Nikon fisheye lenses FC-E8 and Nikkor 10.5mm

Fisheyes are some of the most fun, most extreme and most challenging lenses you can work with. They can produce spectacular photos, and they can produce junk. In that respect, they’re like other lenses, only more extreme.

I won’t say much about the optical characteristics of these lenses. Reading this, you probably already know what a fisheye lens is, but here are a few quick facts: Fisheye lenses come in two flavours: Full frame and circular. Nikon pioneered the development of such lenses, releasing the World’s first normal production fisheye lens (Nikkor 8mm f/8) for 35mm photography in 1962.

Since then, Nikon have made several different fisheye variants. The most common version today is the full frame 16mm f/2.8, and its DX equivalent, the 10.5mm f/2.8 (for cameras with a 1.5x crop factor). The most extreme fisheye lens is undoubtedly the impressive Nikkor 6mm f/2.8, weighing a hefty 5.2 kg. The lens was only available by special order.

To order:

http://www.nikon.com