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Wide Angle Underwater

Started Nov 21, 2019 | Discussions thread
kelpdiver Veteran Member • Posts: 5,564
Re: A few wider shots

PHXAZCRAIG wrote:

At 16mm I'm quite happy with the 16-35 as long as it has the internal correction lens on it. And I wouldn't want to give up the zoom capability either, in favor of a 16mm prime.

A 16mm fisheye presents a much wider view than your 16-35 @16. The center will show the same level of magnification, but very different as you go out. Optically the FE is superior with the dome port, and you can get away with smaller ones (though I see BS still suggests bigger ones for best image, as well as for over/unders.

https://www.uwphotographyguide.com/fisheye-lenses-underwater - see some examples here - most particularly the garden.   It asserts that 17mm in the Tokina 10-17 has the same width as 12mm on the Nikon 12-24mm.

The sigma 15 Scott would suggest gives you 180degrees of coverage

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