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Lensbaby Introduces Fisheye For Canon, Nikon
10 April 2014
Lensbaby has announced a $299.95 fisheye lens in both Canon and Nikon mounts designed to produce full-circle fisheye images on APS-C sensor dSLRs.
The manual lens has built-in aperture control from f3.5-22 and features an ultra-wide 5.8mm focal length. It captures a 185-degree angle of view and focusing as close as 1/4 inch in front of the lens to infinity.
"Our Circular Fisheye lens, from a hardware perspective, functions just like any other manual lens," said Craig Strong, Lensbaby co-founder and chief creative officer. "Simply attach it to your camera and start shooting -- no additional parts needed.
"Of course, it wouldn't be a Lensbaby lens without something fun, different and wacky," he added. "That's why Circular Fisheye lets you focus on objects nearly touching the lens, while getting a 185-degree view of your surroundings. Plus, the flare this lens can produce adds a creative element to the border around the sharp circular image."
Copyright 2014 by Keri Friedman
That flare and reflection are enhanced by the reflective internal lens barrel, which allows bright sources of light to form a halo of colorful flare around the image.
To help focus the lens, it includes a focus distance scale and hyperfocal scale (seen in the product shot above).
The lens will be available mid-May but can be pre-ordered from Adorama for Canon or Nikon.
Lensbaby Launches a 5.8mm 185-degree Circular Fisheye Lens for Creative Photography
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Lensbaby, makers of creative effects camera lenses, has announced a 5.8mm Circular Fisheye lens in Canon EF and Nikon F mounts. With this Circular Fisheye lens, Lensbaby now offers photographers with crop sensor cameras a fun and affordable way to create circular images that transform the world around them.
The Circular Fisheye is great for capturing the scale of endless landscapes and big events, fun self-portraits, quirky shots of pets or friends, creating extreme perspective and experimenting with unique lens flare.
This manual lens has built-in aperture control ranging from f3.5-22 and features an ultra-wide 5.8mm focal length. It is capable of capturing a 185-degree angle of view and focusing from 1/4 inch in front of the lens to infinity. That extreme close-focus paired with the incredibly wide 5.8mm focal length produces other-worldly distortion with exceptional sharpness throughout.
Circular fisheye lenses produce an image that is circular, surrounded by black.
Lensbaby deliberately designed the internal lens barrel of the Circular Fisheye to be reflective allowing bright sources of light to form a halo of colorful flare around the image, as seen in the image below left. In flatter light, parts of a scene can also be reflected into the area surrounding the image, as seen in the image below right.
"Our Circular Fisheye lens, from a hardware perspective, functions just like any other manual lens," said Craig Strong, Lensbaby Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer. "Simply attach it to your camera and start shooting -- no additional parts needed. Of course, it wouldn't be a Lensbaby lens without something fun, different and wacky. That's why Circular Fisheye lets you focus on objects nearly touching the lens, while getting a 185-degree view of your surroundings. Plus, the flare this lens can produce adds a creative element to the border around the sharp circular image."
The Circular Fisheye lens was optimized to produce a full-circle fisheye image on an APS-C sensor camera.
Specs and Features
- Circular Fisheye lens
- 5.8mm focal length
- 185-degree angle of view
- f3.5-22
- Focus type: Manual
- Polished internal barrel for creative flare and reflection
- Focus distance scale and hyperfocal scale to aid in focusing
- Available for Canon EF and Nikon F camera mounts
- Size/Weight: 2.75" (7cm) high x 3" (7.6cm) wide / 10.5oz (298g)
Circular Fisheye will retail for $299.95. The lens is currently available for pre-order from B&H, Adorama and Amazon and will be available mid-May from select specialty photo stores worldwide and from http://www.lensbaby.com or by calling877-536-7222/971-223-5662. For more information, visit http://www.lensbaby.com.