That's how you do a proper shoot.

 

Good shots!

 

fisheye lenses are awesome!

 

I want one, stat!

 

what camera do you have kiss?

 

I GOT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

it is a nice lens, however most will find it the least used lens in their collection. Its good for fun shots. But limited in the what type compositions will work with it.

if you're looking for wide distortion, Id recommend looking into a wide angle lens first if you dont have one and then spring for a fisheye if you have all your focal lengths covered. There will be a lot more uses with a wide angle lens than a fisheye. You can photograph a set of photos with half of them wide angle, however not so much with fisheye since the effect can become niche after a while.

 

i has 2

 

it's a LOT of fun and gives me something different anytime I am stuck on coming up with something interesting. It is actually my 2nd most used lens.

 

which lenses do you own and what type of situations and subjects do you shoot most?

Id agree that it is a fun lens, probably the most fun out of the entire canon lens line up. However I say that most photographers use it the least amount because of the distortion. All my pro friends love playing with the lens but on real shoots unless its composed well with fisheye in mind, it will be used very sparingly due to the unflattering exaggeration the lens creates with peoples faces and proportions.

 

however take my comments with a grain of salt if you're set on picking up a fisheye, go for it however if you dont have many lenses and have yet to own a wide angle, Id say a wide angle would find more use in your lens inventory than a fish eye would.

Just me personally and I mean this is only my opinion and not fact so please, no one take this offensively. I find the effect intriguing and find very very very few fisheye photos that I would consider extraordinary, most of the time I see fisheye photos are more of a means to capture a large area within a very limited distance. However if I were to see 10 fisheye photos in a row, or a whole set of only fish eye shots, the effects grows tiresome very quickly for me.

However I will reiterate it is only my opinion. Some may love the effect and use it as a main lens. If thats the case, there's nothing wrong with that, its you're preferred style and go with it.

 

that's why u use it for fun and not EVERY shot. Nobody ever said u use it for every shot. Just create a few images based on it and then change lenses. I wouldn't keep my 24-105mm on all the time. I could leave it on instead of using my 50mm but i like to use the 50 to learn discipline and use a faster lens. All lenses have their purpose. If ur looking to create a different image with a great effect and have FUN with photography then by all means PLEASE pick up a fisheye. If ur just worried bout being a pro then u need to save ur money cause u've got a few lenses that are gonna cost u well over a grand.

 

I agree the fisheye is a fun lens. probably the most fun out of all the lenses.

My next lens I want is either the 16 35 L f2.8 or the 24 70

both of which pass the g mark. ack

I was photographing a low light event a few nights back with fast moving dances and I totally wish I had the 24 70 2.8, fast telephoto is what I neeeeeeeeeeed.

that one seems to be the staple all around lens for almost every serious photographer Ive met.

 

higher ISO guy

 

yeah i am not understanding why people are soooo afraid to bump up the ISO to 1600 or 3200 even. NOISE isn't ur complete enemy! It's like a little annoying brother. U don't really like him, but u know ur stuck with him so u might as well learn to love him.

 

because the 50d high iso performance sucks.

anything above 800 starts introducing stripes of colored noise akin to a bad inkjet printer.

anything above 1600 and it looks like a $5 dollar webcam.

this isnt random noise either, its bars of striped color noise, so in no way would I be able to pass it off as analog type grain. that type of noise stops at 800 iso.

however full frame cameras like 5d and 1d have much better high iso performance, the 50d is pretty bad its comparable to the xsi but with the software limit removed, literally unusable after 800.

 

example?

 

sorry no examples, I dont take pictures above 800. I dun like the ugly noise after that so I dont ever use it, cameras packed up for my trip and Im too lazy to set it up again. maybe when I get back i can do an iso test and post the results here.

keep in mind if I shoot in jpeg, noise levels are lower because of the compression. However I dont use jpeg, noise is pretty bad in raw.

my $5 dollar webcam remark with sarcasm however, its not that bad, but unusable IMO. doesnt look like it was shot with a dslr.

 

i'd still like to see an example

 

of a high iso image? when I get back in a few days Ill do a test run.

ill set the shutter speed to 250 and take pictures in varying iso's and adjust exposure to in raw.

thats what I usually do for low light events.