One of the great things about the Zuiko 16/3.5 fisheye is that it's tiny.
Smaller that a 50/1.8 And it's sharp ...
George
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From: GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx <GFaulk7376@xxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, November 22, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] DC-10 Reprise in NG and Sigma 14mm
>In a message dated 11/22/99 10:28:31 AM Central Standard Time,
>msparks@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>> Also, the image doesn't
>> look like a fisheye to me. . . .maybe an 18 or 21. Is this info. in the
>> original article?
>The 1981 National Geographic Book, "Images of the World" has an article on
>page 183 entitled "Catching an Airliner By the Tail." They describe the
>set-up as follows..."Each(camera) was fitted with a 250-frame film magazine
>and motor drive, and housed in a sturdy box with only its 16mm fish eye
lens
>showing." When you look at the horizon, the fish eye effect can be seen.
>Incidentally, this is a great book about photography at the NG and can
>usually be bought for a few dollars. Also,I just got the 14mm Sigma lens.
>Initial impressions are as follows;nice build quality, focuses the wrong
>way(like a Nikon), depth of field button located slightly higher than
Zuikos,
>and a huge front element. Hopefully, I'll get to run some film through it
in
>a few days. Gary Faulkenberry
>
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