Nocturnal urban fisheye

bryanj87 · May 14, 2009

I've been lusting after the Sigma 8mm fisheye for some time now. When I found out they jacked their prices up, I decided to buy one before I could no longer afford it. I took it out this week for some night shooting around Providence, Rhode Island. Comments and suggestions welcomed. Thanks for looking!

1. 3 exposure HDR
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3529967292_a6f2642004_o.jpg" width="1000" height="735" alt="2009-5-11 Providence Night_0001_2_3" />

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<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2396/3531733481_53288dffe5_o.jpg" width="1000" height="737" alt="2009-5-13 Providence Night_0001" />

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<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3526547495_d74a262f7f_o.jpg" width="627" height="1000" alt="2009-5-11 Newport & Providence Night_0045" />

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<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/3532550850_f66be4c7dc_o.jpg" width="627" height="1000" alt="2009-5-13 Providence Night_0009" />

dlplumer · May 14, 2009

These are great Bryan.

I was thinking about a fisheye myself. Did you put this on your 40d? Did you look at any other len's before choosing this one?

bryanj87 · May 14, 2009

Thanks! These were taken with my 40d. I looked at several lenses, read a ton of reviews and looked at a ton of images. I decided on the 8mm because of the 180 degree field of view. I've read it will give a perfectly round image on a full frame sensor, so if/when I upgrade I can still use it. The Sigma 4.5mm fish is designed for the APS-C sensor and will give a round image, but it was way more money. The 10mm fish wasn't "fishy" enough for me, and the Canon 15mm is not fishy at all on a APS-C sensor.

tisun · May 15, 2009

#3

schmoo · May 15, 2009

Love the fish!! And night shots are totally the way to go with this thing. I really love the last one in particular of the bridge, because it looks like it's straddling the entire view. Such a typical shape is bent in an unexpected way. Gorgeous