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Fisheye lens

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scottishskier
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Views on fisheye lenses? used a lot in skiing and all action sports.

overused? good effect? hard to watch?

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your opinions...
Jun 10 2011 6:06PM
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Moosen
Posts: 4285 - Karma: 2,585
Sick in moderation and if you truly utilize it to it's full potential. Better for filming close though because photography you are stationary anyways and it is so hard to be super close and get good shots with skiing
Jun 10 2011 6:15PM
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crab_pretzel
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the tc crew knows what theyre doing, and they make it look sick. aka the "teeth lens" to ian compton
Jun 10 2011 9:07PM
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yuck
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they work for skating when the filmer can get really close. i feel like in skiing, a wideangle is way better and fisheye shots dont work out as well.
Jun 10 2011 9:26PM
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cwillygood
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i cant stand fish eye, sometime it looks ok but usually its just really annoying
Jun 10 2011 10:37PM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
I film everything In fisheye, it makes it look way more extreme.

Cereal: fisheye
Summer chillin: fisheye
Grillin: fisheye


I have actually been experimenting with fisheye goggles so my life is in fisheye
Jun 10 2011 10:44PM
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Inline.
Posts: 4424 - Karma: 432
are you high on fisheye?
Jun 10 2011 11:36PM
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207
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get a wide angle, they're 10x better, no distortion, nice crisp shots, usually are faster, and have better glass for the most part. I fucking hate fisheye shots on everything but skateboarding. I unfortunately might have to get a fisheye for my T2i because I shoot for skate magazines and that might be the case. =(
Jun 11 2011 12:27AM
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adamlukowski
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get a fishy but preferably a baby death! If you get one from opteka its only 100 bucks, and so much better than the shit one i used to one
Jun 11 2011 12:35AM
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207
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i shoot dslr, so if i do get a fisheye, im not gonna get an 'el cheapo one.
Jun 11 2011 12:38AM
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Jonny7
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i can't stand fish eye
Jun 11 2011 1:32AM
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BmoChop
Posts: 2071 - Karma: 96
I barely even notice when something's fisheye any more...but that being said i like fisheye.
Jun 11 2011 4:17PM
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freshlyDIPPED
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depends on how you use it..
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Jun 11 2011 4:44PM
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