What lens to get ?

[Punisher]

Originally Posted by jimmy

I use the nikon 10.5mm F2.8 - it's great.

Thanks....
I just bought myself a Sigma 15mm 2.8 fisheye lens and wounder how do you get a circlar photo.

[jimmy]

There are circular fisheyes which - not surprisingly - create a circular image. And diagonal fisheyes like the Nikon 10.5mm, which create a normal square image (but distorted into a fisheye effect).

Not sure what your sigma is? But the 10.5 fisheye is one of the few fisheye lenses around which is full-frame on a non full frame camera (such as any Nikon DSLR)

[Punisher]

Originally Posted by jimmy

There are circular fisheyes which - not surprisingly - create a circular image. And diagonal fisheyes like the Nikon 10.5mm, which create a normal square image (but distorted into a fisheye effect).

Yea, I know the ones you’re talking about…. The type that adapts to a normal lens.
The kind that goes on a point and shoot camera or video camera.

Not sure what your sigma is? But the 10.5 fisheye is one of the few fisheye lenses around which is full-frame on a non full frame camera (such as any Nikon DSLR)

My sigma is an 180deg fisheye lens at 15mm. So my question is why dose your lens have more depth and circular distort then mine? Because yours is 10.5mm?

Sample of mine....

[jimmy]

The ones I was talking about are both dedicated lenses.
You dont say what camera you are using but looking at your EXIF it's a D50. The reason it's not as 'distorted' as mine is because like I said the Nikon 10.5 fisheye is the only lens I know of which is full frame on a non full frame camera.
So your Sigma lens would theoretically be just the same as mine on a film camera using the full width and height of the glass - but on the smaller sensor size of your D50 it is only using the middle of the lens, so not as much distortion.

Hope I made sense there. Whilst I am getting the full 180degrees of my lens, you are not. I don't think theres much you can do about it either. The effect is still good but just not as extreme.

[Punisher]

Aahh Ok..... It makes sence to me.... kind of.

Yeah, I have a Nikon D50 sorry to mention that. So, I thought the d50 and d70 share the same sensor? Anyway, thanks for sharing your info and I enjoy learning from someone like you!!

[SHY]

Jimmy, I'm thinking about buying a good (enough) camera and lense(s). To be able to (hopefully) take great pics like you do, what would I 'minium' need? It's 99% for web, no big size printing. As to your pics I must say 'nobody does it better'!

As to Nikon - some say a D40 may be just as good (or better) than the D40X for web posting, as the 10 megapixel camera will create more noice. Or would a D80 be an improvement?

I agree with your point of views. I have and old EOS which I did some 'serious' photography with years ago. I preferred films that made extra vivid colours. Who cares if it's even better that in real life? :-D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NIKON-D80-came...QQcmdZViewItem
-is this a good combo?

As to lenses, which would be better:
18-200
18-55 + 55-200
18-55 + 70-300
Are the "L" lenses much better than the std ones? Worth saving for?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-10-5-mm-...QQcmdZViewItem
-if I go for the fisheye in additon, will it also on the D40 or D80 give a full 180 deg picture?