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Subject: Fisheye Lens Questions

scoleman123 opened this issue on Jan 17, 2008 · 8 posts
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scoleman123 ( ) posted Thu, 17 January 2008 at 8:10 PM · edited Wed, 25 December 2024 at 12:19 PM

I'm looking into getting a fisheye lens. Does anyone know what brands are good and what are not? Peleng Opteka Demon Fish Eye others.... I'm trying not to spend over $200 u.s. And will be using a canon 400D

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Radlafx ( ) posted Thu, 17 January 2008 at 8:49 PM

Peleng. I've read lots of praise about it. I think it's german glass in a russian shell.

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inshaala ( ) posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 5:11 AM

The canon and sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheyes have good reviews as well...

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danob ( ) posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 8:41 AM

Hmm the other one in this price range is the Zenitar but it would seem the Peleng is hard to beat for the money which counts out any of the Canon range or Sigma etc.. Lens flare will be something you need to check, and may vary from batch to batch.. Pot luck.. Good luck

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inshaala ( ) posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 8:48 AM · edited Fri, 18 January 2008 at 8:49 AM

Yeah - i looked into this a while back (budget fish)... and the peleng came up trumps... you need to get an adapter tho - it is an old m42 mount as far as i remember. But i think if you buy them from eBay the retailers on there ask you which adapter you want, just tell them Canon and you should be ok - included in the price for many... but remember to check before you buy.

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Radlafx ( ) posted Sat, 19 January 2008 at 7:39 PM

a problem that you might find with Peleng is some guy found a (human) hair between elements in his. (p.s. my sig applies here)

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bclaytonphoto ( ) posted Mon, 21 January 2008 at 5:09 PM

[http://www.jarnell.com/reviews/peleng/

](http://www.jarnell.com/reviews/peleng/)
[http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/peleng_fisheye_lens.htm

](http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/peleng_fisheye_lens.htm)

http://www.kenrockwell.com/zenit/zenitar-16mm.htm#perf

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Nameless_Wildness ( ) posted Tue, 22 January 2008 at 2:29 PM

Whatever you choose, use it wisely!...not an everyday lens!


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