Sigma 8mm on D700/D3?

[groovyone]

Both on FF. I was very careful to stay in the same spot.
16mm:


16mm Fisheye:

[LSin75075]

Originally Posted by thejakestir

What I'm saying is if you want the fisheye look without the black vignetting on full frame then the Nikon 16mm or Sigma 15mm will give you the full 180-degree coverage with no black in the frame.
The Tokina 11-16 can't do that or the Nikon 17-35 can't do that.

what are your thoughts on the sigma 15 vs the nikon 16? have you played with them both?

also, you stated that the Tokina 11-16 (at 15mm for example) won't give me the same field of view as the sigma 15mm (or where you just referring to the fish eye effect itself)... why not ? (I'm not disagreeing with you, just curious how 15mm vs 15mm would be different). thanks!

[Jake]

Originally Posted by LSin75075

what are your thoughts on the sigma 15 vs the nikon 16? have you played with them both?

also, you stated that the Tokina 11-16 (at 15mm for example) won't give me the same field of view as the sigma 15mm (or where you just referring to the fish eye effect itself)... why not ? (I'm not disagreeing with you, just curious how 15mm vs 15mm would be different). thanks!

I've only used the Sigma 8mm fisheye and Canon 15mm fisheye.

As far as 15mm fisheye vs 15mm wide, just look at Keith's example from 16mm fisheye vs 16mm wide that he posted two post above this one. As you can see there, the 16mm fisheye gets a lot more in the frame. But it's also a lot more distorted. Fisheye lenses are just a different beast all together then regular lenses. So you can't just go by what "mm" they are.

[LSin75075]

Originally Posted by thejakestir

I've only used the Sigma 8mm fisheye and Canon 15mm fisheye.

As far as 15mm fisheye vs 15mm wide, just look at Keith's example from 16mm fisheye vs 16mm wide that he posted two post above this one. As you can see there, the 16mm fisheye gets a lot more in the frame. But it's also a lot more distorted. Fisheye lenses are just a different beast all together then regular lenses. So you can just go by what "mm" they are.

good point, i didnt even realize how much more was captured by the fisheye... weird thanks again!