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Macro pictures *of* the Bower 7.5mm Fisheye

Started May 1, 2014 | Discussions
iansmith
iansmith Regular Member • Posts: 328
Macro pictures *of* the Bower 7.5mm Fisheye
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I just got my Bower 7.5mm Fisheye in the mail today and though tit pretty amazing a lens could see 90 degrees to the side.  After looking into the front element I thought I'd take some pictures with the Olympus 60mm macro.

Not the most artistic of shots ever, but it really is interesting to look at the back aperture through the front element as you rotate it.

I lit the back with a flashlight on a white sheet of paper so it showed up nice and bright.  You can clearly see the chromatic aberration from the extreme angles at play.

Most lenses don't let you look through them from the side, heh.

Anyway, thought I'd share!   Awesomely fun lens for the price.  Can't wait to figure out how to use this thing.

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JimLindner
JimLindner Senior Member • Posts: 1,308
Re: Macro pictures *of* the Bower 7.5mm Fisheye
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iansmith wrote:

I just got my Bower 7.5mm Fisheye in the mail today and though tit pretty amazing a lens could see 90 degrees to the side. After looking into the front element I thought I'd take some pictures with the Olympus 60mm macro.

You macro guys will shoot anything!


Anyway, thought I'd share! Awesomely fun lens for the price. Can't wait to figure out how to use this thing.

You'll have a blast, this is a good lens to park your imagination in.

Thanks, this shot explains why my feet are always in the photo.

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iansmith
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Re: Macro pictures *of* the Bower 7.5mm Fisheye

JimLindner wrote:

iansmith wrote:

I just got my Bower 7.5mm Fisheye in the mail today and though tit pretty amazing a lens could see 90 degrees to the side. After looking into the front element I thought I'd take some pictures with the Olympus 60mm macro.

You macro guys will shoot anything!

Anyway, thought I'd share! Awesomely fun lens for the price. Can't wait to figure out how to use this thing.

You'll have a blast, this is a good lens to park your imagination in.

Thanks, this shot explains why my feet are always in the photo.

Heh, yeah.  It's amazing how hard it is to keep all your body parts out of the picture with a viewing angle that wide.  Half my shots have fingers, the other have feet in them so far

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R V C
R V C Senior Member • Posts: 1,272
Re: Macro pictures *of* the Bower 7.5mm Fisheye

I am intrigued, i must look into this lens! Thanks for the pictures. Planing a atrip to the himalayas come october. Will come in handy with the scenes there. :))

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