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Fish eye v.s wide angle lens

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MeLoveULongTime
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I just got a new camera and I want a lens for it. I want to know what is better fish eye of wide angle, I know it kinda opinionated but if you have any video that is just fish eye or just wide angle post it. Thanks
Sep 9 2010 12:31AM
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family_vacation
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Do you want footage to look nice or like destortrd
Sep 9 2010 12:44AM
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family_vacation
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Damn ipod.... *destorted garbage?
Sep 9 2010 12:45AM
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MeLoveULongTime
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Best quality is best
Sep 9 2010 12:46AM
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Ben.
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distorted =/= garbage. perhaps thats the look you are going for.
Sep 9 2010 11:03AM
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grilledsteezeyo
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a fisheye will give u the barrel(sp?)distrtionn type look where a wide angle will give u a wider prospective to shoot with little to no barrel distortion
its really personal preference
Sep 9 2010 11:05AM
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Daydreaming
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Will this be your only lens for a while? If so I would aim for something more in the standard range. If you're set on one of the two, I'd go wide angle over fish eye. Fish eye is only good for so many shots, wide angle is better for general use by comparison.
Sep 9 2010 11:07AM
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eheath
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i lold
Sep 9 2010 11:30AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Quoting aKrieg$:
*destorted garbage
wow really? That sounds like something DownToFilm would say....

Quoting Ben.:
distorted =/= garbage
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Sep 9 2010 11:47AM
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miroz
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HAHAHAHAHAHA own.

Anyway, I know I can't make a fisheye look "good" - some people can. Unless you have that distortion and vig in mind when you're envisioning your shots, just go for the WA - it'll do the same job, just not look weird.
Sep 9 2010 11:50AM
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TWoods
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again, this is for video, or photo?
Sep 9 2010 11:52AM
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Potatoes
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oooh. good call. if it's for video, wide angle.

if it's for camera, you should probably read up on f/stops and lens manufacturing quality before you choose a lens. a good wide angle that isn't like f/8 is going to cost you upwards of $700. a fisheye, regardless of manufacture (again, that isn't a screw-on piece of shit from eBay), will cost the same.

Sep 9 2010 1:06PM
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ILoveOhio
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Sometimes there is no vig. Vig is gross, but not all fisheyes have vig. <3.
Sep 9 2010 1:19PM
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thisandthatfilms
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the only true fisheye i actually really like is the hvx extreme. because its just so amazing
Sep 9 2010 1:37PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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BAHAHAHAHA yeah
Sep 9 2010 2:13PM
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MeLoveULongTime
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Video
Sep 9 2010 6:03PM
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[~_~]
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get a wide angle. It can be hard to make a fisheye look good with video. They can be awesome for architecture/timelapses, but even then I feel wide angles are better for that stuff most of the time anyway.
Sep 9 2010 6:05PM
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It really depends on preference. I know some people can pull off fisheye in skiing edits. I'd go with wide angle however.
Sep 9 2010 6:19PM
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family_vacation
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now i feel dumb... really dumb.....

i just meant to say i don't like how fisheyes look.
Sep 9 2010 6:25PM
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207
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its okay abe, I understand where you're coming from.
Sep 9 2010 6:25PM
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Mogwai.
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ive done work with a fish eye and it's cool for like certain shots and for cool low angled fallow cams.. but for over all filming, a wide angle lens is way more enjoyable.
Sep 9 2010 8:50PM
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jason...
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i hope you have a strange accident that leaves your sight looking like the view through a fisheye lens for the rest of your life.
Sep 9 2010 9:04PM
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Ben.
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hahahahaha
Sep 9 2010 9:10PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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CAN IT BE A DEATHLENS? HELL, MIGHT AS WELL UPGRADE HIS EYES TO DUEL VX2.1KS, THAT WOULD BE CHILL
Sep 9 2010 9:15PM
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miroz
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Steve you think I'm stupid now don't you?

I said distortion AND vig, attempting to imply that you could have one or the other or both if you wanted to. I izn't n00b Steve, you nose that.
Sep 9 2010 10:10PM
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