Re: Peleng fisheye (was: question)

[Marco Pauck <pauck@xxxxxx>]

> lyz wrote:
> 
> Dear All:
>    Does anyone know of 8mm'Peleng len? the len is really cheaper. I try to
> shoot spherical panoramas 360x180,but I can't get good one.

I'm also just considering buying one for the same application.
There are several dealers selling this lens. Have a look at
http://www.geocities.com/belshop/index.html
http://www.peleng-club.co.uk/

>    Does anyone can give me suggestions about 8mm'fisheyes Peleng len or other
> 8mm'fisheyes lens? which one is good and cheaper?

Well, it depends ... ;-)
The 2.8/8mm Nikkor might be better but is also *far* more expensive.

>From the comments from other users, the Peleng seems to be not
only the cheapest full-circle fisheye but also have a quite good
quality, surely good enough for screen-size VR panos. Just see:
http://www.photographyreview.com/reviews/35mm_lenses/product_5997.asp
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fisheye_lens
http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/third/kievwide.html

BTW: You should also check the 'Immersive imaging' mailinglist:
http://listserv.fh-furtwangen.de/cgi-bin/lwgate/lwgate-en-proj/PROJ-IMIM/

	Marco
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