Two Shoes is not in right now...: Fisheye and random snapshits.

I have recently acquired a 8mm 1:3.5 fisheye. Its super sweet!!! I was looking at the Canon EF 15mm 1:2.8 and the Canon EF 8-15mm 1:4, and a bunch of other Sigma wide angle goodies, but i found this gem for a bargain, I was less than a third of the price of the above mentioned. Score.

I debated for a period, whether to maybe wait a bit longer and save the extra cash to buy some L-glass goodness, but i came to the conclusion that A) This is a lens that i will use for fun and playing around 95% of the time. B) I cant justify spending 3X- 4X more on a lens that does "pretty much the same" when i dont live in CPT anymore and dont have a housing or shoot surfing/bodyboarding as much as i would like to.

This is where it gets a bit nerdy. For those that have no interest in Tech-Specs of gear, im sure SABC3 (eller NRK hvis du bo i Norge) has something less mind numbingly boring on right now.

This lens has NO Autofocus. Is this an irritating problem? No. 8mm is so wide, that the sharpness is right across the board regardless, sure if youre a pixel-peeper, you will be disappointed, but you really have to misjudge you distance to your subject BADLY to screw the focus up.

This lens does not line up with the Canon EF (S) mounts so you can control aperture from the body. So you have to dial in your Full Stops and half stops manually on the lens. I actually like this. Im also going to start using my old Mamiya/Sekor 35mm lenses with this feature more.

Filming in HD with this lens is awesome. End of story.

It feels solid in your hands and on the body, just have to watch out for the front element as it protrudes massively! The front lens cap is bit of a joke, going to have to modify it some way so that it fits a bit more snuggly.

Here are some test shots from the weekend. Enjoy.