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Pictures taken with Nikon's Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye F/2.8 Lens.
The first
Fisheye Lens for DX (digital format) in the market. Great lens
and great optics, ED glass but no AFS. But hey, there isn't much to
focus for a fisheye lens. This lens is a specialty lens and lends
itself to creativity. This lens suffer from strong Color Aberration
(purple fringe). For those JPEG Fine shooters, dial-up to RAW when
using this lens. CA is easily removable using Nikon Capture
software during PP. See our comparison picture between our old Sigma
FF version 15mm F/2.8. This lens might suffer from mild to severe CA
(Color Aberration) depending on the scene and apperture used. Trust
me, Nilon Capture does the heck of a job removing it. However, the
files muct be in RAW mode to take advantage of the CA removal. If you
are JPEG shooter, don't forget to dial to RAW only for those photos
taken with the Nikon 10.5 F/2.8 DX lens.
Approx street
price for the Nikon 10.5mm F/2.8
Fisheye Lens: $569.00 USD.
A foot
note on Nikon's 10.5 fisheye lens:
When this
lens is used in your camera set to RAW. A ''defishing''
feature is possible when the file is opened with Nikon Capture 4.4 or
Nikon Capture NX. I have received questions from fellows intending to
use this lens as an Ultra Wide Angle lens by 'defishing' the
pictures. In my personal opinion, the Nikon 10.5 fisheye is a
specialty lens. When 'defished,' the picture will have a 150° of
field of view, however corners on your images will degrade
unnaceptably. This boils down to personal taste/choice. If you really
need an Ultra Wide Angle Lens, consider Nikon's 12-24 F/4, Tokina's
12-24 F/4 (great bang for the
buck), a Tamron 11-18 or even Sigma's 10-20. To achieve a 150°
field of view, it is better in my personal opinion to stitch via
software 2 or 3 images rather than a defished one from the 10.5
fisheye lens.
If you are in
the market for a 10.5 F/2.8 DX fisheye and would like to play
a bit with some files, you can now download
here 3 NEF files with this lens
on a Nikon D200. Remember, you need Nikon Capture 4.4 or Nikon
Capture NX to 'defish' and remove color aberration.
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