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Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

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Brand: Sigma
Category: Photography

List Price: $759.00
Buy New: $679.00
You Save: $80.00 (11%)

Qty 133 In Stock


New (5) Used (1) from $625.00

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 reviews

Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Focal Length: 8
Minimum Focal Length: 8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 2.9 x 2.9 x 2.7

MPN: B000GE9SBM
Model: B000GE9SBM
UPC: 085126485276
EAN: 0085126485276
ASIN: B000GE9SBM

Release Date: August 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • Digitally-optimized, circular fisheye auto-focus lens
  • Produces circular images with an angle of view of 180-degrees when attached to a full-frame digital or 35mm film SLR camera
  • Maximum aperture of F3.5, a minimum focusing distance of 5.5 inches, and a maximum magnification of 4.6x
  • Super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting
  • Gelatin filter holder at the rear

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This circular fisheye lens produces circular images with an angle of view of 180? when attached to a full-frame digital SLR or 35mm film SLR camera. It has a fast maximum aperture of F3.5 and a minimum focusing distance of 13.5cm (5.3"). Sigma's super multi-layer coating and Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass provide excellent image quality for digital and film SLR cameras. The special fisheye design allows maximum creative expression.This circular fisheye lens produces circular images with an angle of view of 180?and also incorporates an auto focus system to achieve accurate focusing that might be difficult through the camera's viewfinder due to the extremely large depth of field. This lens is perfectly suited for low light conditions indoors or at dusk.This circular fisheye lens has a minimum focusing distance of 13.5cm (5.3") and a maximum magnification of 1: 4.6 making it particularly useful for close-up photography. Special Low Dispersion (SLD) glass offers effective compensation of color aberration. Sigma's super multi-layer lens coating reduces flare and ghosting, a common problem with digital cameras and also creates an optimum color balance.Due to the quantifiable angle/area relationship it produces, this lens can be used for scientific applications such as solid angle measurements of cloud distribution over the sky, or vegetation distribution of the rain forest canopy.


Customer Reviews:   Read 2 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Sigma 8mm Circular Fisheye is Top Quality!   March 20, 2008
Uncle Rocco (Va. Beach, VA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This Sigma lens is like a working piece of art. The build quality is high, the images are bright and sharp with excellent color saturation. I use mine to shoot full-screen 360 by 180 panoramas and the results are breathtaking! The best part is that this lens costs 1/3 to 1/4 of what the Canon 8mm lens costs. It's an awesome deal, no matter what way you look at it. The Sigma 8mm is definitely a professional grade lens.


5 out of 5 stars Fun   February 23, 2008
D. Cooper (Pensacola, Fl USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Very fun lens! Good color, sharp, great distortion. I have a Canon Rebel XTi and with the 1.6x crop i needed something with a lot of distortion. The vignetting can be pretty annoying because you have to edit every photo but it's no big deal. This is a good lens and I normally dislike Sigma.


5 out of 5 stars Outstanding for 360 panorama work   December 28, 2007
PrOxY (SoCal)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I also bought this lens to use with my XTi (400d) on my 360 panorama rig. Its fantastic for not only that purpose, but lots of creative work as well. It is a great addition to my lens collection and I know a few pros using it for pano work as well.

Enjoy!



3 out of 5 stars Smaller image than you think   November 24, 2007
Dennis Muren (SF Bay, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Good quality but on my Canon 5D, the circular image is pretty small. I was hoping it would be snug top-to-bottom to maximize pixel count. the lens may have been made for a 1.3 or 1.6 crop factor DSLR. That said, it's a HUGE improvement from my Nikon FC-E8 on a 995.


5 out of 5 stars Fabulous Wide View   May 12, 2007
Michael Steindel (california)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I think this is a great lens for expanding your view of the surrounding environment. This Sigma Lens works flawlessly in conjunction with my Canon Rebel, I am looking forward to the time I use it with my soon to be purchased Canon mark 3 which has a larger sensor. The focus is sharp, the color true, and the price was right.

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