#CANON EF 15MM F 2 8 FISHEYE SERIES#
It’s not a L series so the tight built makes a good impression, from the same design school of the original 50mm f/1.8 and 35mm f/2. This type of shot is very stylized but can be used effectively on certain subjects.At 330g of eight elements in seven groups, the EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye is made of metal and is more special than it looks. At the 15mm end on a cropped sensor the fisheye distortion is much less noticeable.Ĭanon 5D markII 8mm.
#CANON EF 15MM F 2 8 FISHEYE FULL#
This is similar to the look on a full frame body at any focal length shorter than 15mm until eventually creating a full circular fisheye at 8mm.Ĭanon 7D 8-15mm 15mm. This is essentially the same angle of view you would get on a full frame body at 15mm.Ĭanon 7D 8-15mm 8mm. On the APS-C cropped sensor you will get a 10-15mm full frame fisheye.Ĭanon 7D 8-15mm 10mm. For cropped only shooters, I do feel the 8-15 is far superior to the Tokina but the Tokina will give you very similar results at less than half the price. On a full-frame body you will get a 15mm full frame fisheye and a 8mm circular fisheye.
If you're shooting a full-frame body or use both a cropped and full-frame body, the 8-15 is hard to beat in versatility and overall lens quality. I like using a small 4 inch dome port so I can get very close to subjects, the new Zen 8-15mm glass dome port has been working well for me. You'll want to use a dome port with a removeable dome port shade when using the Canon 8-15mm lens, especially if you want to get a circular fisheye photo at 8mm. Of course you can shoot at any zoom range but you will get partially round corners that are not very useful.Ĭanon 8-15mm fisheye lens Canon 5D Mark III. Full-frame shooters are not really going to use the zoom range between the 8 or 15 ends. I have the best 15mm lens on the market, and when I want a special effect full circular shot I just zoom into the 8mm end. Now I don't have to worry about that anymore. I happen to really like the look of circular fisheyes, but not so much that I would have invested in a lens like the Sigma 8mm or to have spent a whole dive committed to that shot. Sigma makes a 15mm fisheye that focuses pretty closely, which I have heard good things about but not personally used.Īt the Canon 8mm end of the lens you get a full circular fisheye. The older 15mm fisheye required too much working distance for really good close focus wide-angle work. Canon did make a 15mm fisheye (it has been recently discontinued), but the 15mm end on the 8-15 is not only sharper, but it also focuses to just millimeters in front of the glass. If you want the absolute best image quality then the Canon lens is for you, but if you are a crop only shooter, the Tokina's versatility, low cost and excellent image quality probably will make it a better overall choice.Ĭanon 8-15mm fisheye - For Full-Frame Shootersįor those shooting full-frame there is not much to compare the Canon 8-15mm to. You can of course shoot at 9mm and 8mm but you will start to see the curved corners of the lens. The useable zoom range on a cropped body is 10-15, so you lose that little bit of extra reach that you would get on the 17mm end of the Tokina. This is a big deal for me, but with a little time spent in post-production most users will not see a huge difference, especially if you don't spend a lot of time viewing your images at 100%. You will get slightly sharper and contrast-y images straight out of the camera and the most noticeable improvement will be less chromatic apparition. If you are only shooting on a cropped sensor body it is a very tough decision. It is often compared to the Tokina 10-17mm, and on a cropped sensor camera the Tokina is probably the closest thing to it but at less than half the price. At a retail price of $1499, the Canon 8-15 fisheye lens is not going to be for everyone. It has some very cool features for both full-frame and cropped shooters, but there does seem to be some confusion about who this lens is best suited for. The Canon 8-15mm fisheye is one of the most exciting lenses to be released in a long time. Since this lens is capable of being used on both cropped and full frame sensors, I've divided my review into two sections below. This is a review of the Canon 8-15mm circular fisheye lens.
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