Ignoring the price.. whats the best fisheye lens out there?
is 8-15L the best, or is there one better / similar for lower price (in terms of image quality, sharpness etc.)
5W0L3 Senior Member 998 posts Likes: 14 Joined Mar 2012 More info | Jan 04, 2013 07:34 | #1 Ignoring the price.. whats the best fisheye lens out there? Manav
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Jan 04, 2013 07:39 | #2 depends on what you're looking for. I was recently looking for a fisheye, and while I'm sure the 8-15 is great, I had no want or need for a circular fisheye, which the 8-15 is basically until 15mm. So, with that in mind, I didn't want to spend the extra dough on a zoom fisheye, when I'd only use it at 15mm. So, I bought the Sigma 15mm FE and gained f/2.8 instead of the f/4 of the L. If you'll be shooting with it indoors, or in low light, and don't have need/want for the circular fisheye on the 8-15, I'd go for either the Sigma 15mm or the Canon 15mm. Canon 5dmkIII, Sigma 15mm f/2.8FE; 35mm f/1.4; Canon EF70-200 f/2.8L IS II; --- YN560 x 7
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RogerC11 Senior Member 467 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2010 More info | Jan 04, 2013 08:06 | #3 If you want a quality fisheye on a budget and dont mind manual focus and aperture, try the samyang 8mm.
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jacobwilson99 Member 59 posts Joined Dec 2012 More info | Jan 04, 2013 09:34 | #4 I agree with va_rider. I'm not a big fan of fisheyes tho. Wouldn't mind getting my hands on a 14mm rectilinear lens.
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Madweasel Cream of the Crop  6,224 posts Likes: 61 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Fareham, UK More info | Jan 04, 2013 09:58 | #5 I think answering the original question, the 8-15L is indeed the best. I've been very impressed with it, both in sharpness (out to the edge) and also flare resistance/contrast. In tests I've seen it's even sharper than the 15mm primes. I agree though that the difference is quite small, so if you only want a rectangular frame then it might be hard to justify the price difference. Mark.
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RiffRaff Goldmember  1,111 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2007 Location: Austin, Texas, USA More info | Jan 04, 2013 10:55 | #6 I'm hoping to get the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, for the extra stop of light and because I don't care about circular fisheye. I'm sure the Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye would have been fine too, but I'd prefer a currently in production lens. Shawn McHorse - Shawn.McHorse.com
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pdrober2 Goldmember  2,318 posts Joined Nov 2010 Location: Durham, NC More info | Jan 04, 2013 11:55 | #7 8-15 is the best, but you have to pay to play Fujifilm X-T1 | 23 | 27 | 56 | 90 | 55-200
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irishman Goldmember  4,098 posts Likes: 14 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ More info | Jan 04, 2013 12:04 | #8 Riff Raff wrote in post #15443583  I'm hoping to get the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, for the extra stop of light and because I don't care about circular fisheye. I'm sure the Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye would have been fine too, but I'd prefer a currently in production lens. Well said. Lensrentals has a good summary of fisheyes here: 6D, G9, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 50 2.8 macro, Nikon 14-24G 2.8, Canon 16-35 2.8 II, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, tripod, lights, other stuff.
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