Belomo MS Peleng 3.5/8mm Fisheye Lens for Canon EOS Cameras, New Review
The new Fisheye Peleng 3.5/8 mm lens is an interchangeable, short- focus, super wide-angle, compact lens that provides a stunning circular field of view of 180 degrees and a circular image (not a full-frame image) on the 35mm negative. It is a must when taking pictures with a large field of view, such as architecture, landscape, and group scenes. You can use this lens for shooting color, black-and-white, and infrared films. It provides meter coupling to your cameras exposure meter, so you maintain through-the-lens metering.
MS Peleng AC has a dedicated Canon EOS mount allowing to use the lens manually with Canon EOS digital and film cameras.
The belom / Peleng 8 millimeters is recorded in the former Soviet Republic of Belarus between Russia and Poland. This is a circular fisheye lens for full frame cameras like the Canon EOS 5D Mark II creates a circular image), completely cut off as part of the camera (with the tip slightly from the edge of the frame on my copy, and photograph shows a 180 degree hemispherical field of view. On an APS-C camera like the Canon 7D, 50D, or any of the rebels, the circle is larger thanSensor, you fill the frame with almost the frame, with small black areas in the corners. In both types of sensor, the image shows the dramatic, curvilinear distortion, fisheye lenses famous (and infamous) for.
The main thing is to understand in today's highly automated and computerized cameras and lenses, is that in many ways, this goal is a return to 1950. (Insert your favorite joke about Soviet industry here.) It has no electrical connection. If youmount the lens of a camera, the camera is the brain does not even know it is there and can not control the lens in any way. It is not only completely manual focus, aperture, but must be set manually and with a control ring on the lens. Aperture will be displayed in the viewfinder of "0", and documented in this way the image EXIF data.
There are three control rings on the lens. As far away (near) the camera is the ring of focus. The other two control panel. The anterior segment mayYou openings and then from f / 3.5 f / 4 to f/16-stop (steps, at least it has the markings and engravings around the stations, and I tried to leave midway between two rungs). The central ring is blocking step, alternating between wide open aperture (in "Unlock" position) and the opening and selected the aperture ring.
You shoot in camera mode must be completely manual. After selecting one stop f / ring front, you canYou leave the shutter open the lock, while the design and focus, then lock the bezel with the central ring. Then adjust the shutter speed and / or the ISO level, until the camera meter indicates the correct exposure.
The picture quality is generally good, with (not surprisingly, even chromatic aberrations), the edge of the circle. The image is strong in the center, toward the edges, is a little 'softer, but not so bad. The contrast is decent but not great. The biggest problem is the glow, there will alwaysvery evident when a light or the sun is unavoidable in the frame – what are heavy, with a window view of 180 degrees.
The Peleng minimum focusing distance is about 8 ". The Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye, which costs more than twice as much it can focus up to 5.3", according to data published Sigma, but I used that I can not comment on the lens.
The Peleng is solid black anodized metal rings and move the controls easily.Unfortunately, the protection of the lenses is maintained only by friction and is easy to determine if you really push. Since the front element lens protrudes from the body (as was held in a large field of view), the cap unreliable goal is annoying.
I've heard of some people to buy the Canon and Nikon versions of this lens and get a M42-mount lens belongs, along with an M42 adapter to convert from Canon or Nikon. Mine, however, seems to have a permanently attachedCanon compatible black plastic Monte (similar to plastic stands Canon) to some of their economic objectives. The mountain is part of my 5D Mark II, but slips on easily than do the lenses from Canon, the measure is not entirely wrong, but it is as tight as other EF lenses. When fully assembled, you can rotate the lens a bit '. This is probably not a problem for general use, as there are no electrical connections between the lens and the camera, but you should probably not the cameranot in the rain with this lens on it.
I recommend this goal for those who want an 8mm fisheye for a reasonable price and are not afraid to do anything manually. If you have designed an automated circular fish eye lens (or a diagonal fisheye for APS-C), we need much more to the Sigma I mentioned above are subject to charges.
Belomo MS Peleng 3.5/8mm Fisheye Lens for Canon EOS Cameras, New is available at Amazon Check it Out Now!
Belomo MS Peleng 3.5/8mm Fisheye Lens for Canon EOS Cameras, New Feature
- Focal distance, mm 8,1 +/- 0,25; Relative aperture 1:3,5+1:16
- Angle of view 180 deg; Aspect ratio, mm 24×36; Minimum distance when photographing, 0.3m;
- Resolution power in the center 55mm, along the edges 15mm; diameter 73mm,length 65,5mm
- Front and Rear caps, soft pouch included
- Made in Russia, Brand new, 1 Years International warranty
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