Peter wrote:
> Steven Green wrote
>
>> I am just starting to look into digital cameras.
>>
>> My film SLR is a Contax so there is no real upgrade path for me. I
figure
>> I will need all new lenses. (Most of my lenses were ya****ca with a
couple
>> zeiss)
Those probably will mount on a Canon with adapter, probably with stop
down metering but still, maybe very interesting.
>> I want full frame, because I like to shoot wide landscapes and don't
want
>> to get a 14mm to get 20mm equivalents. Canon has a 14mm I want but it
is
>> 2 grand from BH so that is more of a dream lens. I would rather put the
>> extra money into the body, get some less expensive lenses and get this
>> lens if I win the lotto.
>>
>> I was originally thinking a Canon 5D but I am not married to a system
as
>> yet. ...
>>
> I really enjoy wide angle landscapes so I know where you are coming
> from. I am agonizing over a Nikon D3 for the very reason. I have a
> friend who just got the Nikon D300 with 10.5 lens and appropriate
> software to convert this semi fisheye, into a real wide angle.
> Ken Rockwell has an interesting discussion at:
> http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/105fe.htm
Link from that link:
http://www.fotoverkstan.se/fisheyetest/
"Since doing this test in 2005, I have cut off the sun hood of the lens
to allow full use on full-frame cameras like my Kodak. It is a thrilling
experience, but well worth the effort since it makes it possible to
stich a 360 degrees panorama of high quality from just two images"
I was looking at this with a 'relay' lens, a macro lens focused on the
back of the fisheye. The sun hood is plastic & pretty easy to cut off if
you want. It's a mess with the relay lens setup, not nearly as clean as
these examples.
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