

The Tokina 10-17mm fisheye is capable of focusing on something only a few inches from the front of the lens. Minimum focus distance becomes a big issue when your subject is taking a nose dive into your dome port. If it is one of my images, you can be pretty sure it was shot with a fisheye. The "distortion" of the fisheye is in more of the underwater images you see published than you might expect. There are few parallel or perpendicular lines in nature. But the fisheye can make your subject (especially familiar ones you've seen often) look less "natural." The stretch of the gown and surrounding scene can be quite nice. There are wedding photographers using fisheyes. They are always careful to make sure the bride and groom's faces are near the center of the frame, where the distortion isn't noticeable. This is valid, but more complex than it might seem. So many people will then opt for the rectilinear lens. The distortion of a fisheye lens makes the counters, the ceiling, and every straight line look bizarre, even unpleasant. Considering that the focal length is the same, the difference visually is staggering. Many a photographer has gone to the camera store and tried a super wide rectilinear lens, then compared it to a similar focal length fisheye. Let's start with the negatives of fisheye lenses. This image is a composite of two split shots. The distortion caused by a fisheye can be used to creative advantage even when shooting models.

I've shot lots of rectilinear lenses as well, so I will try to explain why I choose to use fisheyes exclusively.

My preferred lenses are the Tokina 10-17mm Fisheye and an 8-15mm Fisheye (Canon or Nikon). My preferred setup underwater includes a super-wide lens. Lenses, housings, cameras, and lights are just tools for different jobs. This lens may not be suitable for use with ultra-wide angle lenses.Photography has no rules.Can be adapted to lenses from popular brands like Canon, Olympus, Nikon, Sony Panasonic and much more.
FISHEYE PICTURES FULL
Maintains full auto focus (AF), auto exposure, and zoom capabilities.
FISHEYE PICTURES PROFESSIONAL
