Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/10

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Subject: [Leica] OT: fisheye zoom
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Tue Jul 10 23:58:36 2007
References: <5AF4F033-B3DC-42A0-9648-9D62DE89B8F6@charter.net> <D7C1D30A-826C-4AEC-AD46-CE1938616904@pandora.be>

The post is somewhat connected to my Leica camera practice.
Sometime back I acquired a CV 15mm to use on a III(g) body for  
covering outdoor events.
I really liked what I got with that 15mm on color film.
Not too long after I got it, I stopped getting shoots where I could  
use one.
As it wasn't being used I got rid of it to pick some other gear.
But, I always felt that I never had a good run with it.
Eventually the switch to digital made the 15mm useless for the type  
of body I was using.
When the 10-17mm fisheye zoom came along, it became apparent to me  
that I could replicate the same effect produced by the 15mm. I was  
tempted to pick up a Pentax body just to use the fiisheye zoom. But  
after using Canon bodies, the Pentax was just too primitive a camera.  
As it turned out, I didn't have to wait too long before Tokina could  
place their own name on that fisheye zoom.
So, after that little test at the Anime Expo, it seems that the lens  
can make decent images.

s.d.


On Jul 10, 2007, at 11:22 AM, Philippe Orlent wrote:

> Hi Slobodan,
> Always a pleasure to see some of your very rarely posted shots on  
> this list.
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
>
>
>
> Op 10-jul-07, om 10:10 heeft slobodan dimitrov het volgende  
> geschreven:
>
>> Some time back I brought up the possibility of getting a fisheye  
>> zoom.
>> I gave it a dry run at the Anime Expo in Long Beach.
>> A few samples:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9543245@N05/?changedlayout=1
>>
>> s.d.
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov) ([Leica] OT: fisheye zoom)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] OT: fisheye zoom)