I got a lens for my camera for x-mas and i asked for a fisheye, but ont he box and lens it says " super wide .42X AF" on it, but when i took soem pics it looks like a fisheye. So I am wondering if they are the same thing or if i am just mistaken or what. here is a sample pic i took my friend's kitchen to show an example. the first pic is w/o a lens and the 2nd is with it. let me know what kind of lens this looks like to you...

 

its actually a semi-fisheye.

i do not think there are any readily available true fisheyes that are threaded.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fobtions &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its actually a semi-fisheye.

i do not think there are any readily available true fisheyes that are threaded.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what do you mean a semi-fisheye? what does a true fisheye look like?

 

doesnt fish eye differnt way?

looks like center is going inside..but doesnt fish eye lense make center go far away?

 

a true fisheye would display a full circle with 180 degrees full viewing angle in all directions.
true fisheyes are probably not favorable for most shots.

so what u got should be good for most wide angle shots.

 

most people classify a fisheye as anything that distorts from a wide perspective

a wide angle lens almost always refers to a rectilinear lens; one that does not induce distortion

 

i dont know...

but either way, the lens is dope