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I have to admit that I'm feeling tempted to test that Fisheye.
I think they mean a brass core.......not copper, a common error.
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Peleng is not a "version" of Samyang, it's an old Soviet circular fisheye thingy. O_o
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07-11-2017, 10:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-11-2017, 10:10 PM by Klaus.)
As far as I can tell there are a couple of Chinese Fisheyes that I haven't touched:
- Meike 6.5mm f/2 - circular fisheye for APS-C
- 7Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 - full-frame fisheye for APS-C
- a "something" 8mm f/2.8 - full-frame fisheye for MFT (dirt cheap at just 65US$, of CCTV origin)
There are also a couple more expensive fisheyes that haven't been reviewed yet locally - the Samyang 12mm f/2.8 for instance and the new Nikkor, of course.
PERSONALLY I wouldn't invest much money in a fisheye but I really enjoy them. So these new affordable options feel quite attractive to me. In this case it wouldn't hurt so much that I would use them just once or twice a year or so.
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Oh, I just noticed that I haven't tested the Samyang 8mm f/2.8 II (APS-C) either.
That's certainly the gold standard among the el-cheapos .. although that one costs 270-300USD already.
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I am surprised no one has made a manual focus dedicated fisheye for Full Frame mirrorless yet. The Samyang 12mm 2.8 is available for e mount but is an SLR lens with a built in adapter and is unnecessarily large.