Help! I've got fisheye fever!

pulsar123 wrote in post #18095498
Such lens does exist - and that's the OP's lens (Samyang 12mm fisheye). It has stereographic projection according to lenstip:

http://www.lenstip.com …8_ED_AS_NCS_Fis​h-eye.html

Thanks ! Didn't know it was a stereographic one.
I'll check the reviews... let's see if the good old Canon 15mm is going to have a new owner
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UPDATE: I have checked the lenstip review, and it seems the lens is not that great at the edge of the frame.
I wonder if they got a bad copy.
I own its smallest brother (the 8mm f/2.8 for APS-C NEX) which is also stereographic and optically amazing, although a different optical design.
Need more reviews.

Her something like the rok 14 or wider and do fish in post? I figure fish is so gimmicky, that you might as well do in post and use the UWA the rest of the 99%time you shoot.

Charlie wrote in post #18095766
Her something like the rok 14 or wider and do fish in post?

You can't do fish in post with a rectilinear lens, because it is impossible to capture a 180-degree FOV. A big portion of the frame would be blank.

Great user reviews for Samyang 12mm fisheye on B&H, from all mounts: https://www.bhphotovid​eo.com …m_c_12mm_f_2_8_​ed_as.html

If I upgrade to FF this lens will be my obvious upgrade path from my current 8mm Samyang.

Regarding defishing - I tried it with my 8mm fisheye, and the corner sharpness is way worse than with my rectilinear UWA, Sigma 10-20mm, so I kept both lenses.

CheshireCat wrote in post #18095767
You can't do fish in post with a rectilinear lens, because it is impossible to capture a 180-degree FOV. A big portion of the frame would be blank.

I dont mean a 180 FOV, just a gimmicky fish effect in post. Only issue is the vision you see in a fisheye vs post, and of course if you print, probably unacceptable.

CheshireCat wrote in post #18095767
You can't do fish in post with a rectilinear lens, because it is impossible to capture a 180-degree FOV. A big portion of the frame would be blank.

A lot of fisheyes can't do 180 FOV either...

They are fun to use !

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vengence wrote in post #18096160
A lot of fisheyes can't do 180 FOV either...

Then they're not real fisheyes. All of the fisheye lenses I've seen are 180 if used on the intended format camera.

There's a huge gap between the FOV of something like an EF 14mm and a fisheye. That's what makes them useful.

mike_d wrote in post #18096180
Then they're not real fisheyes. All of the fisheye lenses I've seen are 180 if used on the intended format camera.

There's a huge gap between the FOV of something like an EF 14mm and a fisheye. That's what makes them useful.

what about the fisheye zoom? is that 180 all the time?

mike_d wrote in post #18096180
Then they're not real fisheyes. All of the fisheye lenses I've seen are 180 if used on the intended format camera.

There's a huge gap between the FOV of something like an EF 14mm and a fisheye. That's what makes them useful.

What makes them useful is the non-rectilinear effect, not the field of view.... Do you think the Nikon 6mm fisheye is not a fisheye because it has a 220 degree field of view? What about the EF 8-15, it's obviously not 180 degrees at all focal lengths.

Those have at least a 180 degree fov and are fisheye.

Charlie wrote in post #18096197
what about the fisheye zoom? is that 180 all the time?

It will do 180 on both full frame and aps-c formats.

Now THIS is a fisheye, about time this lens was resurrected if you ask me

bildeb0rg wrote in post #18096385
Now THIS is a fisheye, about time this lens was resurrected if you ask me

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That is actually not a fisheye, but a giantsquideye lens.

http://ocean.si.edu …est-eye-world-giant-squid

bildeb0rg wrote in post #18096385
Now THIS is a fisheye, about time this lens was resurrected if you ask me

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Lens so wide it can chimp itself!