Albert,
Super wide angle is one of the drawbacks of digital photography. With the
smaller sensor size (2/3") of the digital cameras currently on the market, a
normal lens is 13mm. Most digitals are not marked with their actual focal
length, they are marked with the 35mm equivalent. This is why the new 4/3"
sensors are going to be such a good thing, wides and super wides can be
created.
I use my E10s and E20 quite a bit where wide angle is not an issue I also
keep a C-720UZ in the car with me. When I do photography for real-estate I
use the OM4Ti and 18mm or 21 mm Zuikos for the interior shots and then scan
the results on a Sprint Scan 4000.
As to fisheyes, a 8mm Zuiko in excellent condition goes for over $1000 used.
This is a supply and demand thing. The 8mm Zuikos are used in the VR field
and production stopped on them many years ago.
Mark
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From: "Albert" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus List" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 1:17 PM
Subject: [OM] Fisheye
> I need to do some pics in a semi-studio environment (makeshift studio)
> with a fisheye perspective.
>
> How much is a fisheye gonna set me back???
>
> Is there such a thing as "cheap" fisheyed lenses from any maker??
>
> They also wanted it done in digital, so now I'm going to have to
> consider N*kon and C*non... Probably would rather get a Fuji S2 or
> whatever their digital SLR is.
>
> So I need a digital SLR, and a fisheye... Am I gonna need a serious
loan??
>
> Albert
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