Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Boris Liberman
Looks that you got yourself a keeper, Larry... By the way, Nikon's 10 mm fish-eye lens is also amusingly small. On 1/25/2013 11:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: My first quick test drive, a few shots around the house, nothing particularly artistic about these photos:

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: Looks that you got yourself a keeper, Larry... It's going to be fun and educational to learn how to use this one. One thing I need to do is write up a list of hyperfocal distances at different apertures and paste it on the inside of the

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Paul Sorenson
Check out the DOF calculator apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=depth+of+field+calculatorc=apps DOFmaster is a great one but right now only supports iOS. They're working on one for Android... http://www.dofmaster.com/android.html -p On 1/26/2013 3:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: One

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-26 Thread Larry Colen
On Jan 26, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Check out the DOF calculator apps https://play.google.com/store/search?q=depth+of+field+calculatorc=apps DOFmaster is a great one but right now only supports iOS. They're working on one for Android...

Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-25 Thread Larry Colen
Upon opening the box, my first impression was that the lens was a lot smaller than I expected. I was expecting it to be just about twice as big as it is. When I picked it up, I was startled by the apparent build quality. Metal body, smooth turn of the focus ring. It feels really nice in the

Re: Bower/samyang fisheye, first impressions

2013-01-25 Thread Miserere
Flare seems like a bit of an issue, but I'm sure you'll figure that out. Does seem like a fun lens, but, ummm, someone stole most of your engine! Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 25