Monday, April 9, 2012
Best Buy:Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Product Description
Fisheye lens with a 180 degree angle of view for unique and intriguing effects. The wide depth of field makes it even more interesting. The short minimum focusing distance of 8 in. (20 cm) gives new meaning to close-up shots. The lens has a fixed petal-type hood and a gelatin filter holder at the rear.It offers an ultra-wide 180-degree angle of view for capturing scenes well beyond your natural field of vision. As with all fisheye lenses, the 15mm provides a ton of unique and interesting effects, with a minimum focusing distance of 8 inches giving new meaning to close-up shots. Best of all, the lens is tack-sharp throughout its entire focus range.
Amazon.com Product Description
Love the fisheye effect? Turn to the Canon EF 15mm fisheye lens, which offers an ultra-wide 180-degree angle of view for capturing scenes well beyond your natural field of vision. As with all fisheye lenses, the 15mm provides a ton of unique and interesting effects, with a minimum focusing distance of 8 inches giving new meaning to close-up shots. Best of all, the lens is tack-sharp throughout its entire focus range. The lens--which includes a fixed petal-type hood and a built-in rear filter holder that holds up to three gel filters at once--carries a one-year warranty.
- Focal length: 15mm fisheye
- Maximum aperture: f/2.8
- Lens construction: 8 elements in 7 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 180 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with AFD
- Closest focusing distance: 0.7 feet
- Filter size: Rear gel holder (accepts up to 3 precut gel filters)
- Dimensions: 2.9 inches in diameter, 2.4 inches long
- Weight: 11.6 ounces
- 15mm fisheye lens with f/2.8 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
- Ultra-wide 180-degree angle of view for capturing entire scene
- Minimum focusing distance of 8 inches for enhanced close-up shots
- Built-in filter holder accommodates up to 3 gel filters at once
- Measures 2.9 inches in diameter and 2.4 inches long; weighs 11.6 ounces
- Measures 2.9 inches in diameter and 2.4 inches long and weighs 11.6 ounces
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Reviews
Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Reviews
| 118 of 130 people found the following review helpful  My African Wide Angle, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) I bought this lens as I was walking out to Africa for a month and a half safari. I didn't own a true wide angle lens and I had just spent most of my budget on a 70-200mm USM "L" lens and a 1.4x extension.I wanted to get the widest lens I could get but I didn't have the big bucks to get the 16-35L or the 14mm L so I got this lens figuring I could correct in Photoshop CS2 later. This is what I found: 1) I have a 20D and it doesn't barrel distort anywhere near as bad as I had thought it would....I imagine it distorts quite a bit more on a 5D or other full frame sensor but on the 20D, 10D, 30D, or Rebel it is not that bad. 2) It does distort enough even on the 20D that its noticable on every single inside shot and on many panoramic shots....to the experienced professional, you'd notice it even in panoramas. 3) For the computer person: I find it very easy to correct the barrel distortion in Photoshop CS2 very easily....I use a plugin... Read more 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful  A good diagonal fisheye, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) Fisheye lenses come in two varieties. Both types create a heavily barrel-distorted image that provides a roughly 180 degree field of view. Circular fisheyes create a circular image that falls entirely within the frame, leaving black around the edges. The circular image covers a full 180 degrees in all directions. Diagonal fisheyes, which fill the frame, give a 180 degree view only along the frame's diagonals. With both types, a crop-frame camera such as a Canon Rebel or 50D will reduce the field of view significantly unless the fisheye lens is specificially designed for a crop-frame sensor. This will have the effect of significantly reducing the fisheye effect, which is at its most dramatic around the edges of the image (precisely the area lost by crop-frame sensors).The EF 15mm f/2.8 is a diagonal fisheye designed originally for 35mm film cameras, and now usable on full-frame cameras such as the Canon 1Ds or 5D. It is one of the oldest SLR lenses that Canon still... Read more 38 of 42 people found the following review helpful Probably the best lens I own, By Jack Silver "silverjackphoto.com" (Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics) Let me first start off by saying - long time canon user. I own 6 or 7 lenses, including three L series lenses, and this is by far one of my favorites - if not my absolute favorite.I shoot mostly glamour and erotica type work on a 20D. So right there, this lens is not a true 15mm for me - but 1.6x15mm. It's sharp as a tack. It's light weight. It's very short (I call it the nub lens). And it's autofocus is amazing. Very little barrel distortion... and highly recommended. This lens is probably as sharp (if not sharper) than my 24-70 2.8L or my 17-40 4.0L lens. |
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