Is this a fish-eye lens?
133730
According to Wikipedia: A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image.'By that definition, this is not a Fish Eye Lens. Although you do get some distortion at the widest angle, it's nothing like I would expect from a lens designed for 'strong visual distortion'.
133731
Technically it is not but for all practical purposes it is. Though with a true fisheye lens you have more defined rounding along the edges.
133732
No it is not. Yet it is the ultra widest lens on the market as faras I know. Excellent piece of glass for the price.
133733
No...this is not a fish-eye lens. This is an ultra wide angle lens. Great for wide landscapes. If you are to close to certain objects, it can give somewhat of a distorted perspective. I have used this lens at outdoor parties, landscapes, night sky photos and sunsets, and architectural photography and love this lens.
179552
No photos. Like all fisheyes, there can be serious curvature at the edges. Not always, depending on the exact angle, position, and subject. All ultra wide-angles distort at the edges. This lens is a fisheye and is designed to distort. However, you can correct much of the distortion if you use Adobe Lightroom and select the Nikon 16 mm fisheye lens correction. (16 mm full frame is nearly the same as 7.5 x 2 =15 mm equivalent) This lens correction will convert fisheye distortion into ultra wide-angle distortion.
836817
no it is not. the two lenses replicate the eyes in our heads, which work horizontally (mostly) advice: try a vertical photo, and see what it does. You cannot break anything!
879554
It is a more versatile wide lens. It isn't super wide, just really wide. There is no fish-eye effect. It is far too wide for most portraits. However, it isn't quite sharp enough for landscape in my opinion. It is nothing more than an affordable lens that gives you a somewhat quality product for the price.
813923
This particular lens is not threaded to receive filters and other lens. In fact this lens has to be attached to another lens by the threads on the back end of the fisheye lens or an adapter that would connect to your camera. If you could connect a macro lens at the back of the fisheye and then connect directly to the camera it might possibly work if you can get the coupled lens to focus, I feel this might be the thing that would prevent it from working. Keep in mind that the fisheye cannot be connected to a camera in the normal manner and only has threads on the rear of the lens which requires connecting to another lens or adapter that has the connection as your camera.
134158
Yes this is available as a canon mount lens so it will fit it fine. I really loved this lens but since it is such a wide field of view it is not always practical to use. I would suggest this lens though for anyone wanting a fisheye lens.
41503
It is a fisheye lens with a 180 degree view so standard filters do not fit. (My lens cap is now loose and keeps falling off so just be aware that this may also happen to you. I took the lens hood to the local camera shop and they inserted fresh tape on the inside of the hood to grip the lens).
1610597
Fish Eye gives the picture a "round" look as if you are seeing things from a fish's perspective. If you google it, there many examples.
813925
This particular lens is not threaded to receive filters and other lens. In fact this lens has to be attached to another lens by the threads on the back end of the fisheye lens or an adapter that would connect to your camera. If you could connect a macro lens at the back of the fisheye and then connect directly to the camera it might possibly work if you can get the coupled lens to focus, I feel this might be the thing that would prevent it from working. Keep in mind that the fisheye cannot be connected to a camera in the normal manner and only has threads on the rear of the lens which requires connecting to another lens or adapter that has the connection as your camera. This particular lens is not threaded to receive filters and other lens. In fact this lens has to be attached to another lens by the threads on the back end of the fisheye lens or an adapter that would connect to your camera. If you could connect a macro lens at the back of the fisheye and then connect directly to the camera it might possibly work if you can get the coupled lens to focus, I feel this might be the thing that would prevent it from working. Keep in mind that the fisheye cannot be connected to a camera in the normal manner and only has threads on the rear of the lens which... » Read More This particular lens is not threaded to receive filters and other lens. In fact this lens has to be attached to another lens by the threads on the back end of the fisheye lens or an adapter that would connect to your camera. If you could connect a macro lens at the back of the fisheye and then connect directly to the camera it might possibly work if you can get the coupled lens to focus, I feel this might be the thing that would prevent it from working. Keep in mind that the fisheye cannot be connected to a camera in the normal manner and only has threads on the rear of the lens which requires connecting to another lens or adapter that has the connection as your camera. « Show Less
1835223
There are two parts of the lense. The first one is just a glass (blurred focus) the second one is the fish eye you need both in order to work. I hope this helps!
352071
No, but it is a good all utility lens, LOVE how it talks to the camera to correct the focus.
1703482
Kinda... Because the iPhone automatically zooms in when you turn it to record you can't really tell when it's on the fish eye lens. The macro is cool when recording and I'm not sure about the wide lens, but I'd assume it is. For sure not the fish eye though.
2075034
No fish eye here. Just YouTube some footage to get a better picture of the viewing angles.
441440
I would consider it a normal lens. That said it is definitely on the border between 'normal' and 'wide'.
74731
They are similar, they both swivel. Apart from the "look", there might be a difference in the width of the beam (spot light versus flood). I have not ever compared them side-by-side. The lenses are different. The fish eye one (pictured) has a clear lens, and the other one has a diffused "crystallized" lens.
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Hi, I didn't really like this lens. It doesn't have the effect that I was hoping for. The lens cause an effect on the photo that I did not like, on both sides and its not a very good wide angle, if you are looking for an effect more like a fish eye as I did.
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No; it is a fixed focal length lens. It is the equivalent of the "ideal" normal lens on a 35mm camera.