Fisheye's for Canon APS-C

They are 100% identical, no difference. But again they both suck. They're really unsharp, lots of colour fringing, tons of CA, build quality is sub par, they give you a good perspective, but on a higher quality (60d, 7d, t2i as apposed to XSi ) you'll really see the poor quality.
 
Actually, i find there build quality much better than most lenses today, there focus ring is much smoother than most lenses, there built like lenses were built back in the day, better. also, i'm still yet to see there "poor quality" on my t2i.
 
so in order to bypass getting such a 'sub par' fish eye, the sigma 10 or opteka 6.5 should be what i'm looking at?
 
well the rokinon 8mm, opteka 6.5mm, bower 7mm, and possibly a few others are all identical. so its really your call. the "sub par" of the lenses mentioned above arent going to be noticed that well if you are just making ski edits.

i have a sigma 10-20mm on my 7d and love it
 
Opteka 6.5 = Rokinon 8, so no.

Sigma 10 is the one I would go for, its probably the best aps-c fisheye's on the market other than the Canon L.
 
Actually, the rokinon/opteka/samyang/ all those others, is sharper at f/8 than the sigma at f/8, and autofocus isn't really a need since its so wide, and theres not much focus changing, and ive held the sigma and rokinon, and the rokinon has much much better build, and i can vouch for the fact of the build, because ive gotten 10+ lens hits from a skateboard on my rokinon and it still holds up like the first day i bought it... so stop spewing out information that you don't know.
 
tokina 10-17 is best fisheye for a crop sensor camera (besides the canon L one, but $1500 on a fisheye is a little ridiculous)
 
The Samyang (Rokinon/Opteka) is an incredible lens, though somewhat soft at f/3.5 and f/5.6. Also keep in mind that it doesn't meter on some bodies. The perspective it produces is great, build quality is great, and it is very compact.

I reckon, unless you need a fish-eye for 90% of your photography, the Samyang is the way to go. And if not either look into the more expensive Tokina, or go for the superior Canon/Nikon fish-eyes. For video the Samyang is the obvious choice of course.
 
This pretty much sums it up, all the bad experiences I've had with the samyang are for photo's, I've done a bit of video with it and it works better, still not amazing, but usable.
 
i figured with a tokina 11-16 (still not purchased) that the sigma 10 or sigma 10-20 would just be pointless. the samyang/rokinon//etc 8mm is cheap and noticeably wider and based on the comments i will probably end up just getting that. Can anyone justify why having a sigma 10 as a close prime in addition to the tokina 11-16 would be beneficial? I am planning on doing some landscape photography as well with one of these UWA's but im just bent that the tokina is going to be suitable for both solid video + photos...

Thanks
 
haha why the hell would you get a tokina 11-16 and a sigma 10-20? they essentially do the same thing, but i do not know if the tokina is rectilinear or not
 
yeah you're gonna have a lot of money tide up in ultra wides if you get the 11-16 and a 10mm. i have an 11-16 and the nikon 10.5 but i want to sell my fisheye since it's pretty redundant. if you feel like you really want a fisheye in addition to the 11-16 then the 6.5/7/8 should be okay
 
i was implying that I would go for one or the other.

essentially it would be tokina 11-6 + rokinon/samyan 8

or sigma 10-20 + rokinon/sam 8
 
ya...just quality or what? looking for some personal experience from people to clarify the reasoning besides what i am reading online...but that's where i am leaning
 
wow, some people are fucking retarded. the generic fisheye is shit, awful quality with terrible CA. Opeteka, Vivitar, Samyang, Bower, whatever its called, don't get it.

The Tokina 11-16 is arguably the best UWA on the market. That's why its resale value has gone up and also why it is being converted to PL mount. I've used it before, it is a fantastic lens. Little to no CA, great reproduction of colors and very little distortion. The 10-20's, 10-22, and other UWA's are nothing, NOTHING compared to the 11-16.

 
The Tokina is an incredible lens, one of the best crop-sensor lenses on the market. Without a doubt, get the Tokina.
 
Uh... the Samyang (and rebranded version) is definitely ok for the $250 price tag. People are not retarded, it can produce great images, and if you're only using a fish-eye now and then, it's hard to justify $1000 that could be spent elsewhere.
 
Um, well seeing as though a UWA is different than a fisheye.... I don't know why you had such a bitch fit over that, hes getting BOTH of those lenses, yes you heard me right, BOTH the fisheye and the 11-16, so calm your tits brother
 
I don't get it.

First you burn the 6.5 and 8mm Fisheyes a few posts back (while pretty much all of your Flickr is shot with it...?) and now you're recommending it...

Ideal UWA setup for crop on a budget:

11-16mm + 8mm.
 
The 6.5mm isn't mine, I've borrowed it from my friend on multiple occasions when I needed a fisheye. I use it cus its free, i'd never buy. I've done a bit of video with it and it performed better, still not pleased though.
 
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