fish eye?

[crazzy88ss]

http://www.amazon.com/Opteka-Super-Angle-P...7775&sr=8-3

Opteka .38x HD? Super Wide Angle Panoramic Macro Fisheye Lens for Nikon D50 N80 N75 N65 N55 SLR

Yes, I know it's cheap. No, I don't expect high quality.

What CAN I expect? I just want something that's useable to make some fun/silly fish eye shots.

[SamNeeds]

You can always search Flickr for example shots. Thats what I do when I am looking for lenses for my Canon, so that I can get an idea of the sort of results I should get.

The other thing is, there are some small example shots on the Amazon page you've linked to.

[teriba]

That's going to be REALLY crappy. Get the Peleng 8mm or Zenitar 16mm if you want something cheap to play with.

[crazzy88ss]

That's going to be REALLY crappy. Get the Peleng 8mm or Zenitar 16mm if you want something cheap to play with.

And where can I find them, and how much are they?

[teriba]

And where can I find them, and how much are they?

Ebay and about $175 http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-FISHEYE-ZENITAR-N-...1QQcmdZViewItem

[crazzy88ss]

Yea, see, $30 is sort of "throw away" to me, where as $175 isn't. Oh well.

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

a 16mm f/2.8 for 175$! oh well. I'd buy the 30$ one instead.

[teriba]

It's not even a lens though, it's a lens attachment. So you have a whole ton of glass it's going through and half of it is dirt cheap.

[metro]

Maybe it's just me, but if I had a Nikon camera (and I do) I'd not settle for less than the 10.5mm DX fisheye. It's a tad spendy, but a great lens if you plan on doing regular fisheye style shots.