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slackercruster · 06-18-2012, 12:12 PM

If Pentax made a high grade full frame fisheye for the 645D. And it was in the $3000 area...would you buy one for your 645?

Yamanobori · 06-18-2012, 03:53 PM

No, fisheye lenses tend to be one-trick ponies. Once the wow-neat factor wears off, it is actually very difficult to use it well. Beside, I prefer stitching and the different projections I can use with that.

slackercruster · 06-18-2012, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by Yamanobori

No, fisheye lenses tend to be one-trick ponies. Once the wow-neat factor wears off, it is actually very difficult to use it well. Beside, I prefer stitching and the different projections I can use with that.

Yes, they are one trick. That was why I brought the fisheye in at $3K. For $3K it is OK. For 5 K I would vote NO.

ihasa · 06-18-2012, 04:23 PM

I don't really know why, but wanting a fisheye for the 645d strikes me as barking mad. You may as well put a lensbaby on it. Not to say fisheyes (or lensbabies for that matter) don't have a place but... its a different sort of photography than I associate with the serious, stately, 646d.

slackercruster · 06-18-2012, 05:34 PM

Fisheyes have their place. They can produce great shots when used right. Here is a great fisheye photo.

(Photo is not mine, tog unknown.)

Zygonyx · 06-19-2012, 02:00 AM

Very nice indeed.
I am a fish-eye lover

Yamanobori · 06-19-2012, 06:52 AM

Originally posted by slackercruster

Fisheyes have their place. They can produce great shots when used right. Here is a great fisheye photo.

(Photo is not mine, tog unknown.)

Please don't post someone else's work. Especially when you can't even give the photographer credit. It seem to come from a private site.

slackercruster · 06-19-2012, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by Yamanobori

Please don't post someone else's work. Especially when you can't even give the photographer credit. It seem to come from a private site.

Is no differnt than me showing the pix to you at my house or at your house...it is all the same.

It is from a big site where they don't even list names.

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06-18-2012, 12:12 PM	#1
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302	Pentax full frame fisheye for the 645D...would you buy one? If Pentax made a high grade full frame fisheye for the 645D. And it was in the $3000 area...would you buy one for your 645?

06-18-2012, 05:34 PM	#5
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302 Original Poster	Fisheyes have their place. They can produce great shots when used right. Here is a great fisheye photo. (Photo is not mine, tog unknown.) Last edited by slackercruster; 06-19-2012 at 04:37 AM.

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06-18-2012, 03:53 PM	#2
Yamanobori Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 573	No, fisheye lenses tend to be one-trick ponies. Once the wow-neat factor wears off, it is actually very difficult to use it well. Beside, I prefer stitching and the different projections I can use with that.

06-18-2012, 04:01 PM	#3
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302 Original Poster	Originally posted by Yamanobori No, fisheye lenses tend to be one-trick ponies. Once the wow-neat factor wears off, it is actually very difficult to use it well. Beside, I prefer stitching and the different projections I can use with that. Yes, they are one trick. That was why I brought the fisheye in at $3K. For $3K it is OK. For 5 K I would vote NO.

06-18-2012, 04:23 PM	#4
ihasa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Midlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,066	I don't really know why, but wanting a fisheye for the 645d strikes me as barking mad. You may as well put a lensbaby on it. Not to say fisheyes (or lensbabies for that matter) don't have a place but... its a different sort of photography than I associate with the serious, stately, 646d.

06-19-2012, 02:00 AM	#6
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	Very nice indeed. I am a fish-eye lover

06-19-2012, 06:52 AM	#7
Yamanobori Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 573	Originally posted by slackercruster Fisheyes have their place. They can produce great shots when used right. Here is a great fisheye photo. (Photo is not mine, tog unknown.) Please don't post someone else's work. Especially when you can't even give the photographer credit. It seem to come from a private site.

06-19-2012, 07:01 AM	#8
slackercruster Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NE, USA Posts: 1,302 Original Poster	Originally posted by Yamanobori Please don't post someone else's work. Especially when you can't even give the photographer credit. It seem to come from a private site. Is no differnt than me showing the pix to you at my house or at your house...it is all the same. It is from a big site where *they* don't even list names.

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