Wide angle lenses - DPChallenge Forums

07/07/2004 09:53:21 PM · #1

I am interested in buying a wide angle lense. When I search the B & H website they have their wide angle lenses listed as fishe eye lenses. Are these the same thing??
dc

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

07/07/2004 10:28:24 PM · #2

bump, anyone?

Zal

Nikon D200

07/07/2004 10:30:00 PM · #3

How much do you want to spend, and what sort of focal length are you interested in?

Nikon makes a 12-24 f/4 that is getting pretty good reviews. It's around $1,000 though. Sigma also makes a 12-24 that's a bit slower and a few hundred less.

crabappl3

07/07/2004 10:32:54 PM · #4

there are fisheye, and rectangular.

For the D100 you have the options of a 12-24 DX Nikkor, 12-24mm Sigma on the extreme end, then various 15-xx or 17-xx lenses that are rectangular from both manufacturers. You also have prime lenses that are wide angle as well. A fish eye lens will give you a bubble effect on the image. The Nikkor 10.8 fisheye has a 180 degree view if I recall right. When used with Nikon Capture software, you can correct the fisheye distortion to a rectangular field of view.

BTW, my shot for Extraordinary was taken with the Sigma 12-24 at 12mm.

-danny

Message edited by author 2004-07-07 22:33:59.

jodiecoston

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/07/2004 10:33:03 PM · #5

A fisheye is a MUCH wider wide-angle. A lot more distortion, but you can include much more in your frame. The effect tends to make people feel a bit dizzy when they look at a shot taken with a fisheye.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

07/07/2004 10:34:46 PM · #6

Thanks guys. I really dont want a bubble effect. So I guess that I want a lense that is rectangular?
dc

faidoi

Pentax K10D

07/07/2004 10:35:48 PM · #7

Originally posted by jodiecoston:

Isn't it also called ultra wide angle? Anyways they make portraits look like cariactures.

jodiecoston

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

07/07/2004 10:42:43 PM · #8

You're probably looking for something close to a 24mm lens. A fisheye is close to 10mm, depending on the lens. If it tells you mm, look for that.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

07/07/2004 10:43:06 PM · #9

To elaborate on what crabappl3 posted, fisheye is completely different from a normal wide angle. The fisheye is actually the "uncorrected" wide angle lens. Rectilinear lenses are artificially corrected to make straight lines appear straight.
If you don't care for the fisheye perspective, however, stick with a rectilinear wide angle.
you can also "remap" an image taken with a fisheye lens to the rectilinear format. This works best witht he 15mm fisheye lenses, not as well with the 8mm fisheyes.

edit:
Fisheye lenses are generally advertised as such; rectilinear lenses are not specifically called out as rectilinear, it's assumed.

Message edited by author 2004-07-07 22:44:28.