Fellowship of the fisheye

It seems like enough folks here have fisheye lenses to necessitate the fish having its own thread apart from the UWA Cult. No restrictions on time of day or apertures at which the images were taken (much to Mark's chagrin), so go wild with your fishiest shots!
 
Woo! Glad to see a thread dedicated to the fish. I do have to ask though, when did you buy a fish and which one? I would ask if you rented it for the honeymoon, but I know better. ;)

I don't have too many with the fish since I just bought my Nikon 10.5 late last year and didn't use it all winter, but I hope to have more to add as the summer goes on since I don't have the UWA anymore.

 
Woo! Glad to see a thread dedicated to the fish. I do have to ask though, when did you buy a fish and which one? I would ask if you rented it for the honeymoon, but I know better. ;)

I don't have too many with the fish since I just bought my Nikon 10.5 late last year and didn't use it all winter, but I hope to have more to add as the summer goes on since I don't have the UWA anymore.

I started a new thread because at least 25% of my shots from this trip are with the fisheye (poor Tokina 11-16 is going through withdrawal from lack of use right now, I think), and it seems like it's now a 50/50 split of fish/UWA in that thread now, whereas fish used to be posted only on rare occasions.

I bought it a couple months ago--I got the Tokina one. I only used it twice before taking it to WDW, so I didn't really do so hotly with it. I would not recommend the Tokina unless you don't want/have a separate UWA lens. That might just be me, though, as I use f/2.8 a lot on my UWA lens, and I know I would use it a lot on the fisheye, whereas I never used 11-17 on the fish. I was always at 10mm.

The only reason I got the Tokina was because it was the first one that came up ridiculously cheap on eBay. I ended up paying $311 shipped for it, so I can't complain too much. Once I spot a cheap Sigma, I will get that and sell the Tokina.
 


todd,

I really liked the MK and epcot shots, which is saying something as usually I can't stand fisheye shots.
 
Here are some of the fisheye shots that I've shared on Flickr from my January trip.. I went overboard with it but it was such a fun new perspective.

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What an amazing collection Todd H!!

For whatever reason, I LOVE the Philharmagic theater shot. Also love the HM shot! But they're ALL great!
 
Now this is my kind of thread. ;) :thumbsup2

I bought it a couple months ago--I got the Tokina one. I only used it twice before taking it to WDW, so I didn't really do so hotly with it. I would not recommend the Tokina unless you don't want/have a separate UWA lens. That might just be me, though, as I use f/2.8 a lot on my UWA lens, and I know I would use it a lot on the fisheye, whereas I never used 11-17 on the fish. I was always at 10mm.
I mostly agree, but remember that F2.8 is only a half-stop faster than F3.5 - at 10mm, you won't be gaining much speed. Also note that the Sigma is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge compared to the Tokina! (At least, it is next to the Pentax, which should be basically the same size.) I would like F2.8 also but the extra flexibility comes in handy - I'll sometimes carry just my 10-17mm fisheye and my 50-135mm and if I need wide, I'll shoot at 17mm and crop. This is especially true now that Lightroom 3 can do such a good and fast job and straightening out the fishiness.

Here's a few to contribute...

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A few more that didn't make it into my ongoing trip report (shameless plug! ;) ):

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Awesome shots, Groucho. Now I'm wishing I would've used the fish, rather than the 70-200 on my one trip on Jungle Cruise. Might actually have to ride it again in December just for photography's sake (might be heresy to some, but JC has fallen off my radar for "must ride" attractions--we've had some terrible skippers as of late).
 
Awesome shots, Groucho. Now I'm wishing I would've used the fish, rather than the 70-200 on my one trip on Jungle Cruise. Might actually have to ride it again in December just for photography's sake (might be heresy to some, but JC has fallen off my radar for "must ride" attractions--we've had some terrible skippers as of late).
Thanks! The skippers are sometimes a bit hit or miss. Ours was pretty good. I think our trip in January had the best one we've had yet. We like riding it at night, too - of course, shooting it at night would be pretty challenging, we just like the feel of it at night.

Here's another JC shot in a style that you don't see very often...

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...and the R/C boats at the exit.

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Here's a couple shots that I was never quite satisfied with. Both involve moving water...

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This one I took way too long on (too many 30 sec exposures, including this one) and still never got it quite to my liking. I think the original lighting isn't really set up ideally for such a photo (the nerve of them! ;) )... in case you don't recognize this, this is a waterfall at the back on the stroller parking in Fantasyland, near the old Skyway building.

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I'll end with a different angle for the Hyperspace Hoopla crowd shots I posted in my TR.

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Groucho, I've never been sold on the Fisheye look. But the work you've been doing with it is really amazing. For the first time ever I have myself wishing I could give it a try!

I'm betting half of the battle is knowing when the fisheye will enhance a view and when it won't. Clearly you've got that down!
 
Groucho, I've never been sold on the Fisheye look. But the work you've been doing with it is really amazing. For the first time ever I have myself wishing I could give it a try!

I'm betting half of the battle is knowing when the fisheye will enhance a view and when it won't. Clearly you've got that down!
Thanks very much! I'm glad you like. You know what they say about practice - I just keep using it and trying to find new ways. I have some ideas that I haven't used a lot yet - like shooting with the intention of cropping off a chunk off one edge of the frame, to give you off-center fishiness... but really, part of it is playing with the fish a bit and thinking about scenes where it would be a good idea.

Here's a few more, hopefully these are all ones that I haven't posted here before...

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Here's an example of cropping - the bottom was lopped off so that only the top has the fisheye look.

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Here's another one with some cropping - both top and bottom here.

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...and of course, they can be a lot of fun with cars. :)

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Groucho - very nice work. Look for some similar shots from me soon of Hyperspace Hoopla (awesome show, by the way--WOW!) and Kidani's ceiling (speaking of awesome...Sanaa...)

Here's mine for today:

Clicking the picture takes you to its Flickr page, where you can download a full size image, access my camera settings, and/or navigate to my thousand plus other Walt Disney World photos.
 
I'm loving all these fisheye shots! Nice work, everyone. The fish is still a novelty for me and has stayed on my camera more than it should have the past couple of trips.

Here are a few more from my warped perspective/personality:









^^clicking the image will take you to flickr
 
nothing like you guys but my 2 best with my fisheye are probably these. I hope to be taking it out for more shooting soon though.

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