Samyang 8mm

[athom]

Hey everyone, fairly new.
Sorry if this has been posted about before.

Samyang 8mm - What is everyones thoughts on this lens?
I am in the market for a decently priced fisheye within the next 2 weeks to meet a deadline, but this lens almost seems to good to be true?
Paired with a simple Canon 1000d, what are your thoughts?

[ScottM]

Hi Athom,

There are a couple threads on here re fisheyes. I bought this lens a few weeks ago - for the fun, some specific pics, and coz it was cheap (since my next lenses will be comparatively expensive).

This lens has had good reviews. A few of my sample pics are in these threads. I have more of friends at the footy that I haven't posted, but form your own opinion :)

http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=64755
http://www.ausphotography.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=64753

The image quality isn't bad for the price. There's some glare evident. You'd expect a bit though given the wide capture.

Will be interested to see if you buy and what the results are...

[athom]

ah, thank you for your reply!
I'm leaning towards it because from what I have seen and read, for the price it seems to be a great lens with the exact effect I am looking for.
I have been in the market for a fisheye for some time now, due to primarily shooting skateboarding. I was recently given the oppurtunity to take it to the next level and shoot for an extremelly big company so I figured what better time to pick one up.

Thanks again for your words, your photos are great!

A.

[ScottM]

Hey athom,
Thanks :) I'm not sure about great, but interesting to me, definitely! Especially since I'd never used a fisheye before and was just interested in what it could / would do.
Like I said, at the price, you almost can't go wrong with this lens. I looked at quite a few reviews before I took the plunge, and all were extremely positive about it.
Go for it, you're running out of time! Good luck and enjoy :)