Fisheye! Full lens or adapter??

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Hello!

Looking to buy a fisheye lens... just for quirky band shots ect and generally just have some fun with it ...

thing is, do I go for a full fisheye lens or get a fisheye adapter lens? (I'm not sure if that's the right term but seen some on amazon)

I want sharp results, so need to know if it would be worth spending the money and if anyone has an adapter to see how they get on with theirs?

Hope you guys can offer some help!
 
Adaptors will not generally fill the frame. Most dedicated lenses will except if they offer mega wideangle fish eye angles (I think 360 degrees)
 
I have one of the adapter lenses, I bought it of ebay. It's not great quality but I just wanted something to play with and it's good enough for occasional fun use. I just don't think that I personally would use a fish eye lens enough to justify buying one, especially as they are usually quite expensive.

If you can justify the cost of a fish eye lens to yourself go ahead, you'll get better quality, but if you think that you can't justify the cost maybe a fish eye adapter off ebay will be good enough.
 
A few months back i bought a cheap fisheye adapter from ebay, the quality was so bad that i returned the item the same day. It might be different with a more expensive adapter. all I know is if you want fisheye effects with at least decent quality, buy the non adapter ones
 
Kanine said:
Adaptors will not generally fill the frame. Most dedicated lenses will except if they offer mega wideangle fish eye angles (I think 360 degrees)
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I have a Sigma 8mm Fisheye and it gives a circular image on a 35mm or FF DSLR frame. This circle covers a full 180 degree angle of view. On an APS-C sensor, it gets the top and bottom chopped off the circle.

Fisheyes are a one trick pony but no other pony can do the same trick, so if it's the trick you want or need, get hold of one! I think Stewart at lensesforhire.co.uk has them for hire and I would recommend you try using one before you buy one. Keep an eye out for things appearing round the edge - feet, belly, hat etc.
 
deffo hire one before you buy a fisheye lens, they take some getting used to and its quite possible to even get your feet and shins in the shot (i borrowed a mates to have a play with once)
 
I use a sigma 10mm f2.8 fisheye for skateboard photos, which a lot of skate photographers us it for. The adaptors are not worth the effort, results I have seen are mainly terrible.

They are expensive lenses, so make sure you will have a need for one before you invest. If you are not using it a lot, then might be worth hiring one as and when you need it.
 
^Expensive?

Samyang ones go for less than 200 quid iirc.
 
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