Canon 15MM Fisheye

Thinking of getting the Canon 15MM Fisheye for my 20D, has anyone used this lense, if so what did you think?

A search on this forum for "15mm fisheye" comes back with many, many topics.

I'm using the Canon 15mm FE on my 20D. I posted some photos and comments here:

http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7354&hl=

-Brad

I'm not a Canon user but I use the Nikon 16mm that is very similar. I think that this is a great lens for big animals.

In the Maldives I used this lens for all my whaleshark and manta ray photography.

In Cayman, however, I prefer a wider lens for UW wideangle. That is because the main UW subject matter in Cayman is the beautiful UW scenery - and I want to shoot that with as wide a lens as i can.

I realise that such a lens is not yet available for the Canon's (apart from the 1Ds series). So the 15mm is an excellent choice. But make sure you get a domeport that is compatible with a 180degree fisheye should Sigma or Canon bring one out for their cropped sensor cameras. Having both would be ideal.

Alex

Hi,

I choose the Sigma 15mm FE to play with my 20D, the optical quality between Canon and Sigma Fisheyes is the same, the construction is quite good and Sigma is about $150,00 more cheap.

It will work as 17mm in you 20D without fisheye efects.

I did picts a lot this week here in Cayman using my Sigma Fisheye in a Aquatica 8" dome port with shade without any problems. I loved the results.

Regards