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02/03/2004 03:44:40 PM · #1 |
I just got a fisheye lens from ebay. It is Zenitar (made in Russia) 16 mm f/2.8-16 manual focus. Just wandering if anybody has hear something about this lens (good or bad) and also what you think it is a fear price for it.
The reason I got it was that I always wanted a fisheye but didn't have enough money to spend on a canon lens because a fisheye lens is not the lens that I'm going to use a lot, just some "toy". |
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02/03/2004 04:11:40 PM · #2 |
My very first slr camera was a Zenith (Russian) and it was big and bulky but the lens was second to none.By the sounds of it, this is from the same stable. If standards have been maintained since I got mine in the late 70`s..then you`ve got a quality lens.
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02/03/2004 06:37:59 PM · #3 |
Hi oskar, yes, I've heard of the Zenitar. I have a similar lens, the Peleng 8mm fisheye, and for the price (about $150 + $20 for adapter to Canon EOS) it's a steal. The Zenitar has gotten some pretty decent reports as well. I think you'll have alot of fun with the Zenitar; be sure and post some of your shots.
I just returned from California, took some shots with the Peleng; I should have a couple in my portfolio later this evening, or at latest tomorrow.
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02/03/2004 08:33:41 PM · #4 |
Nice, happy to hear good things hehe
Looking forward to see your shots Kirbic |
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02/03/2004 08:53:53 PM · #5 |
Hye oskar, don;t forget to post some shots when you take a few. I'm thinking abhout getting one too but would like to see some shots first!
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02/03/2004 11:31:36 PM · #6 |
Here are three of my shots from Sequoia National Park in California, taken with the Peleng 8mm fisheye. The Peleng leaves a dark corner (it would be a circular fisheye on a full frame camera) so I partially de-fish with Pano-tools. The shots here were processed with Panotools using the "remap" function, fisheye to normal, HFOV=120, VFOV=90. This only partially "defishes" the image, but gets rid of the black corners and makes the distortion a bit less extreme.
  
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02/03/2004 11:55:45 PM · #7 |
I have used a Zenitar 16mm fisheye for years, both film and digital. As far as non-rectilinear lenses go, you can't find anything better in this price range. I've had numerous images published in magazines (BMX) using my 16mm Zenitar, so you know the quality isn't too shabby. If you're a "point and shoot" type of person, the manual operation may take some getting used to, but it's not bad at all. Just keep it in Tv mode and you'll be good to go. Yes, distortion may be distracting if you're not careful, but sometimes you can create an interesting effect by utilizing it. This lens has quickly become the best bargain I've found in a long time, I use it frequently and it's paid for itself over and over. You really can't go wrong.
Here are some links to just a few examples-
American Queen Paddlewheeler 733x800 120KB
Trevor Meyer 533x800 65kb
Trevor Meyer 800x762 81KB
I realize that it's tough to judge image quality by these small, edited images...and no, it's not nearly as sharp as a Canon/Nikon or Sigma WA, but I have to say that the quality is pretty darn good for a $150 16mm lens.
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07/11/2004 02:05:33 PM · #8 |
i've heard good reviews about this lense and thinking of getting one too. but on some instances ive read articles saying they have problems fitting it in their camera or somthing about the mirror hitting the lense... has anyone here used zenitar for 300d? so im rest assured that im getting a lense that will fit my camera perfectly.
thanks everyone!!
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