Fisheye Lens..

[travelbug]

Hi Everyone, I own a Canon 600D, I would like to buy a fisheye lens but the Canon lens is expensive, can any Member recommend a good quality lens that would be compatible with my 600D please, many thanks..Caroline

[graham_c]

Hi
You could look at the Samyang but I think it is a manual focus lens.... |Graham

[Chris Cool]

Hi.

Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens Aspherical IF MC, CANON EOS appears to be good value at around £200. Manual focus is not a problem with this lens due to great depth of field.

Clicky for review and pics (http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/526-samyang8f35eos)

[travelbug]

Many thanks Graham and Chris, fisheye lens looks great fun! many thanks for the link Chris..Caroline!

[aidys1]

Hi Caroline I would recommend the Samyang 8mm as this is the lens I am using and it is awesome and great fun have added three links to Flickr groups which you may like to read through there forum posts, mine I brought from EBay and would recommend the seller I used as they were very fast with delivery.

EBay link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samyang-8mm-Fisheye-Lens-Canon-600D-550D-500D-1100D-/261107108695?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item3ccb324b57

Flickr groups

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1284660@N20/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/fish-eye/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/samyang8mm/


Hope this helps Aidy

[travelbug]

Hi Aidy, many thanks for the links and ebay information that's a great help, I have a creative fisheye filter on my 600D but when I look at your images Aidy in the gallery yours seem to have a stronger fisheye effect and your image seems to come out at you where as mine seem to go the other way! Hope this makes sense! I will pop an image in the gallery over the weekend taken from my 600D! ..Caroline

[travelbug]

Hi Everyone, have just put a fisheye image from my 600D in the gallery, would a Samyang lens be better?! and when taking fisheye pics are there images that get better results? many thanks..Caroline

[oldjoysteve]

yeah, i think so, Samyang 8mm as this is the lens I am using and it is awesome and great fun. http://www.okhealthy.com/image/56.jpg

[travelbug]

yeah, i think so, Samyang 8mm as this is the lens I am using and it is awesome and great fun. http://www.okhealthy.com/image/56.jpg

Many thanks Steve, still comparing my creative filter with a fisheye lens, will pop a few in the gallery soon! it's great to know Members are very happy with the Samyang lens and if I buy one it would be top of my list!..Caroline