Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens

My dealer UWdigitalcamera.com could not guarantee if this lens would work with my setup, but I could not resist ordering it

I found it works well, with the right settings you can get a pretty sharp picture even in the corners. Hardest thing is to find the right size subject that lets you get close enough (like 1cm from the lens). Also lighting your subject is a bit tricky since it is so close to the lens and the lens is so wide (150 degrees).

I needed an M27 to M67 conversion ring to fit it to my 67mm screw thread on my Ikelite housing.

You have to zoom in almost till the end to eliminate vignetting.

Photos taken in Perth, Western Australia (it is winter here, 2m. visibility)

Bye!

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

IMG_0404s by xanderwater, on Flickr

IMG_0230s by xanderwater, on Flickr

Testing new INON UFL-M150 ZM80 Micro Fish Eye/Bug Eye Lens by xanderwater, on Flickr

Excellent, any more photos? I have the s90 & FIX housing & am very interested in this lens.

It is wet changeable isn't it?

Cheers Pete.

Thanks bluefacemanta, it is wet changeable just like any other inon wet lens.

These are all the ones I have at the moment, waiting for better conditions here...

Hello All,

I just posted some photos taken with this lens. This was my first trip out with the lens.

Dumaguete and Apo Island

I was using the INON UFL-M150 with my S90 in a FIX Housing and an Inon S20000 strobe.

Xander

When you set up the lens on your housing/adapter, do you still play with setting the lens forward or backward to see if image is improves or deteriorates? I did not get around to doing that and was just setting zoom at 85mm to eliminate vignetting and fired all my shots in that setting.

I set the lens on the mount/adapter so that it was in focus in my sink with the subject about 60mm away from the front of the lens. I did not check to see if the preferred subject distance were different if the lens can be rotated forward or backward.

This lens seems to have many aspects that need further experimentation.

Is anyone else using this lens with a canon S90/FIX housing combo? I borrowed one of these lenses today from a friend & when i downloaded all the photos i have found the outside edges to be badly distorted.

Not sure if moving the actual lense in & out of the front of the housing will make any difference or not?

Anyone else having this problem?

Cheers Pete.