Fisheye Fever Club -- Flaunt your fisheye photos!

troyz · 07-31-2008, 07:41 PM

Who among us is a fisheye fan? Why not a have a thread dedicated to fisheye photos?

I'd welcome a discussion of fisheye lenses, techniques, images, and postprocessing.

To start things off, here's an image

(ME Super, Sigma 8mm/4.0 EX Fisheye, Kodak Ektar 100)

an interesting list of fisheye lenses
- The Fish List -

and a plug for some postprocessing software
hugin - Panorama photo stitcher

I've never used hugin for stitching, but it seems to work quite well for de-fishing, projection, and perspective adjustment of single images

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*khardur* · 07-31-2008, 08:27 PM

I really want to love this lens... but the jury is still out for me.

But here are some decent shots I took with it a bit ago:

frank · 07-31-2008, 09:30 PM

Oh yeah, FE is fun!

All taken by DA1017.

**roentarre** · 08-01-2008, 02:04 AM

I will join this too. Da 10-17mm FE

For boring scenery, this lens adds a little interet

Symmetry of a temple posts - Names of various Taoism figures and words like "silence" "quiet" "Solemn"

Greek Church - Fringeholic!

The beach light

Temple of Shogun

Tori Gate

Burglar decorated by autumn colour

Not sure what I was up with this one...

Twisted waterfall

Bamboo forest abstract

Castle

If you use FE zoom like this one, GO FOR 10mm!!!!

*Asahiflex* · 08-01-2008, 03:34 AM

Originally Posted by khardur

Sorry, but to me this is one of the best shots I have seen in my life. Awesome subject, lighting and post processing!

bonovox · 08-01-2008, 08:41 AM

*8540tomg* · 08-01-2008, 09:58 AM

Great thread guys and great shots one and all. I've always been intrigued by the fisheye but never took the plunge. Dan - that is an awsome shot in the railway tunnel. Frank - I'm still dizzy (in a good way) from looking at your series. That distorted perspective can be very powerful.

Tom G

EveryTimeIDie027 · 08-01-2008, 02:46 PM

I use my fisheye quite a bit, here are some photos ive take with it

EveryTimeIDie027 · 08-01-2008, 02:48 PM

*daacon* · 08-01-2008, 03:13 PM

oh man I missed this thread well now ... DA 10-17 it's all fun ....

ok have to stop now - one my favorite if not favorite lens in almost any situation...

ok a few more

BTW great shots all wow !

*NaClH2O* · 08-01-2008, 03:58 PM

Ah!!!! I think I smell something fishy here! Love it. Some few from my beloved "Z".

And finally, a close up:

NaCl(gotta stick a flower in there somewhere!

)H2O

**Damn Brit** · 08-01-2008, 04:06 PM

Sorry, no picture but how about starting a competition in the 'mini games and challenges' section?
Nice shots by the way. I'll see if I can find a picture to post.

Gary

Here's a fun one of my nephew, a good demonstration of the inherent dangers of getting the lens too close to small children.

*bruloup* · 08-01-2008, 06:18 PM

Some great pics in this thread!!!

deudeu · 08-01-2008, 06:39 PM

Here are some with my recently acquired sigma 15mm fisheye.

And with this second one, tell me what you think: would the DA 10-17 have shown some CA in this same situation?

So far, the sigma has produced 0 CA or PF! I am very pleased with this lens!

vievetrick · 08-01-2008, 06:49 PM

Damn you all

I still have the FE on the short list and this is making it climb backup