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09/21/2006 08:06:48 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by tyrkinn:
A friend of mine once said that the only use for fisheye lenses is to shoot these photos that show what fisheye lenses do... (fun to play with, not much practical use) I'd like to have one anyways but it's pretty far down my wishlist... |
I actually am going to get a peleng soon, because i shoot lots of skateboarding pictures. i will definetly use it a ton
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09/21/2006 08:08:48 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by tyrkinn:
A friend of mine once said that the only use for fisheye lenses is to shoot these photos that show what fisheye lenses do... (fun to play with, not much practical use) I'd like to have one anyways but it's pretty far down my wishlist... |
They can be good for sports too:
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09/21/2006 08:43:38 PM · #28 |
Is there anyone with the Peleng that actually uses the manual focus or does everyone focus to infinity and set aperture/shutter to what they want? I couldn't see taking skate/action shots while trying to manually focus.
Added: What I meant to ask is....Is the DOF so great, you can keep it set at infinity?
Message edited by author 2006-09-21 20:44:45.
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09/21/2006 08:46:22 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by MrEd:
Is there anyone with the Peleng that actually uses the manual focus or does everyone focus to infinity and set aperture/shutter to what they want? I couldn't see taking skate/action shots while trying to manually focus. |
I followed Kirbic advice and stopped down to f/5.6 on the lens and set the focus to 1 meter. seems to work great.
If you want to read his whole post it is here:
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09/21/2006 08:52:12 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by MrEd:
Is there anyone with the Peleng that actually uses the manual focus or does everyone focus to infinity and set aperture/shutter to what they want? I couldn't see taking skate/action shots while trying to manually focus. |
I followed Kirbic advice and stopped down to f/5.6 on the lens and set the focus to 1 meter. seems to work great.
If you want to read his whole post it is here:
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Got it. Thanks for the link.
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09/21/2006 11:31:00 PM · #31 |
The Peleng isn't that hard to manually focus, at least if you're used to guessing distance...
For skating, just set it to 2 meters and 5.6 and the DOF will cover all you need it to. Just look at the DOF guide on the lens, it'll be focused to 0.6m and past infinity... if you want max DOF, set it so infinity is level with the aperture you're using, which is like 0.7m for 5.6.
It's a whole different thing to try to focus a fast telephoto manually at under like 2 meters. |
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09/21/2006 11:36:19 PM · #32 |
| I want a Peleng, what should I pay when I look to get one? |
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09/21/2006 11:55:41 PM · #33 |
Ya know... if you set this thread to "watched" the little folder looks like it has fisheyes! :oP *ducks and hides*
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09/22/2006 12:08:28 AM · #34 |
Boomtap, you shoot Nikon, get the Nikon 10.5 Much better than the peleng, which you risk much more getting an unsharp copy.
When I bought nikon a few years ago, it was because they were the only camera you could get a 180* true fisheye lens for...and it's still a favorite lens of mine. |
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09/22/2006 12:43:09 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by boomtap:
I want a Peleng, what should I pay when I look to get one? |
used Iwould say no more than $200
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09/22/2006 02:43:18 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by boomtap:
I want a Peleng, what should I pay when I look to get one? |
used Iwould say no more than $200 |
I paid $185+shipping for mine, new |
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09/22/2006 02:44:14 AM · #37 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by rex:
Originally posted by boomtap:
I want a Peleng, what should I pay when I look to get one? |
used Iwould say no more than $200 |
I paid $185+shipping for mine, new |
$200 seems to be about the going price.
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09/22/2006 03:01:06 AM · #38 |
| I posted a WTB thread looking for one, the only offer I got was $230 after a couple weeks so I took it, it was cheaper than what I saw on Ebay... it's just money I guess |
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09/22/2006 04:40:55 AM · #39 |
The pentax 10-17mm will be released in a couple of weeks by Tokina.
I'm considering it as an alternative to the 10-22 with a defish tool. |
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