StrHori RF 6mm f2.8 Circular Fisheye.

[TexPhoto]

I am a big fan of Fisheye lenses. The new StrHori 6mm f2.8 Circular Fisheye is extreme, even for me. They claim a 220 degree field of view.
This is my first photo with the lens, taken with an EOS R. Note how much of the floor you can see in the photo in all directions.
The lens is a native RF lens, manual focus, and manual aperture.

 

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Pretty cool shot!

 

[David - Sydney]

how is the coma? I am thinking of getting it for astro instead of my EF8-15/4. Not just the extra stop but the wider FOV means that I don't have to be as low to take the shot ie on a tripod shooting vertically to get the whole horizon.
I imagine that it will be really tricky to get even compositions though

 

[TexPhoto]

how is the coma? I am thinking of getting it for astro instead of my EF8-15/4. Not just the extra stop but the wider FOV means that I don't have to be as low to take the shot ie on a tripod shooting vertically to get the whole horizon.
I imagine that it will be really tricky to get even compositions though

Sorry I did not see your reply until now. The lens seems pretty sharp, but coma (and astrophotography) are a little outside my skill levels.

 

[David - Sydney]

I have done a Sydney SBD architecture walkaround shoot. Handheld as I would need a tripod side extension to avoid the tripod legs. Composition is really hard plus avoiding fingers on the body and toes and still trying to get horizon or other building alignment. Massive dynamic range as the sun was in a number of shots so exposing to the right and then bringing up shadows multiple stops was challenging plus some object removal. Hard circular cropping got rid of the edge aberrations and/or slight re-centering of the composition and still >8mm focal length.

That said, I was really happy with the results (see my Instagram). Small changes in physical location changed the comp so much that next time I will take more shots moving a little in different directions. Well worth the AUD500 (~USD300)