What's the maximum fov of this lens at it's widest angle? i'd like to achieve a fisheye effect like the gopro camera's wide angle.
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this lens is not wide like a go pro - it's more like a 24-70 on a full format camera, a go pro would be along the lines of a 10? If you want a go pro effect you would be better off with a fish-eye prime.
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The widest angle is 12mm. On a M4/3 camera that's about 24mm. It does not fisheye on the GH4 that I use.
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It has a 35mm equivalent of 24mm. So way less than fisheye. Check the specs for the exact angle in degrees, but fisheye is usually 180 degrees or very close and they usually range in 8-15mm equivalent range from my experience.
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As stated in the description, it's a 12mm for MFT which is equivalent to 24mm on FF cameras. In order to get extreme wide in MFT format you need to be looking at a specific "fisheye" lens or a extreme wide angle lens like the Panasonic 7-14mm
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The lense's widest focal length is 12mm. This is a MFT lens, so there is a cropping factor to take into consideration. On most mft cameras. 12mm is equivalent to a 24mm FOV, so it doesn't look fisheye. You'll need something like a 7mm to achieve that affect. With that said, this is an INCREDIBLE lens. Excellent for both cinematography and photography.
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I use a full frame camera and it goes from circular fisheye at 8mm to ultra wide at 15mm.
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The 0.35X should be considered a fisheye lens. The 0.43, although a wide angle, is not quite as wide.
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No it is not a wide angle lens. Wide angle is usually wider than 18 mm (or 27mm in full frame).
1408820
This lens is equivalent to Nikon's 55mm f 1.8 lens. It is considered a "Normal" lens meaning it 'sees' like the human eye. While it can used in daylight and low light it is NOT a wide angle lens. If wide angle is what you are interested in use the 10 mm N series Nikkor lens or one of the zoom lenses such as the 10 mm to 30 mm zoom or the 10 mm to 100 mm zoom, which is my preference.
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The 15mm wide angle is nice, but I had image quality issue with my copy of this lens. I don't think it's worth the money. I just recently bought the Canon 10-24mm lens and am much happier with it as a wide angle choice. Don't get sucked in by the fact that it's got a nice general purpose range. Its quality just doesn't match its cost.
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I'd always prefer a more extreme wide angle... So the 24mm is my favourite. The f/1.4 aperture is all the more glorious when the angle is wider.
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You can't take 'five or ten steps back' from infinity. :-) Ultrawide FoV presents different image dynamics when shooting landscape. The real question is whether the DMW-GC1 provides enough resolution and correction, corner to corner, to be useful for the kind of landscape shooting you want to do. I can't answer that, not only because I haven't tried to use it that way but because when I shoot landscapes I tend to use longer focal lengths rather than wider.
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if you look at the descrition of the camaera, you will see that it has a wide-angle lens by definition.i am dooing great shots using it - indoors and outdoors. regards, karl
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I really don't know. A faster wide angle lens may be better for that use. It has all of the distortion of a real fisheye, so your images would have that issue. If you're shooting artistically, no problem, but for scientific use, it may well have too much fisheye distortion. It's not particularly fast so you'd have the issue of star trails unless you shot at a high ISO (which you could with your OM-D). It's a good fisheye lens, not a toy, but I'd hate to recommend it for scientific purposes. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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No, but I believe there is a wide angle "mode" in the options. That said, it's really not the same thing as a wide angle lens.
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The lens is an autofocus, I don't understand you about "rectangular fisheye" If you are asking about the circular aberration, the lens has aberration.
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The only wide angle lens I tested it with was the Olympus 12mm. It was not suitable for that lens.
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I've used it for a number of video shoots (Documentary, commercial, etc...) and it never fails, every single time I break this out the director/producer always says "Ehh...I don't know about shooting that wide" but without fail this lens always gets a giant grin when looking at the dailies. It's one of my favorite lenses because it's super wide without being overly distorted. That being said, I don't have any first hand experience using it with a steady cam rig but I honestly don't see it being an issue. The only downside of the lens (hasn't really affected me yet but could be an issue for someone) is that because the front element is so large, it's impossible to use screw on filters. This can be alleviated by using a matte box. Hope this helps! -John Melancon
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Intova Sport Pro as well as GoPro have a wide angle lens, that's the reason objects looks to be more far away. I do not know whether they offer a close up attachment lens.
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Great for Macro work and I am still experimenting with wide angle views. Best images appear at F/32 and F/45 with a 90mm 1.8 Schneider-Kreuznach , mounted on a Master Technika Linhof 4x5. Hope this helps.
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As others have said, the answer is yes. While you do loose the wide angle effect, you are gaining the "fish eye". I've had a lot of fun with the fish eye lens. and would recommend it.