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Fisheye decision to make

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notime_for_jokes
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Ive finally found 2 fisheyes that i can order for my cam, my question is:

i have the decision between a .42x angle lens for $27, or a .18x angle for $55.

will the .42x give enough a wide enough shot to do decent follow cams, (ive heard that .3x is a pretty standard fisheye)

what do you guys think, way wider angle for 25 more dollars, or will the cheaper one suffice

yeah i know im a noob im new to all this stuff
Jan 13 2010 5:13PM
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*Nickdel*
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basically you get what you pay for
Jan 13 2010 5:20PM
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eheath
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Those both sound like terrible lenses. .18 wtf? Get a .3 raynox.
Jan 13 2010 5:21PM
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A.Eberhard
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Sounds like these are super cheap fisheyes, their just going to ruin the quality of your camera. Post a link to the fisheyes your interesting in.
Jan 13 2010 5:22PM
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iannelson
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Yeah, you should post a link of the fisheyes.

And .42 won't be enough. You want .3 or lower.

Jan 13 2010 5:29PM
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thisandthatfilms
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yay stupid people thinking kenko lenses are good...

do you even know what .18 means?






get a babydeath depending on your thread size. might need a step up or a step down..

if your too cheap for that get a opteka 37mm
Jan 13 2010 6:12PM
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notime_for_jokes
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ya im new get over it. i was under the impression that .18 means wider field of view, i was told that the lower the number the higher the field of view.

here's the links:

.18x
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Panoramic-HDC-HS100-Definition-Camcorders/dp/B002N2WNIU/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263426135&sr=8-8

.42x
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002GJIYE2/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=A2LM6ZPY06LT1N&v=glance
Jan 13 2010 6:43PM
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eheath
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puke
Jan 13 2010 7:34PM
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thisandthatfilms
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^^hahahaha



ya except for the fact that you cant get a fucking .18.. that would be like 270 degrees........ my old babydeath was a .3 and if i put enough spacers on it it was 180... which was just so retarted because it looked like crap...


if your really that cheap get a opteka 37mm like i told you
Jan 13 2010 9:24PM
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A.Eberhard
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Stop hating on the guy just cause he doesn't know about lenses. We were all their once. Here I'm not sure of what camera you have or it's thread size ,but get one of these
or if it is 58mm
Jan 14 2010 7:55AM
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iannelson
Posts: 321 - Karma: 43
Both of those fisheyes suck.

http://www.amazon.com/Raynox-303-QC-Converter/dp/B00009UTK3/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1263480927&sr=1-2

If you want a cheep fisheye check out this one. I have it and it works fairly good. Once im out of school ill post a video using it.
Jan 14 2010 9:59AM
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thisandthatfilms
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^ ya and a gaynox is better...
Jan 17 2010 12:07PM
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