Someone else commented to me off list a while back that my fisheye shots
don't look as distorted as others seem to. My terminology is probably
all wrong here, but I'll see if I can explain what I mean. The thought
occurred to me that perhaps the 28x0.42 combo gives uneven distortion
across the field; what I mean is that if I've got a 180 degree field of
view, the central 90 degrees could cover three quarters of the frame,
for example. I'm guessing that with a proper fisheye, a given distance
on film corresponds to the same angle of view all across the field.
The fisheye boat shot was taken on a journey I made between two small
islands in Lake Malawi. The boat was leaking like a sieve, the sail
ripped in two about half way across, and finally the mast snapped as we
approached the shore. Every single journey I made when I was in that
part of the world was an adventure and a half! For this photo, the
fisheye was the only way I could get the whole boat in the frame, but
generally, yes, the fisheye effect is just a bit of a gimmick, I
reckon. And I've found it's very easy to badly over-use it - restraint
is required :)
Cheers,
Roger
Mickey Trageser wrote:
>
> I like the first one as well, but it doesn't look like the result of an
> ultra wide lens. It looks more like the work of photoshop on a 28mm shot
> (not suggesting it is). But what's more important is the artistic manner in
> which the lens effect was applied. Roger has a great eye and certainly
> proved it here.
>
> Mickey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] fisheye on the cheap
>
> > I like the first shot especially. It looks like it could be fun for a
> > novelty. I cannot justify the cost of a real fisheye for what I'd be doing
> > with it. All fisheye shots are basically a little goofy. Adorama has the
> > 0.42x adapters new in Pro-optic brand. But there is something about the
> .25x
> > that makes me want to try it.
> > Wayne
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