| Latest Review Posted | SMC Pentax-Q 03 Fish-Eye 3.2mm F5.6
This is the first fish-eye lens I've ever owned - or shot with - and have come away very impressed with the lens. I've found myself becoming a fan of the massive depth of field offered by this lens coupled with the fish-eye effect. I wouldn't want a steady diet of this kind of image, but images shot with this lens offers a unique take on things that I've not been able to get before - and I really find myself liking that.
To be honest, prior to experiencing this lens I felt that fish-eye lenses were a bit of a gimmick and so fish-eye lenses were far down on my list of lenses I ever planned to shoot with. Of course, this begs the question of why did I end up with this fish-eye lens?
Since my film days I have recognized a need in me to occasionally experiment with my photography. To use cameras and lenses that I wouldn't normally shoot with. As a result, back in my film days I shot with Tessar lenses, Cooke Triplets and single-element toy lenses. Now that I'm shooting with digital, I found a Q7 at a good price and picked up it's three 'toy' lenses - including the 03 Fish-Eye I'm reviewing here.
As far as I've been able to determine, the hyperfocal distance of this lens is 14.5 inches. That means that when the lens is focused at this distance, everything from 1/2 of the hyperfocal distance (7.25 inches) to infinity is in focus. That pretty much makes focusing with this lens a non-issue - just set the lens to it's hyperfocal distance and shoot away without having to worry about... |
