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Fisheye cheap

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Kontuckie.
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i really want a cool fisheye for my sony handicam, could you guys give me some advice on a cheap one?
Mar 9 2008 6:39PM
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RJD2
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if you go cheap it will just look like crap. lense quality is everything
Mar 9 2008 6:39PM
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Kontuckie.
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well not cheap, but not expensive you know
Mar 9 2008 6:42PM
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RJD2
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like how much are you thinking is "cheap"?
Mar 9 2008 6:42PM
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Kontuckie.
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my price range goes up to 150, maybe 170
Mar 9 2008 6:43PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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safe up and get a death lens
Mar 9 2008 6:52PM
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Kontuckie.
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how much would those cost
Mar 9 2008 7:24PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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century opitics is the company and they are like 500 but u can get them used
Mar 9 2008 7:30PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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i got a brand new death for 380 in vancouver
Mar 9 2008 7:32PM
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dozerr
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a death lense on a handicam seems a little ridiculous to me
Mar 9 2008 7:44PM
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RJD2
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raynox makes B quality lenses. I think you could find one under $200
Mar 9 2008 7:56PM
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zerospinskier
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If you just have a little handicam, just get one from ebay. Type in your model, or whatever size the threads are, and look at the wide angles and fisheyes. I wouldn't suggest going too wide. I use a .5x and a .38x. The .38x without the macro is pretty distorted and fished, and is too much unless you are filming in-air follow cams. I'd say just get something around .45x with a macro. Then you can use it with or without the macro. You can get one one ebay for around $30-$40 shipped, and will be very happy with it for your application.

I'm not saying don't get an expensive lens if want to, but I think for your camera it is not needed.
Mar 9 2008 7:59PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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you make a vaild point there basically if the lens is way more then the camera then u dont need the lens

Mar 9 2008 8:02PM
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eheath
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don't spend over 100 on a lens for a handy cam bro, not even worth it. i bought a 30-40 dollar lens for my buddies handy cam and the quality was exactly the same. check out amazon.com.
Mar 9 2008 8:19PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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thats the way to go if u had a vx2100 then it would be a differnet story
Mar 10 2008 9:43AM
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Kontuckie.
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thanks for the help
Mar 10 2008 10:20PM
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