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Good fisheye lens? Sony E

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Obama_care
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Have a sony a6100 iso of a fisheye lens for it if anyone has any suggestions. Heard a lot about opteka. Also wondering what’s a good mm for a fisheye lens for mostly follow cams.

**This thread was edited on Sep 16th 2020 at 9:50:10am
Sep 15 2020 3:24PM
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alpyguy
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+1 just picked up an a6000 with the 18-105, looking to pick up a wide angle for follows.
Sep 17 2020 11:06AM
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Obama_care
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Also to add looking at some but saying you can’t use auto focus because I’m recording will that make a big difference? Or should I be fine
Sep 17 2020 12:21PM
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isaacwrong
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i believe the most commonly used one on a budget would be the rokinon 8mm f2.8..they do make an e mount specific lens. most fisheyes have an infinity focus on the ring so you won't have an issue with auto focus and catching shots. if you're rolling on a budget and don't care about quality and just uploading to insta buy a cheap knock off from amazon or ebay, alot are the same and rebranded like the 7artisans 7.5mm, anything from 6.5mm-8mm will give you a big field of view.
Sep 18 2020 9:10PM
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Milbocker
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Rokinon 8mm f2.8 is a good one, I've been using it for years and I don't have any complaints
Oct 1 2020 5:31PM
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gravel
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yea i'm still using the same fisheye i bought used on here for $100 5 years ago. opteka/samyang/rokinon all make an identical fisheye (some branded as 6.5mm, others 8mm) but it is a great fish
Oct 6 2020 1:39AM
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FUUUCK
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I would highly recommend the sigma 16mm F1.4 even though it's not a fisheye. I have the 10-18mm F4 and its great for video, but it's expensive.
Dec 31 2020 10:57PM
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isaacwrong
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Personally own the 16mm..sharp and fast cheap too
FUUUCKI would highly recommend the sigma 16mm F1.4 even though it's not a fisheye. I have the 10-18mm F4 and its great for video, but it's expensive.
Dec 31 2020 11:27PM
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eheath
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FUUUCKI would highly recommend the sigma 16mm F1.4 even though it's not a fisheye. I have the 10-18mm F4 and its great for video, but it's expensive.


Might as well get a tokina 11-16 for $300
Jan 1 2021 1:26PM
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FUUUCK
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eheathMight as well get a tokina 11-16 for $300


isn't that canon/nikon only?
Jan 3 2021 2:00AM
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eheath
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FUUUCKisn't that canon/nikon only?

Sony E mount is one of many mirrorless mounts that can basically be adapted to any lens due to the shallow sensor depth, I use nikon lenses with my GH5.
Jan 3 2021 2:14AM
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