In a message dated 12/25/2005 3:59:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
oly-zooko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Olympus USA has a Spiratone Fisheye 12mm up on the Bay. Best offer is
$149.00...is
that too much for this lens?
I probably wouldn't buy it, however that may have more to do with my wants
or needs for a full circle fisheye lens. My assumption is that it is full
circle. In the late 60's I bought a Nikkor full circle for the Nik*n F I was
using at the time and it didn't get used much.
Have you tried or do you own the 16mm Zuiko. It is in my opinion a much
more versatile lens. Its images would probably generate comments of
"Interesting perspective" as opposed top "Fisheye lens used with this image."
The BIN
on this Spiratone lens is about $200. Were I wishing to expand my kit, I
spend my money another way. Some examples, each of which could leave you with
some change in your pocket if you shopped carefully, might be:
90mm f2.5 or so, macro
17mm Tamron SP
50mm f3.5 Zuiko and auto extension tube set
Olympus bellows and double cable release
decent tripod (either new or used)
Another OM body or two
more complete OM lighting kit
set of simple studio lights
backpack or camera case
Cokin filter holder and some split neutral density filters (or others)
focusing rail for close-up photography
multi-disk type reflectors/diffusers
good used ball head for your tripod
pinhole body cap and a Lens Baby
and the list goes on . . .
So my answer is, "No not to me," and I neither need nor want one. If I did,
I might find $200 a tolerable amount to spend. If you will use it and if it
will somehow help to improve your images then it would be a good buy.
Having both owned a similar lens and having seen the results produced by them
over
a good number of years, I doubt either would be the case.
My 2 cents worth and then some. Bill Barber
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