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Ryan McCrary · September 11th, 2003, 01:37 PM

i want a fisheye.. not too much distortion.. i like the wideangleness and want to get a skateboard video look for some climbing videos.. will those $160 lenses on ebay do? i dont wanna put crap glass in front of my nice lense, but can't afford $600 either.. anybody?

-r

Ryan Krga · September 11th, 2003, 04:18 PM

The Kenko .42x is a pretty nice lens for it's price. I have a Century .3x and I'm in love with it. If you are looking for a wide angle I have a Canon .6x that I'm willing to let go for about $130.

Ryan McCrary · September 11th, 2003, 06:00 PM

how much was the century 3x? is it the $600 dollar deal..

-ryan

Yow Siang · October 8th, 2003, 01:55 AM

Vitacom .5 is fantastic only cost $120 singapore dolars. that is less than US$60.

ys

Tom Hardwick · October 8th, 2003, 03:45 AM

You contradict yourself Ryan - you say you want a fisheye with 'not too much distortion'. The whole point of a fisheye is that it has vast amounts of barrel distortion, and true (180 degree) fisheyes put a circular image on screen.

For scateboard work a 0.45x (or thereabouts) will be pretty good. I use a 0.3x when I really must go super wide, but the distortions are pretty severe.

tom.

Josh Robinson · October 13th, 2003, 07:26 AM

Does anyone have any experience with the Century .55x reversible adaptor? It seems like a very good and versatile lens. I'm looking at buying one right now - although I haven't heard much about it's optical quality.

That's a semi-fisheye, maybe that could be more up you alley.

Ken Tanaka · October 13th, 2003, 10:53 AM

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September 11th, 2003, 01:37 PM	#1
Ryan McCrary Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: chapin sc Posts: 41	fisheye? i want a fisheye.. not too much distortion.. i like the wideangleness and want to get a skateboard video look for some climbing videos.. will those $160 lenses on ebay do? i dont wanna put crap glass in front of my nice lense, but can't afford $600 either.. anybody? -r

October 8th, 2003, 01:55 AM	#4
Yow Siang Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 153	vitacom .5 Vitacom .5 is fantastic only cost $120 singapore dolars. that is less than US$60. ys

October 13th, 2003, 07:26 AM	#6
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September 11th, 2003, 04:18 PM	#2
Ryan Krga Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 116	The Kenko .42x is a pretty nice lens for it's price. I have a Century .3x and I'm in love with it. If you are looking for a wide angle I have a Canon .6x that I'm willing to let go for about $130.

September 11th, 2003, 06:00 PM	#3
Ryan McCrary Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: chapin sc Posts: 41	how much was the century 3x? is it the $600 dollar deal.. -ryan

October 8th, 2003, 03:45 AM	#5
Tom Hardwick Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Billericay, England UK Posts: 4,711	You contradict yourself Ryan - you say you want a fisheye with 'not too much distortion'. The whole point of a fisheye is that it has vast amounts of barrel distortion, and true (180 degree) fisheyes put a circular image on screen. For scateboard work a 0.45x (or thereabouts) will be pretty good. I use a 0.3x when I really must go super wide, but the distortions are pretty severe. tom.