new perspective
Created: 12/13/10
Physically, the 8mm fisheye is a solid lensIt appears to be all metal, including the lens hood (fixed) and lens cap. Its waterproof. A few other things that I found is that the 8mm focuses very fast.
Super Sharp. Its not a macro lens but its able to focus very close to the subject. As a fisheye lens, there's actually not much distortion in the middle of the lens. This lens has some slight purple fringing which can be fixed in photoshop. It really gives a more creative possibilities and different perspective of photography. I would highly recommend this lens for those who love to create different perspective of photography.
The other interesting feature about the 8mm is that if you couple it with the EC-14 tele-extender, you actually get a wider field of view than you do with the 11-22mm at 11mm. In theory the 8mm with the EC-14 should be 11.2mm, but in practice it’s more like 10mm or less. It still has some of the fisheye distortion, but even when de-fished, you have a greater field of view remaining than with the 11-22mm.

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Zuiko Digital Fisheye is awesome!
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| Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.Created: 11/01/11
It's a fantastic lens. I rented it before committing to buy, so I knew what to expect. The quality of Zuiko lenses is the reason why I stick to Olympus cameras.

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