Nikon Fisheye

Richard S. (rich815)

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Just the home page of the auction site comes up for me. Is it that huge one that looks like half a fish bowl? ;-)

Hmmm, I found it, this one right?

(In tried what I thought was the link here but got the home page again...)

Perhaps the image of the lens? This one?

 

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Yes, those are very rare and very pricey. I'll sell my Pentax 67 fisheye for less if anyone can't live without it!
 

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Useless?
Not many lenses will let you take pictures of your feet with the camera pointed straight ahead.
Not that I've ever had a reason to do that...

It's an impressive piece of glass, even if it isn't very practical.
 

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That one, or one like it, comes to the surface every few years. I guess that is what one does with those lenses...try to sell it to the next guy for wads of cash.
 

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Way too limited use for me. I can find other lenses to buy that I would use a great deal more.
 
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It''s about as much use for practical everyday photography as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest .
 

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There were times fisheyes were quite popular and you would find respective photographs in any photo magazine.

Though the models hinted at here were even special in that niche.
 

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I really enjoy mine, and used it in an ad campaign and made money way beyond its cost (purchase used).
 

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Folks, you can't begin to imagine how sour those grapes that I can't pick are.
 

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Dan Fromm said:
Folks, you can't begin to imagine how sour those grapes that I can't pick are.
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I can afford the fisheye lens. In fact last month I passed up not one but two good opportunities to buy a fisheye lens, but I since I have the SWC, the WideLux and a 20mm to 35mm Nikon zoom lens I just can't see getting enough use for me. YMMV Besides I still have to convince myself that I did the right thing by buying a 500mm Hasselblad lens last month.

I have never made a bad decision in my life. It is just that some of them were sub optimal.
 
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