Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D

peteloud · 30th December 2006

Hi Guys,

I am considering buying a Sigma, 8mm, f3.5 lens to use on my 350D for taking panoramas. Has anyone any experience of this set-up/use. Any comments or advice from anyone on the subject will be welcome.

Where is the cheapest place to buy a Sigma 8mm f3.5 in Singapore? Any idea of the price?

thw · 30th December 2006

Why not get the Tokina 10-17 Fisheye?

di0nysus · 30th December 2006

I believe the 8mm is a circular FE while the 10-17 is a non-circular FE....

I stand to be corrected thought

di0nysus · 30th December 2006

I'm guessing 8mm to be ~$800 in sg....one can try the usual places for it.

It's pretty expensive for a FE, if someone is going a MO to bring the price down..I'll consider as well! The other option (Peleng 8mm) does not have AF and suffers from some issues with CA/sharpness/light fall off etc.

syl · 1st January 2007

It's pretty expensive for a FE, if someone is going a MO to bring the price down..I'll consider as well! The other option (Peleng 8mm) does not have AF and suffers from some issues with CA/sharpness/light fall off etc.[/quote]

With 8mm you don't need AF. Everything should be in focus with that range of lens.

30th December 2006	#1
peteloud Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 94	Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D Hi Guys, I am considering buying a Sigma, 8mm, f3.5 lens to use on my 350D for taking panoramas. Has anyone any experience of this set-up/use. Any comments or advice from anyone on the subject will be welcome. Where is the cheapest place to buy a Sigma 8mm f3.5 in Singapore? Any idea of the price?

30th December 2006	#2
thw Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 765	Re: Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D Why not get the Tokina 10-17 Fisheye?

30th December 2006	#3
di0nysus Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: macpherson Posts: 987	Re: Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D I believe the 8mm is a circular FE while the 10-17 is a non-circular FE.... I stand to be corrected thought

30th December 2006	#4
di0nysus Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: macpherson Posts: 987	Re: Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D I'm guessing 8mm to be ~$800 in sg....one can try the usual places for it. It's pretty expensive for a FE, if someone is going a MO to bring the price down..I'll consider as well! The other option (Peleng 8mm) does not have AF and suffers from some issues with CA/sharpness/light fall off etc.

1st January 2007	#5
syl Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 832	Re: Sigma 8mm fisheye on 350D It's pretty expensive for a FE, if someone is going a MO to bring the price down..I'll consider as well! The other option (Peleng 8mm) does not have AF and suffers from some issues with CA/sharpness/light fall off etc.[/quote] With 8mm you don't need AF. Everything should be in focus with that range of lens.