What is a 8 15mm lens good for?
With its unique focal length range, the EF 8-15mm f/4L USM is the world’s widest fisheye zoom lens. It delivers 180º diagonal angle of view images for all EOS SLR cameras with imaging formats ranging from full-frame to APS-C, and provides 180º circular fisheye images for full-frame EOS models.
What is the angle of view of a fisheye 15mm lens?
The Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye lens offers an ultra-wide 180-degree angle of view for capturing scenes well beyond your natural field of vision. As with all fisheye lenses, the 15mm provides a ton of unique and interesting effects, with a minimum focusing distance of 8 inches giving new meaning to close-up shots.
What is a Canon fisheye lens?
A fisheye lens is a special type of wide-angle lens that creates circular images with exaggerated perspective and distortion.
How much is a Canon 8?
Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L (rear gel filters only, 0.5’/0.15m close-focus, 19.1 oz./543g, about $1,360.)
When should a fisheye lens be used?
A fisheye lens is designed for shooting very wide angles, usually 180 degrees. They are popular in landscape, extreme sport, and artistic photography. A fisheye lens, also known as an “ultra wide” or “super wide” lens, is a type of wide angle lens which can capture an extremely wide image, typically around 180 degrees.
What is a fisheye lens good for?
Fisheyes are almost always used for underwater photography where there are no straight lines to worry about. They also produce sharper images with brighter colours than a rectilinear lens. Shooting the horizon? Depending on your composition, a fisheye can be used to enhance the curvature of the earth.
Which is the best fisheye lens?
The best fisheye lenses in 2022
- Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM.
- Nikon AF-S 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED Fisheye.
- Tokina AT-X 107 DX Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AF.
- Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX DG Diagonal Fisheye.
- Nikon AF DX 10.5mm f/2.8G ED Fisheye.
- Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye.
- Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II.
How do I choose a fisheye lens?
To achieve the “fisheye effect” you would need a lens with a focal length of between 8 or 10mm. Here’s a general guideline: If you’re shooting with a full frame camera like the Canon 5D Mark II or Nikon D700, you need a lens with a focal length of between 15 or 16mm.
Do you need autofocus for fisheye?
A: Yes. The Nikon AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED Wide-Angle lens will fit the D3400 and provide beautiful images with a 180-degree angle of view in DX-format. Because this lens is an AF-type, however, it will have to be manually focused, as the Nikon D3400 does not have a built-in autofocus motor.
What mm is considered fish eye?
For the popular 35 mm film format, typical focal lengths of fisheye lenses are 8-10 mm for circular images, and 12–18 mm for diagonal images filling the entire frame.
Which fisheye lens should I buy?
What is the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM fisheye lens?
The Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Fisheye Lens is, without a doubt, one of the most radical lenses Canon has introduced – and it is a game changer for photographers. The Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM Fisheye Lens was announced in August 2010, and I spent some time with a preproduction model of this lens during the “Canon EXPO 2010 New York” in September.
How sharp is the Canon EF 15mm fisheye?
The EF 15mm Fisheye is a sharp lens itself, but the new lens blows it away in the outer portion of the image circle. At f/16, the effects of diffraction begin to show as overall softening of the image.
What is the difference between Ef and L lens?
Canon calls this the CANON FISHEYE ZOOM LENS EF 8-15mm f/4 L USM ULTRASONIC. EF means “electronic focus,” meaning that there is an autofocus motor in the lens itself. All Canon lenses since 1987 have been EF. L means expensive as L.
Will this lens work with my Canon EOS 8 15mm?
This lens is optimized for 35mm film and full-frame digital, and of course works on all 1.3x and 1.6x Canon cameras. This Canon EF EOS 8-15mm f/4 works perfectly with every Canon EOS camera ever made, meaning every Canon DSLR and every Canon autofocus 35mm camera made since 1987.