172a7a_o.jpg

S.Horton

5th of October 2008 (Sun), 19:15

JakPot

5th of October 2008 (Sun), 19:48

Edit: OOPS this was with the Sigma 15mm.
http://jakepotts.com/potn/Cruise_52.jpg

tangcla

12th of October 2008 (Sun), 17:27

Is this the 'official' Canon 15mm fisheye thread?

I've got one and I love it :D

just wondering if anyone's done any DIY mods to make the lens cap stay on more securely.

tangcla

12th of October 2008 (Sun), 17:30

I guess I'd better contribute too.

Here's one with mild fisheye effect.

http://www.tangcla.com/photos/random_cars_080621/images/IMG_1036.jpg

I'll find more when I get a chance.

tangcla

12th of October 2008 (Sun), 17:33

Found some more.

http://www.tangcla.com/photos/liberty_080614/images/IMG_0901.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/strobist_081012/images/IMG_6970.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/strobist_081012/images/IMG_6972.jpg
http://www.tangcla.com/photos/sneeze_080914/images/IMG_4864.jpg

Thomas Lunt

19th of October 2008 (Sun), 21:28

From todays portrait shoot! GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa160/Thomaslunt/141R9240.jpg

Don Komarechka

20th of October 2008 (Mon), 11:15

I've taken a lot of bad photos and some keepers with the fisheye. Not because of image quality, but because sometimes the distortion just doesn't work. Doesn't stop me from playing with it every chance I get though ;)

Here are a few pics worth noting:

Works great in tight places, like inside this ultralight airplane:
http://electricpickleonline.com/images/potn/fisheye_airplane.jpg

Or how about looking up at trees?
http://electricpickleonline.com/images/potn/fisheye_fall_colours.jpg

These ones show the curve distortion over a lake:
http://electricpickleonline.com/images/potn/fisheye_sunset_1.jpg

And the other way:
http://electricpickleonline.com/images/potn/fisheye_sunset_2.jpg

tangcla

20th of October 2008 (Mon), 16:20

Has anyone used DxO Optics to correct for the fisheye distortion?

inthedeck

20th of October 2008 (Mon), 16:27

Nope...but, when I want to use the 15mm to be 'really' wide, I try to find a point where it's least fishy...and then can/will use CS3 to remove the little bit that may be left over. Try it out sometime...though, it's not the best option, it sorta works.

tangcla

20th of October 2008 (Mon), 16:57

.. actually I was just curious to know whether DxO is any good. :p

inthedeck

20th of October 2008 (Mon), 17:19

Got me bud...I have no clue. Sorry. :(

advaitin

28th of October 2008 (Tue), 16:30

.. actually I was just curious to know whether DxO is any good. :p

First, you have to have a version that works. The last two just won't work in my Sony desktop, so no way to see if it would do me any good.

dariusz

28th of October 2008 (Tue), 20:24

The best fun with 15mm is on FF

Noisy 5D ;) and 15mm on 2,8

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8025/darle0.jpg (http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?image=darle0.jpg)

HSK

28th of October 2008 (Tue), 20:31

that is so cool, very nice.

really looks like it's jumping out.

sagray

2nd of November 2008 (Sun), 12:18

From todays portrait shoot! GO PHILLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa160/Thomaslunt/141R9240.jpg

Great shot...and I LOVE the venue!

bunyarra

3rd of November 2008 (Mon), 06:25

Damn .. falling in love with this lens ...

http://photosignals.smugmug.com/photos/406431772_Ecdrf-XL-2.jpg

Vacant Theory

3rd of November 2008 (Mon), 08:03

Damn .. falling in love with this lens ...

I wonder why... :D
what a great shot!!!

GrillZ

14th of November 2008 (Fri), 22:39

Sorry, I am kind of new to photography, but what is this "cop body factor" thing?

I was thinking of getting this lens but I am reading this cop factor 1.6 thing....help.

I have the Canon Rebel XSi.....should I not get this lens? Do I need a fisheye with a smaller focal length?

What is the crop body of my XSi ?

tangcla

14th of November 2008 (Fri), 22:41

Your Rebel is a 1.6x crop. THe fisheye effect won't be as pronounced.

GrillZ

14th of November 2008 (Fri), 22:44

Your Rebel is a 1.6x crop. THe fisheye effect won't be as pronounced.
So I can never get a fisheye?
Or I could get a fisheye but I just need a smaller focal length like 8mm or something ?

tangcla

14th of November 2008 (Fri), 22:59

You'll still get *some* fisheye effect but much less.

GrillZ

14th of November 2008 (Fri), 23:44

You'll still get *some* fisheye effect but much less.
Oh....ok....I understand.....But I want to see for myself, some sample images using the Canon 15mm fisheye on the XSi.

I'll start looking around.....

thnx

if worst comes to worst the Peleng 8mm dosnt look too bad aside from not having auto focus...

FociBC

15th of November 2008 (Sat), 03:35

these photos encourage me to buy a 5d at the very least. I've always enjoyed the full wide angle/fisheye effect of these lenses, but the crop factor for my camera makes me shy away and change up bodies

Madweasel

15th of November 2008 (Sat), 10:56

You don't have to go full frame to get fish-eye. There are now the Tokina 10-17 fish-eye zoom, the Sigma 10mm and the Sigma 4.5mm, all made for crop bodies. You can also use the Sigma 8mm and the Peleng 8mm, but for both those you'll have to crop the corners a little as they are really made to give a circular image on a full frame sensor. Fish-eye lenses of 15-16mm on a crop do not give a good effect. To see it, just imagine the central half of the images in this thread. Note that it's really out towards the corners where the effect is strongest.

FociBC

16th of November 2008 (Sun), 02:56

your absolutely correct Madweasel and this was one of the reasons I considered a ff body. I tend to prefer the canon lineup of lenses, knowing that you can get a good lens from a 3rd party I have considered this. I am also looking long term, whilst keeping realistic about my choice for what lens to buy.

-Tokina 10-17 fish-eye zoom mixed reviews from what I've gathered
-Sigma 10mm is one I'd consider
-Sigma 4.5mm hard to find any info

cheers

lmitch6

16th of November 2008 (Sun), 23:05

Here's one from today:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3166/3036528635_837a2105fa.jpg

b.d.bop

24th of November 2008 (Mon), 18:15

I love my 15mm/2.8 FE. Here's a couple of shots of our family which I did with it just recently. Used the 1DsIII. Both are cropped somewhat.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/b_d_bop/OllieCouch15mmFE_bsmallfltd.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/b_d_bop/BocceWAsepiaSMALLfltd.jpg

tangcla

24th of November 2008 (Mon), 18:22

Mark - love the shot of the Rex.

kanonshooter

24th of November 2008 (Mon), 18:25

b.d.bop

24th of November 2008 (Mon), 19:51

Mark - love the shot of the Rex.

Sphynx, not Rex. Thanks! :cool:

b.d.bop

24th of November 2008 (Mon), 19:53

You have two AWESOME pets. I love them both, but especially the cat! Great pics btw.

Thanks very much! They're best buddies - like brothers. One would be miserable without the other. Sometimes the cat actually rides the bulldog like a mahout on his elephant. That dog has a heart of gold.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y28/b_d_bop/OllieBocce11-3-07s-2.jpg