Sardine Run - what lens are you most likely to use: FE or UWA?

I am off for the Sardine Run in a few days, and am suffering complete paralysis-of-analysis re what lens to use: Fisheye or rectilinear WA.

My options are:

• Olympus 8mm FE in Nauticam system

• Tokina 10-17FE in a Marelux system

• Panasonic 7-14mm in Nauticam

At present, I am leaning towards the Tokina because of the flexibility it will provide - but the Marelux setup is significantly heavier and harder to swim with if chasing action on the surface. So my preference would be to take the Nauticam MFT system bc of how much smaller and lighter it is - in which case i need to decide between the 8mm or the 7-14.

For those of you who have shot the Sardine Run - what’s focal length/FOV gets used the most often? I realize there is an element of luck involved but how likely are you to be close enough to the bait ball to need a fisheye? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

ChatGPT says that generally people dont miss fisheyes and a rectilinear WA will be sufficient for most shooting scenarios.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by vkalia