> Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:46:18 -0500 > From: MIKE MOORE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Lense Question [v04.n142/7] > I've got a lense question for the panel. I shoot people, > some of them not the way I'd like ;). I've got a N70 with > a Tamron 28-80, and a 80-210. I use the 28 for distorted > views and the 80-210 at 105 for "normal" views. I'm looking > for more of a fish-eye look without the fish-eye cost. > Would a 20 or 24 be good for this? Any suggestions for > non-Nikon lenses? Budget restrictions prevent me from > spending a mint. > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 09:15:28 -0600 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Igor Marinovic) > Subject: Re: Fish eye lens adapter [v04.n145/18] [v04.n148/7] > Two months ago I bought one fish-eye adapter from Adorama. > It cost less than $50. [snip] There are many other similar > screw-in type adapters that provide a fish-eye look without > the fish-eye price ($30-100). [snip] > > I used it with my Nikkor 24/2.8 (becomes ~10mm lens) and > with Tokina's consumer grade zoom 28-70mm. It would fill > the whole frame with 35mm lenses. While sharpness in the > middle is OK, it is poor along the edges. However, > the fish-eye effect look is what I was looking for. > > Igor I've used the same adapter over the past two years or so. Some sample photos: http://home1.gte.net/rhashiro/d-head.htm http://home1.gte.net/rhashiro/fd.htm <- takes a longer time to download It has more fish eye effect with a wider lens. I used the 28mm end of a zoom to produce the effects shown. You can see the effect kick in as you zoom from 50mm to 28mm. It does the job for ~$60 that it costs, however, I'd like to someday pick up a real fish eye as this adapter doesn't have enough "fish eye" to it. I believe Nikon's current AF-D model is a 16mm that takes 180 degrees across the diagonal of the entire frame. Anybody got a web page with a sample photo, one of daylight and one of flash? And, what did you use for a flash? The second frame of the second page shows what a 28mm will do without the adapter. (I think it was the 28mm. Could be the 35mm? I doubt it was the 20mm.) A 20mm is a neat lens to have to take a photo of people in context. See: http://home1.gte.net/rhashiro/photo-20mm.htm Watch out about putting people near the corners of a very wide or ultra-wide lens... Hope that helps to answer your question and help you decide... Ron H Honolulu, HI
