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[OM] Re: Sigma 14mm F3.5 Fisheye?

Subject: [OM] Re: Sigma 14mm F3.5 Fisheye?
From: Ali <oly-zooko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:53:41 -0400
Until now I had only seen the 8mm and 16mm SIGMA FISHEYE. Do both of 
these lenses produce round images or is the 16mm also a full frame? I 
appreciate the info...its been an eye-opener.

- Ali

C.H.Ling wrote:

>Yes, Sigma 14/3.5 is a rectilinear lens, the first widest third party lens 
>introduced in around 1992. Has been replaced by the 14/2.8 some years ago. 
>Both have very low distortion.
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>C.H.Ling
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Daniel Sepke" <dan@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 5:14 AM
>Subject: [OM] Re: Sigma 14mm F3.5 Fisheye?
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>>Ali,
>>
>>I suspect that this lens is a predecessor of the Sigma 14mm f2.8 super 
>>wide
>>and not actually a fisheye. Sigma's current full frame fisheye is a 15mm 
>>but
>>in the past has been a 16mm. There are confusing reports when Googling
>>"Sigma 14mm f3.5" as to is fisheye-ness (what a lovely new word!). Either
>>way I would suspect it is rather uncommon in OM mount. As to the quality
>>your guess is as good as mine. Sigma is all over the place when it comes 
>>to
>>quality reports in my experience. Some people seem to get lucky and get a
>>good one so who knows maybe you will?
>>
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