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Brian Boston

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If your looking into buying a fisheye, heres a run down on what to get. I doubt any of you guys have VX's or anything so im not going to get into those.

What to get:
The Kenko - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...570&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
If your on a budget, this is the lens to get. Good distortion, wide angle and decent glass. I recommend it.

Opetka Ultra Fisheye - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0AC9P7T8WCN1YEVPB6QZ
Pretty much the budget version of the baby death. Glass quality is not as good, but i seriously can't tell the picture difference.

Century Optics .3 Fisheye (aka Baby Death)- http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...145&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
The best fisheye. Get this if your serious and can afford it, its amazing.

What not to get:
Demon Fisheye - Im not posting the link
Yeah its a fisheye, but it stinks. The pictures on their site are not taken with the lens, or a video camera. The Kenko is better and half the price. Don't waste your money.

Raynox QC303 Snapon - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...350&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation
This lens isn't too bad except for that its a snap on. If you glue it onto a step ring its decent, but i wouldn't waste the money on it since its like plastic.

WILL *insert lens here* FIT MY CAMERA
First find out the lens size (usually 37mm) than you need to find out your cameras thread size. You can do this by looking at the lens of your camera, there should be some text around it. Look for a O with a slash though it, next to that it should say a number usually 37, 30.5, 30 and somtimes in the 20s. When you find that, you need to buy the appropriate step up ring so the lens will fit the camera - so if your camera has a 30mm mount and the lens is 37mm, you need a 30 to 37 stepup ring. You can buy them here - http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=NavBar&A=search&Q=&ci=420
 
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Brian Boston

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Pirate Alex said:
Cool stuff, but how much is the Grown Up Death?
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Full size MK1 for VX1000 is about $700 on Tristatecamera, MK2 for VX2100 is about $700 MK2 for DVX is about $750.

And Sean people want fisheyes because they suck at long lens haha. Not really but its good for close up shots, handrails, and you can get creative with them. Personally i use it too much
 
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Matt Dibble

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Brian Boston said:
Pirate Alex said:
Cool stuff, but how much is the Grown Up Death?
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Full size MK1 for VX1000 is about $700 on Tristatecamera, MK2 for VX2100 is about $700 MK2 for DVX is about $750.

And Sean people want fisheyes because they suck at long lens haha. Not really but its good for close up shots, handrails, and you can get creative with them. Personally i use it too much
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same. once you get used to using it standing really far away from the trick with long lens feels really weird.
 
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ricky wernicke

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If it costs around 50 dollars, don't buy, it will make your videos look like shit. You get what you pay for.

Save your money and buy a baby death. I've used it for years and its still perfect to this day. Its ease of mounting and dismounting makes it a simple task to clean.
 
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Brian Boston

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Baby is a sharper and a bit wider/distorted than the kenko. Most kids on here won't notice the difference to dish out another $250 on a lens for their moms camera. How is the baby death easier to put on than other lenses? You screw it on like every other lens.
 
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whoopa

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hey Brian i have a raynox hd3030 pro and was wondering if i should replace it with a kinko 4.3 cause my lens has scratches and the glass is all shit what is your opinion on it dude

i have a canon zr 85 with 30.5 stepup ring.
will the vig be bad on my camera or can i deal?
 
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Brian Boston

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Well if your buying a new lens yeah i would get the Kenko .43, its gonna be wider than the lens you have right now. There will be little or no vig so it shouldn't be a problem
 
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Stall

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I have a Sony Handycam DCR-TRV19E with a i think the lense is 30mm.
So if i ordered a kenko, would it fit on straight away?, or would i need to get step up ring or some shizz.

Sorry Bri, im a noob to this stuff.
 
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