I'm guessing Mr Cavision didn't say his lens didn't barrel distort, did he?

Hi Tom,
No, he called it "the best quality lens we produce, multi-coated with three elements". He admitted to quality control issues a few years ago, with their wide-angle made for VX200, but said their lenses now get checked three times before being shipped. No specific mention of barrel-distortion.
Malcolm

Footage taken with the Schneider Fish eye, posted on my blog @
http://web.mac.com/stevecahill/Steve_Cahills_Blog/Blog/Entries/2008/7/15_Schneider_Fish_Eye_for_the_EX1.html

Thanks for putting that up Steve, that's exactly the kind of example footage I wanted to check out.

Anyone know who has the Schneider .55X FE in stock? Adorama had one but it appears they are on back order now there too.

Thanks for putting that up Steve, that's exactly the kind of example footage I wanted to check out.

Anyone know who has the Schneider .55X FE in stock? Adorama had one but it appears they are on back order now there too.

B&H should have it if you haven't already tracked one down. Abel Cine Tech had them last time I checked as well.

Ryan Avery
Schneider Optics

Here are two short clips one is the Century Fisheye excellent results on my last job the other is the Sony WA also excellent results on the last job.

Both clips are when I first tested the lens and are full size Quicktime files. The client does not want me posted clips till the footage is released so this is all I have for now. The clips will be up through mid day tomorrow. Once you click on the clips wait and they will play in Quicktime.

www.whitecapvideo.com/preview.htm

Here are two short clips one is the Century Fisheye excellent results on my last job the other is the Sony WA also excellent results on the last job.

Both clips are when I first tested the lens and are full size Quicktime files. The client does not want me posted clips till the footage is released so this is all I have for now. The clips will be up through mid day tomorrow. Once you click on the clips wait and they will play in Quicktime.

www.whitecapvideo.com/preview.htm

I would really love to see these, but it's not working for me. In IE, I get a white page with a 1920x30(?) black stripe along the bottom. In Quicktime (yeah, tried that too), I get a 1920x1080 black window and can see the indicator move along the timeline, but no video or audio.

Am I doing something wrong?

I think IE will not view the clips. No problem with a few who have viewed with Safari and Quicktime.

Paul, just to confirm....that was the .8 Sony WA attachment, right? Very nice timelapse.

I think IE will not view the clips. No problem with a few who have viewed with Safari and Quicktime.

I even download the .mov files and quicktime won't play them. Guess I need to run to Best Buy and pick up a Mac real quick...

Dave yes Sony .8x WA.

I downloaded the files and also was not able to view them in Quicktime. Hmmm.

I tried two different computers - one running XP and one running Vista, using the latest Quicktime. Also tried iTunes, VLC, Windows Media Player, and Sony Vegas.

I'd really love to see this footage for comparisons.

I just figured out why it's not working. Paul wasnt kidding when you said...

The client does not want me posted clips till the footage is released so this is all I have for now.

www.whitecapvideo.com/preview.htm

All we get for now is... nothing!

:-)

Ted you need to check all your settings since a lot of others are having no problem with PC computers.

The clients clips are on a different secure page!

I've just installed QT on a brand new XP Professional OS. When I try to open the clips after downloading, I get this message:

QuickTime:
Additional software is required for QuickTime to playback this media. It may be available from the QuickTime Components page.

On that page are DIVX and XVID components among others. I've tried those two and they haven't helped. I've also been all over the web trying to troubleshoot not being able to play QT files - can't find anything pertinent.

Could these files require that I have QT Pro installed?

It must be some codec I don't have, but don't know which...

Ted I think you do need Quicktime Pro but wait a few minutes and I will post the same clips in a different format to see if that works.

Ted try it now. Both WA and Fisheye are one clip that is 350MB H.264 full size .mov. This should work in Quicktime.

Paul,

Took a while to download (350 MB!) but it played back beautifully. You have helped me immensely!

I had never seen that fisheye lens in motion before, and I didn't realize how it would look as it moved. Because of your footage, I've determined that the Sony zoom-through WA adapter is what I prefer.

I called my supplier and cancelled my order in the fisheye (just in time - it was about to ship!) and ordered the WA instead - it's shipping today.

Again, thank you so much for this!!

BTW, I didn't even have to save and play that with QT - it played directly out of IE just fine. I'm not saying QT wasn't handling it from within IE, just pointing out the IE didn't get in the way of it.

Cool... I was able to finally view it... thanks Paul... looks good!

Glad that version worked for both of you.

Ted it is not normal to pan a fisheye it was a test. By the way that stone wall is straight.

I think the Century Fisheye is a very nice lens and complements the Sony WA. Both in the bag makes for a nice set of tools I use both for most of my shoots.

Ted it is not normal to pan a fisheye it was a test.

Well, I can certainly see that now. I've never owned one, and had intended to be able to do just that. However, watching the sample full screen on my 30" LCD - it honestly made me nauseated. Well, that combined with the realization that I may not be able to return the lens without a restocking fee if it had already shipped!

I really wanted a very wide view, but one that I could move around with. I think that the Sony WA is more what I was looking for.

Thanks, again.

Thanks Paul, I will now be getting a Sony W/A for the time being.