Fisheye Lens

I hope this post is in right section.

I have a EOS20D and was told by a "Camera Shop" that i can't use a fisheye lens with my camera! WHich i think is wrong

I do a lot of mountain bike and kite surfing pics and like the look and feel of the fish eye lens

I have a budget of around £500

I was hoping i could get some recommendations

Cheers

Tim

Yes, you can use a fisheye. But do not get a 15mm fisheye intended for FF cameras. Get a 10mm fisheye specifically designed for the 1.6x format.

Yep, there are a number of different fish eyes out there of different focal lengths. If you want ultra wide, the rokinon 8mm isn't a bad choice.

i have the rokinon 8mm and its simply awesome,sure its manual but set it to infinity and unless your subject is super close u will have great sharp shots,for the price its fantastic,i can't say enough about it,its my favourite lens for sure,

Look no further than the Samyang/Rokinon/Bower/​Bell and Howell fisheye lens (it's sold under numerous names, all the same lens). It's sharp from wide open, has great contrast and it's cheap as dirt.

You definitely do not need AF on a fisheye lens, just pick one up and don't look back imo

Have a poke around here if you need convincing https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=835464

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17051827
Look no further than the Samyang/Rokinon/Bower/​Bell and Howell fisheye lens (it's sold under numerous names, all the same lens). It's sharp from wide open, has great contrast and it's cheap as dirt.

You definitely do not need AF on a fisheye lens, just pick one up and don't look back imo

Have a poke around here if you need convincing https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=835464

I have a rokinon 8mm to 15mm on a T3I.

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Has anyone used the Vivitar 8 mm f / 3.5 IF MC Fisheye Lens? Is it any good? I can get that for £168

I'm struggling to find some where to buy the Rokinon in the UK …. plenty on ebay coming from china but i wanted it PDQ

Jessops do the Samyang version but its way more expensive than other places at £265

It's the same lens under a different name, IIRC.

amazon has the rokinon and its great,free shipping,i had mine in a few days

Well i bought the Samyang lens… tried it this weekend while out mountain biking got the results i wanted just need to get to grips with settings as i over exposed a lot of the pictures! would a light meter help me determine best aperture? Also wondering about upgrading from my 20D to another cannon…. any recommendations? would like to be able to do video if possible

"would a light meter help me determine best aperture? "

Duh!!

The 8mm vivitar, samyang, rokinon , opteka fisheye are the same lens. You can get them in US for $200 when they are on sale. On a crop sensor camera, they will give you a 180 degree diagonal fisheye image but not a circular fisheye image. I don't know if they make a circular fisheye for a crop sensor. If there is one, you need to look for a 5mm fisheye and not an 8mm. If you want a circular fisheye image, then a full frame camera and 8mm sigma or canon. But they are expensive.

TMS wrote in post #17060878
Well i bought the Samyang lens… tried it this weekend while out mountain biking got the results i wanted just need to get to grips with settings as i over exposed a lot of the pictures! would a light meter help me determine best aperture? Also wondering about upgrading from my 20D to another cannon…. any recommendations? would like to be able to do video if possible

The cheapest canon dslr is the t3. But it shoots 720p video. Bought new, it's $275 and $300 for camera and lens combo. For 500 bucks and 1080p, the t5 or sl1. If you wait for a sale, the sl1 should be around $300 or 350.

TMS wrote in post #17060878
would a light meter help me determine best aperture?

What setting are you using? I get good exposure with my Rokinon 8mm (and my Rokinon 85/1.4,) using the Av exposure mode.

honestly, if i were you i'd buy a gopro.