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The World’s Widest Fisheye Lens
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Re: The World’s Widest Fisheye Lens
Posted: 5 May 2012 at 14:01 GMT
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This specimen may be pristine and minty. It is rare, unique and no longer made thus the price may be whatever the market can bear. I have seen this lens go up for sale from time to time on ebay for prices of $40,000 to $50,000 USD. I guess the bar has been raised!
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What Fullframe/Diagonal Fisheye for D800
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Re: What Fullframe/Diagonal Fisheye for D800
Posted: 16 Apr 2012 at 11:49 GMT
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Thanks Hans, I always appreciate your input!
Laddie
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Re: What Fullframe/Diagonal Fisheye for D800
Posted: 16 Apr 2012 at 9:31 GMT
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Commitment please: "better choice" or "just as good".
Which is optically, "The best"?
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What Fullframe/Diagonal Fisheye for D800
Posted: 15 Apr 2012 at 21:35 GMT
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I'm moving from a Nikon APS-C sensor (D300 & D200) to a Nikon Fullframe/FX sensored camera (D800). I'm curious as which Fullframe/Diagonal Fisheye has the best IQ in your opinion. Tell me your thoughts...please?
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Which lens for 3 shots using Nikon D800 ?
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Re: Which lens for 3 shots using Nikon D800 ?
Posted: 13 Apr 2012 at 0:35 GMT
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A bit pricey but consider a used classic Nikon 8mm f/2.8 AI Circular Fisheye. I'm told it has a highest IQ of all the present and past 8mm circular fisheyes. I read somewhere that a shaved Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 requires 4 shots.
I have a Nikon 8mm f/2.8 and will be ordering a Nikon D800 soon! Can't wait!
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Sigma Fisheylens 4.5mm f.2.8
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Re: Sigma Fisheylens 4.5mm f.2.8
Posted: 5 Apr 2012 at 21:25 GMT
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I have this lens and I use it for busy scenes where people are moving etc. It works well with rotations of 120 degrees.
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Best fisheye lens for Nikon D800 - shaved Tokina 10-17 vs. Sigma 15?
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Re: Best fisheye lens for Nikon D800 - shaved Tokina 10-17 vs. Sigma 15?
Posted: 24 Mar 2012 at 5:49 GMT
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How about the classic Nikon 8mm f/2.8?
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Just finished a new tour
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Re: Just finished a new tour
Posted: 20 Feb 2012 at 19:27 GMT
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I like it very much. I felt cheated a bit. I zoomed in to read about the German Enigma machine but it would not allow me to zoom close enough in for reading. If I may ask what tour software did you use.
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What Metering Setting?
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Re: What Metering Setting?
Posted: 8 Feb 2012 at 0:20 GMT
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Philippe,
Judy-A is one of those who knows far more than I! I told you someone else would come to the rescue of your question!
Laddie
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Re: What Metering Setting?
Posted: 7 Feb 2012 at 17:41 GMT
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Philippe,
I am by no means a pro at this and there are many who attend this forum who are much better than I. I use a spot metered reading and set my camera to this setting. All shots are made in the manual mode with the same exposure setting. I shoot in HDR thus all of the brackets are made around this same setting. The pros will tell you to meter on one lighter areas to be imaged. Getting back to your question spot metering seems best to me. Take a look at my question concerning metering just down from your question. Hopefully others will give you their thoughts.
Laddie
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Re: How do you meter your 360 degree panoramas?
Posted: 6 Feb 2012 at 13:53 GMT
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I agree with you Dennis. I most often metter on the brighter areas and I never vary the the exposure except for the brackets. Vvclicks seemed to indicate that some vary the exposure. I do not!
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Posted: 6 Feb 2012 at 11:27 GMT
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I shoot in raw and bracket for HDR. I establish a set exposure with brackets keep the same for the entire 360 degree shoot. I have never heard of varying the exposure on each position. I would think that would make stitching more difficult and blending problematic. Regardless I want input from everyone. Ho do you do it?
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How do you meter your 360 degree panoramas?
Posted: 6 Feb 2012 at 3:10 GMT
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Presently I use a Sekonic L758DR light meter. Mostly I use it in the Spot mode and take multiple readings and use the average. In less contrasty situations I take incident readings. Most often I'm on the money, some times I'm off.
I am curious to hear from others about their technique. How do you determine exposure, especially in contrasty difficult scenes?
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Two Panos of Waterfalls - Revisited
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Re: Two Panos of Waterfalls - Revisited
Posted: 4 Feb 2012 at 23:39 GMT
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Thanks for the input. I shoot only in raw. I will work on the skies a bit more in the future. Need to bone up on levels, etc in Photoshop. Thanks again.
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Two Panos of Waterfalls - Revisited
Posted: 4 Feb 2012 at 7:13 GMT
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After some of the comments last week I decided to tweak my first waterfall images. They are tweaked to my taste! A touch of HDR but hopefully not too much. I really believe contrasty outdoor scenes deserve some degree of HDR. Otherwise detail seems lost in the shadows. In contrasty scenes the iris of our eyes are constantly opening and closing based on the amount of light the enters into the eye. HDR is a tool that approximates what we are seeing. A touch of HDR seems to add reality to the scene. Too much seems to detract and at times seems cartoonish. This is my opinion and I'm not a professional photographer. I do this for fun only! In the upcoming year I am going to shoot some of the waterfalls in my state. These smaller waterfalls were just to work out some on the kinks in my technique. Comments are welcome but be kind! I do this for fun only.
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