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Walk around lens

Started Jun 2, 2012 | Discussions thread
DrewE Senior Member • Posts: 2,053
Re: Walk around lens

markjo159 wrote:

Hey guys, its been a long time since I have posted on DPreview (so long that my account is not inactive).

In any case, Im heading to NYC in a few weeks and would like a nice walk around lens. Also, I have been looking at a few rectilinear fisheye lenses. Any and all insight would help.

What do you mean by "rectilinear fisheye"—are you referring to a fisheye lens that covers the entire frame, as opposed to producing a circular image? The term rectilinear lens is generally used to refer to a lens with a rectilinear projection—a normal, non-fisheye lens—which makes a "rectilinear fisheye lens" something of a contradiction in terms.

At any rate, the obvious choices for fisheye lenses seem to be the Pentaxx 10-17 zoom and the Samyang MF fisheye lens (which is also sold under a plethora of other brand names, such as Bower, Phoenix, and Vivitar). I don't have any personal experience with either, but have heard little disappointment with either one from those that do have them.
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