BackdoorArts
Senior Member
So a couple months ago I was lamenting not having a full frame fisheye. I also stated that I was in a quandary over just how "wide" the Sigma 15mm Fish is since it states that it has a 180 degree horizontal view, but photos on the web just didn't seem to suss that out - at least not consistently. The best I got was the trusted opinion of my brother who used one at PhotoPlus and confirmed that it was, in fact, 180 on the diagonals.
Today I got my usual daily reminder email from Amazon that there were things I looked at on their site and yet for some reason I had not spent my hard earned money on them, so they need to dangle them yet again, including the 15mm. This caused me to start digging again. I decided to go to Flickr and put Sigma 15mm in the search box, and this is one of the photos I got...
Risking being over punny, it brought everything into focus. At first glance it told me I didn't want it because it was essentially only a tad wider than my 16-35mm at 16mm. But then I noticed the "defished" text and realized that many of the images I was likely finding with this lens had the same treatment in post. The image in the bottom right is what I was looking for, and the look I could apparently get with this lens. Huzzah!!
On top of that what surprised me was the inset of the bear and the comparison to the edge sharpness of the Nikon 14-24mm "Holy Trinity" lens. That's pretty darned impressive for a lens that is less than 1/3 the cost (I've linked the full resolution image from Flickr so right-click and open in a separate tab/window to see the details).
Now I just need to wait for the right Holiday Sales Special instead of justifying that I need it this weekend and hitting up B&H. LOL
Today I got my usual daily reminder email from Amazon that there were things I looked at on their site and yet for some reason I had not spent my hard earned money on them, so they need to dangle them yet again, including the 15mm. This caused me to start digging again. I decided to go to Flickr and put Sigma 15mm in the search box, and this is one of the photos I got...
Risking being over punny, it brought everything into focus. At first glance it told me I didn't want it because it was essentially only a tad wider than my 16-35mm at 16mm. But then I noticed the "defished" text and realized that many of the images I was likely finding with this lens had the same treatment in post. The image in the bottom right is what I was looking for, and the look I could apparently get with this lens. Huzzah!!
On top of that what surprised me was the inset of the bear and the comparison to the edge sharpness of the Nikon 14-24mm "Holy Trinity" lens. That's pretty darned impressive for a lens that is less than 1/3 the cost (I've linked the full resolution image from Flickr so right-click and open in a separate tab/window to see the details).
Now I just need to wait for the right Holiday Sales Special instead of justifying that I need it this weekend and hitting up B&H. LOL
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