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 10/15/2005 02:20:19 PM · #1
Anyone here own a Peleng Fisheye?

The price seems right but is it a good lens?
 10/15/2005 02:22:02 PM · #2
These folks might be good to ask. ;)
 10/15/2005 02:27:39 PM · #3
It's a good value, however I did not think it was possible to mate it to the D70...
 10/15/2005 02:45:21 PM · #4
I can't find this damn thing anywhere B&H, J&R, Adorama...Ritz?

Maybe it can't be mounted on a Nikon and that could be a little problem but I read somewhere about the two being matched somewhere.
 10/15/2005 02:50:05 PM · #5
i think you can only get it on ebay or at kievcamera.com...
it's an imported lens from russia.
i don't know about the quality, but it's good enough for me... it's just a fun lens for me, so i couldn't think of paying for one of the expensive ones.
you can get it with an adapter for the nikon mount, but as to whether or not it will fit on a d70, i heard it depends. usually it works, but for some reason with certain copies (either of the lens or the camera i don't know) the mirror will hit the rear of the lens. that's just what i read when i was looking at the d70 and the peleng a while ago....
 10/15/2005 03:02:23 PM · #6
I gt mine from kievcamera through ebay. They shipped my lens from their facility in Atlanta. Some sellers on ebay are just middlemen and the lens will ship from Belarus where they are made though the ebay seller might be in the US. In my case, I received mine in just a few days, I have heard of others waiting weeks.

Anyway, it's definitely a fun lens. If you can't get one for the D70, your only other option is the Sigma 8mm fisheye which is quite a bit more expensive.


10/15/2005 03:04:33 PM · #7
Originally posted by pawdrix:
I can't find this damn thing anywhere B&H, J&R, Adorama...Ritz?

Maybe it can't be mounted on a Nikon and that could be a little problem but I read somewhere about the two being matched somewhere.


Have you tried Ebay?

Message edited by author 2005-10-15 15:06:55.
 10/15/2005 03:21:05 PM · #8
I did look on e-bay but being in Manhattan things like that might only be a few minutes away (don't throw rocks at me) if you look in the right places.

I don't usually buy online for stuff since B&H is less than an 8 minute walk away (again, don't throw rocks at me) but I'm now realizing how hard these are to find in stores. Sneaky Russian Bastards!!!

Sigma and Nikon are way more expensive, so for a lens used once in a while for kicks I don't need to drop big money if the Peleng is good.
 10/15/2005 04:00:02 PM · #9
Originally posted by pawdrix:

Sigma and Nikon are way more expensive, so for a lens used once in a while for kicks I don't need to drop big money if the Peleng is good.


The Peleng is good, but if the D70 mirror hits the rear element, that will not be good.
 10/15/2005 04:11:06 PM · #10
i looked at the Peleng and the wider Zentar

manual lens / no metering

ended up getting the Nikon 10.5mm -- nice small lens
in the bag most of the time ... (might change if i ever get a 10-20 but ..)

10/15/2005 04:18:41 PM · #11
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by pawdrix:

Sigma and Nikon are way more expensive, so for a lens used once in a while for kicks I don't need to drop big money if the Peleng is good.


The Peleng is good, but if the D70 mirror hits the rear element, that will not be good.


...but what about

"If at first it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer."

????????

Message edited by author 2005-10-15 16:31:59.
 10/15/2005 04:32:14 PM · #12
Originally posted by pawdrix:

"If at first it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer."


Maybe it probably just needs more cowbell. ;)
 10/15/2005 04:33:35 PM · #13
(Pawdrix is now exploring the studio space)

;)
 10/15/2005 06:05:44 PM · #14
i think its awesome. got mine through ebay from kiev.
heres some pics i took with it:

10/15/2005 06:13:03 PM · #15
I recently (this morning, in fact)came to the conclusion that a fisheye would be the coolest lens to photograph NYC.

If the Peleng fits...I'm there, otherwise...I don't know

The Nikon's expensive and I wonder if the the Sigma is any good?

I wonder what it would do to this image?


Message edited by author 2005-10-15 18:14:28.
 10/15/2005 06:48:38 PM · #16
Originally posted by pawdrix:

If the Peleng fits...I'm there, otherwise...I don't know


this guy seems to use it on his d70

but this page says that the d70 mirror occassionally catches on it if the lens is set at infinity focus.

but i did read somewhere that the peleng fisheyes sold now come with a better nikon adapter that prevents the mirror from hitting the lens.
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