I also had the 16mm zenitar and it also worked on my ds, but because of the cropping which occurs with a digital slr, not much of the fisheye effect was left using this. Similarly, the more and more i use it, the more and more i. I have an old nikon em slr and comparing this peleng mount with the mount on the 50mm e series lens, it looks similar enough. It has a native m42 mount but it can be used easily on most dslrs via. The peleng is a circular fisheye lens so on full frame dslrs the image field covers a circular inner portion whereas on apsc dslrs it is almost a full frame. Image quality near the border of the field at full aperture f3. It is ideal for architecture, landscape, and group pictures. Yes, peleng is old school lens and hasnt autofocus, but its fisheye and usually photos for such lens are landscapes. As it turned out, the ms bearing 3, 5 8a is simply an amazing lens.
There are two types of dslr fisheye lens, circular and diagonal both having 180 degrees of angle. The present page add only an information about the use of these lens with a canon eos 5d. If anyone knows what ewp is, unsubscribe in the comments. Again theres also a fully manual version made in ukraine, the peleng 8mm f3. The peleng 8mm fisheye lens is a compact unit, similar to nikkor products, but for the fraction of the cost.
Jun 25, 2010 the peleng 8mm fisheye this is the m42 mount with canon adapter. Zenitar and peleng fisheye lenses for digital slrs. No problems with the mirror and the lens gives quite a sharp image. The apsc version provides a 180degree field of view. I came with a m42 mount and a m42tocanon adapter, which i currently use. Actually all lenses distort the image in some sense. It is only vivitar that decided to say its a 7mm lens. There is a tiny amount of slop in the mount that isnt more than frequently can be experienced with any legacy lens. Again the best place to look for one is on ebay and you may need an m42 to eos adapter for use on eos bodies though, like the zenitar, i believe that native eos compatible mount. Jul 17, 2007 i own a peleng 8mm and have shot a ton with it. How do i choose which lowcost fisheye lens is right for me. It is fun but the flare is awful, just dreadful, made in belarus.
This page is a brief note about the russian 8mm focal length f 3. Wider fisheye lenses from producer only at the best prices for peleng 8mm f3. But here you can find plastic elements and rubber grab part of the focus ring. These are lenses with a very wide field of view, but they distort the image.
Before you buy either one, look at the peleng 8mm f 3. This page is a brief note about the russian 8 mm focal length f 3. It is a must when taking pictures with a large field of view, such as architecture, landscape, and group scenes. However even being a hobbyist photographer i figured it would be interesting to add fisheye lens to my lens arsenal. I am thinking if theres a way to adjust the mount distance. Images created by fisheyes are a circular, curved distorted view of reality. The samyang 8mm is longer than the peleng 8mm and has a sunhood. Designed for use with full frame digital slr cameras. Similarly, the more and more i use it, the more and more i get frustrated with its glare performance.
When af lenses are used even in manual focus mode all photo cameras confirm focus with a green dot in the viewfinder and an optional audible beep. All the essential comments about the peleng 8mm are given by c. The samyang looks more finished and has more modern style. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. The main feature of this lens is the 180 degree field of view in all directions. Peleng 8mm fisheye, wide angle, digital slr,eos 20d, digital rebel. Simply connect digital slr and this lens to shoot, import images in panoweaver, click auto stitching and you will get a high resolution panorama. One of the first fullframe fisheye lens to be massproduced was the fisheyenikkor 16mm f 3. Photographiefabricantsbelomobelomo peleng fisheye 8 mm f3,5. The rear lens does not protrude at all beyond the om4 3. However when nonaf compatible lenses are used via an adapter, the focus conformation is disabled.
Hi i have the peleng 8mm in use in combination with the pentax ist ds. One of the problems of using manual focus lenses is that focus confirmation is disabled. To be honest i didnt really have the need for the fisheye lens. Back in the summer, on one of my trips to yankee stadium i rented 3 lenses i was interested in trying out for the trip. First, let me get some of the usual questions out of the way. I have had allot of use out of the lens, weddings, portraits and landscapes and would recommend it to anyone looking for a cheap, easy to use, well built fisheye.
Peleng 8mm vs many brand 8mm fisheye comparison opteka, rokinon, samyang, bower, pro optic duration. Belarus mc peleng 8mm circular fisheye 35mm primes user. Jun 12, 2009 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The lens is small, not overly heavy at 300g, and offers a very wide f2 maximum aperture plus a. Produces striking images with exaggerated perspective of near subjects and extreme barrel distortion of the surrounding areas super multilayer lens coat. But after i unscrew the screws on the mount, there seems no adjustment can be made. You can defish the results with free software panorama tools so it can also work like a superwide lens rather than a fisheye. Digital cameras with apsc sized sensors require a 10. Mousingover to reveal the prooptic lens, notice how it both shows a larger overall angle, and squishes the corners much less. Ive even had a couple of people randomly approach me for prints for photos taken with that lens.
An alternative way to get wideangle digital slr lenses is rather than to use superwideangle zooms, use a fisheye lens. This is peleng 8mm fisheye test footage, read below for more info this is the very first footage i have shot with this lens. This is an all metal lens of decent mechanical quality. The lens features a high quality image and transmission of the object small details. It also came with a second mount and i cant figure out what system it is for. I greatly prefer the projection and look of this prooptic lens. Besides being a rare circular fisheye lens manufacturer by the rather unknown belarus company peleng it doesnt features any electronic coupling so it neither provides af nor a camera controlled aperture mechanism. Wide angle fisheye lens micro digital camera accessories. Instead of the legendary ms bearing 3, 5 8a or at least mc peleng 3, 5 8a is written in latin on my copy belomo ewp fisheye lens mc 3. Even when trying to use it for action sports, the motor is slow.
High quality plastics have been used for much of the lens. The lens i worked with is designed for the nikon dx apsccropped sensor. The ommount is a bit coarse in the fit to the omfourthirds adapter. The peleng is solidly built of anodized black metal and the control rings move comfortably. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. The bulging of the front lens is also more prominent. All the essential comments about the peleng 8 mm are given by c. A peleng 8mm fisheye lens, with one of the supplied colour. See the flash panorama and interactive virtual tour. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog. The box arrived, the peanuts spilled out and there they were, the finest optics the exsoviet union lens factories were currently producing. Its certainly a great improvement optically over the previous budget choices, the cheap russianmade zenitar 16mm f2. I see a cheap ukranian copy is available for mamiya but wonder if the flare will be as bad. Quality optics of lens will satisfy both requirements of skilled amateur photographers as well as exacting professionals.
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