Fisheye cheap

[Kontuckie.]

i really want a cool fisheye for my sony handicam, could you guys give me some advice on a cheap one?

 

[RJD2]

if you go cheap it will just look like crap. lense quality is everything

 

[Kontuckie.]

well not cheap, but not expensive you know

 

[RJD2]

like how much are you thinking is "cheap"?

 

[Kontuckie.]

my price range goes up to 150, maybe 170

 

[DaLiNeRiDEr21]

safe up and get a death lens

 

[Kontuckie.]

how much would those cost

 

[DaLiNeRiDEr21]

century opitics is the company and they are like 500 but u can get them used

 

[holyDINOSAURS]

i got a brand new death for 380 in vancouver

 

[dozerr]

a death lense on a handicam seems a little ridiculous to me

 

[RJD2]

raynox makes B quality lenses. I think you could find one under $200

 

[zerospinskier]

If you just have a little handicam, just get one from ebay. Type in your model, or whatever size the threads are, and look at the wide angles and fisheyes. I wouldn't suggest going too wide. I use a .5x and a .38x. The .38x without the macro is pretty distorted and fished, and is too much unless you are filming in-air follow cams. I'd say just get something around .45x with a macro. Then you can use it with or without the macro. You can get one one ebay for around $30-$40 shipped, and will be very happy with it for your application.

I'm not saying don't get an expensive lens if want to, but I think for your camera it is not needed.

 

[DaLiNeRiDEr21]

you make a vaild point there basically if the lens is way more then the camera then u dont need the lens

 

[eheath]

don't spend over 100 on a lens for a handy cam bro, not even worth it. i bought a 30-40 dollar lens for my buddies handy cam and the quality was exactly the same. check out amazon.com.

 

[DaLiNeRiDEr21]

thats the way to go if u had a vx2100 then it would be a differnet story

 

[Kontuckie.]

thanks for the help