Century Optics Fisheye (Which one?) at DVinfo.net

James Gleason · July 5th, 2004, 03:44 PM

Hi all, I want to buy a fisheye for my DVX100 and I'm not sure if the cheaper one "Fisheye Adapter" or the more expense ".3x Ultra Fisheye Adapter" is right. I'm not doing pro skate work, I just want to have fun with a fisheye lens. Does anyone have experience with either? Impressed? Disappointed?
And, where did you buy it? Where you happy there?
Thanks!

Barry Green · July 5th, 2004, 07:45 PM

Haven't used either, but I've seen them at trade shows. The "fisheye" is a .5x, and "ultra fisheye" is a .3x. So the ultra is much wider-angle than the "fisheye". If you want the super-wide-angle, super-distorted look, you would want the ultra.

Saturnin Kondratiew · July 5th, 2004, 11:00 PM

i got the century optics wide .6x and its awesome...... i was going to get a fish eye...but for the amount of footage that needed that effect it just wasnt worth it....so i just rented one......keep in mind if u watch all these videos and stuff.... the fish eye footage only makes up about 30% of video

Greg Harris · July 8th, 2004, 01:55 PM

I have the .3 fisheye from Century, its amazing and a big pricey.

Jaser Stockert · July 9th, 2004, 09:26 AM

how bad does the .3x fisheye vignettes on the dvx?

Barry Green · July 9th, 2004, 11:36 AM

On Century's webpage they show the .3x in action, assumedly on a DVX, and there doesn't look to be any vignetting:

http://www.centuryoptics.com/products/prodv/dvx100/3x_ultra_fisheye/3x_ultra_fisheye.htm

But I've never used the lens so I can't verify it. You could contact Century directly and ask them. Their product description says that "vignetting will occur at the extreme wide angle."

Greg Harris · July 14th, 2004, 12:48 PM

It doesn't vignette that bad. Only in the lower left corner just a little bit, and a tab in the upper left. you can zoom in past them and not lose any quality.

July 5th, 2004, 03:44 PM	#1
James Gleason Regular Crew Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 39	Century Optics Fisheye (Which one?) Hi all, I want to buy a fisheye for my DVX100 and I'm not sure if the cheaper one "Fisheye Adapter" or the more expense ".3x Ultra Fisheye Adapter" is right. I'm not doing pro skate work, I just want to have fun with a fisheye lens. Does anyone have experience with either? Impressed? Disappointed? And, where did you buy it? Where you happy there? Thanks!

July 5th, 2004, 11:00 PM	#3
Saturnin Kondratiew Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: vancouver Posts: 310	fish eye stuff i got the century optics wide .6x and its awesome...... i was going to get a fish eye...but for the amount of footage that needed that effect it just wasnt worth it....so i just rented one......keep in mind if u watch all these videos and stuff.... the fish eye footage only makes up about 30% of video __________________ My documentaries - http://www.asphaltjunkiez.com

July 5th, 2004, 07:45 PM	#2
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	Haven't used either, but I've seen them at trade shows. The "fisheye" is a .5x, and "ultra fisheye" is a .3x. So the ultra is much wider-angle than the "fisheye". If you want the super-wide-angle, super-distorted look, you would want the ultra.

July 8th, 2004, 01:55 PM	#4
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	I have the .3 fisheye from Century, its amazing and a big pricey.

July 9th, 2004, 09:26 AM	#5
Jaser Stockert Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California Posts: 147	how bad does the .3x fisheye vignettes on the dvx?

July 9th, 2004, 11:36 AM	#6
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	On Century's webpage they show the .3x in action, assumedly on a DVX, and there doesn't look to be any vignetting: http://www.centuryoptics.com/products/prodv/dvx100/3x_ultra_fisheye/3x_ultra_fisheye.htm But I've never used the lens so I can't verify it. You could contact Century directly and ask them. Their product description says that "vignetting will occur at the extreme wide angle."

July 14th, 2004, 12:48 PM	#7
Greg Harris Major Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 356	It doesn't vignette that bad. Only in the lower left corner just a little bit, and a tab in the upper left. you can zoom in past them and not lose any quality.