As a semi-pro shooter, I consider a fisheye an important part of my kit. I feel like it helps me a get really unique photos. I shoot with a Canon 8-15mm. The zoom gives you a lot of options especially if you shoot with both crop and FF cameras. This looks a fun way to get into fisheye with a smaller commitment of money. In my experience you can de-fish a fisheye photo and get very good super-wide results, but you cannot do the opposite. I've never seen a fish effect added in post that looked anything close to good. While you can't shoot traditional portraits or head shots, don't avoid people shots completely. Group and other examples like photos inside a car can be very interesting. I have a fisheye group on Facebook if you are interested in joining.

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate your thoughts on this. In the year or so since I made this video I've actually got quite a bit of use from this fisheye and achieved some images that have a different and unique feel. I will have a look at your group. Thank you for watching and commenting

Excellent video - very professionally done,informative and enjoyed the samples.Top notch Ralph,thank you.

@RalphGoldsmith

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and commenting

Two important things : The filters go in the other end of the lens . Also, to get circular fisheye shots you needed to unscrew the center of the lens cap bc completely removing the entire thing just produces wide angle images.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the input Brian. I've never seen any filters that would go between the lens and the body for this set up. The lens cap is a pull off cap and it's either on or off. I have seen fisheyes that use the middle circle of the sensor to create round images but this one is designed to use the whole sensor. Thank you for watching and commenting

Why not? It's a fun lens, and the curvature can produce some interesting effects.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!. It's certainly got some potential and I'm all in favour of trying out new creative options. Thank you for watching and commenting Neville

Very much enjoyed joining you on your shoot and your composition thoughts. I have the Rokinon 8mm 3.5. Great lens but I wasn’t paying attention and got the APSC version and I have a full frame. Fun to experiment with everything from landscape to youth sport team shots. Thanks

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. It is a fun lens to play around with and get some different looking images. Thank you for watching and commenting

I just picked up the TTArtisan 11mm 2.8 Going to try some of these ideas! Great video!

@RalphGoldsmith

11 ай бұрын

Have fun, Glad you enjoyed the video, Thank you for watching and commenting

I love these images that this fish eye lens makes.Great job Ralph with this lens,thanks for sharing them with us!

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them Marilyn. Thank you for watching and commenting

Fantastic video, Ralph! Much appreciated on how you put the thought and care into how you took the photos and explained your logic. Cheers!

@RalphGoldsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Brian, Thank you for watching and commenting

I did have fun watching this. Thanks for the review and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your images using this lens.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Patty, the lens will be coming out to play in the future I'm sure. Thank you for watching and commenting

Thanks for the video. With lenses that are rectilinear corrected the ‘leaning’ effect you describe when the camera pointing up or down is called ‘perspective distortion’.

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the video and I appreciate the information. Thank you for watching and commenting

Iam really impressed from this Ralph, it doesn' t look too "fisheyey" to me, the distortion is really very well controlled. The image quality is also very good. Thanks for sharing this info.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Thanos. The fisheye effect is controllable with composition and the I am really impressed with both the build quality and image quality. I believe they may be releasing a 10mm fisheye for FF cameras at some point. Thank you for watching and commenting

lots of fun with my own sigma fish-eye.we did close up portrait shots of each other when we were out on a shoot with this lens.we were buckled over laughing at the shots,massive heads and tiny bodies and feet.you can get really close to the lens to focus which will distort the face and body.used it for landscape/architecture too.helps when the light is not at its best,and just a wee bit fun to pass the time.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you had a blast. I see some potential for this lens when other options aren't grabbing me. Thank you for watching and commenting

Nice work Ralph 👍

@RalphGoldsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit Guillaume

Something different Ralph, yes quite impressive that lens. Love the images you got with it. Many thanks for sharing and take care.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them John, yes, it is something a bit different, looking forward to playing with it more in the future. Thank you for watching and commenting

I bought this little lens and it’s part of my gear. I use a g85 and enjoy it. Thanks for the video and commentary, loved it 😊

@RalphGoldsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, it is a fun little lens. Thank you for watching and commenting

Very interesting mate I have been looking at the same lens so glad you put this video up I had the 25mm 7Artisans lens and it was great nice little lens indeed .

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it interesting Kevin. It's a lovely little lens and I am really impressed with it, especially for the price. Thank you for watching and commenting

Fantastic lens Ralph, it’s surprising what you can create with a fish eye lens. Superb images especially the black and whites👌 Great review 👍 Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Cliff

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

It is a great little lens Cliff, glad you liked the images I managed. Thank you for watching and commenting

Good review and demo with this cheaper fisheye lens. I use a wide angle lens for indoor photography but not a fisheye. Got some great shots from the lens. Many thanks for sharing the info and your honest opinion :)

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Shaun. It is an interesting lens, something for getting creative rather than showing a scene as is (mostly) I think. Thank you for watching and commenting

Thank you for the detailed review. I have been thinking about a wide-angle or a fisheye for some time but dismissed it as I did not want to but a lens I only used once. However, I've seen a good second-hand 7Artisans going for a very good price and this review, particularly the city landscape shots, has made my mind up: I will buy it and I will be using it. Thanks.

@RalphGoldsmith

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful Alan. I've actually used the fisheye quite a lot of the months since then and it's a fun lens to play with. I hope you'll be happy with yours. Thank you for watching and commenting

Good video Ralph, and some terrific pics. I've never considered getting a fisheye, but hey, for a couple of hundred AUD - just maybe!

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Hugh. I had thought about one before but had never actually tried one. Thank you for watching and commenting

Brilliant Ralph, for me it was a bit of a marmite thing to begin with, but you demonstrated well on how creative it can be and to be honest i really like the curvature of the bridge around the fountain so the lens has really got potential and be interesting to see how you use it in future episodes

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jim. The images certainly won't be to everyones taste, and it won't work in a lot of situations, but I think there is some real creative potential there. Thank you for watching and commenting

Love the photos you taken with this lens.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like them, it's a great little lens, Thank you for watching and commenting

@7artisansOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

@@RalphGoldsmith Can you send us some photos taken with this lens for promotion? We would add your name on it if we do.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

@@7artisansOfficial Of course, sent in response to your e-mail

Great tunnel, and the second shot had a hint of a curve. Third image I couldn't see any curve. Your review is great and informative for me. Awesome B&W with Fish Eye. The tree came out great. In the last one, you created a great illusion of a different architectal.

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it Ann, With careful composition it is possible to avoid the fish eye effect and it can be a great super wide lens. Alternatively the fish eye curve can be used creatively. I think I'm going to have fun with this lens. Thank you for watching and commenting

@annwarrenton4028

3 жыл бұрын

@@RalphGoldsmith I am happy your enjoying the new lens!

Not bad images for a nice cheap lens Ralph

@RalphGoldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

The quality of the images is really good so the optics are great. More practice required in the creative uses I think. Thank you for watching and commenting Richard

Great video! I received my Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 lens yesterday. I have a few questions: Did you change your aspect ratio? I have read that the 1:1 ratio is suggested. I was getting vignetting showing the barrel-effect and viewfinder at 3:2. Did you take the lens hood off? That also created vignetting. It was my first attempt. But I like the possibilities regarding architecture and landscapes. THANKS

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what camera you're using this on. I haven't used the Rokinon but I believe it creates a circular image on a full frame which would certainly suit a 1:1. I don't get any vignetting on the crop sensor with the 7Artisans and that doesn't have a removable hood either, Have fun with it and glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and commenting

@charlessummers7381

Жыл бұрын

Canon 6dii Thanks!

I like fisheye lenses and have bought/sold several. While I like the effect, the optical quality has always been disappointing. Last year I bought the Nikon 8-15mm fisheye and ... WOW! Beats the c**p out of the others I've tried. I can't imagine the 7artisans would be better than the other inexpensive lenses (all of which were more than this one) I've tried, but YMMV.

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

Interesting point Patrick. I would expect the Nikon 8-15 to be good as it's a high cost lens (almost 10 times the price of the 7 Artisans APS-C one in this video), Having said that I find the quality of the 7.5mm one I have to be more than good enough for any normal use and I know of at least one person who had the 10mm FF version on a Nikon Z7 and was happy with the results. Of course you don't get any AF or Aperture control from the camera on these. Thank you for watching and commenting and I appreciate your thoughts

@Patto2276

Жыл бұрын

@@RalphGoldsmith The problem was, as you got further away from the center, especially in the corners or edges (depending on whether it's circular or full frame), they all turned to mush. Not so with the 8-15mm. Just my experience.

@RalphGoldsmith

Жыл бұрын

@@Patto2276 Yes, I guess the edge sharpness is where they might fall down. Looks OK on the one I have but obviously I can't compare it to the 8-15. Thanks for sharing the experience