![]() They aren't fisheye or that curvy, but still too curvy for most uses. I wouldn't know what to do with these images. Zoomed in you get an image which is only partly fisheye. The difference between this zoom Tokina fisheye and a regular fisheye is that you can zoom into the center, giving a less-curvy image like this:Ĭrop from center of above, similar to what you'd get at 17mm with the Tokina. Here's the part many readers aren't getting: it's a fisheye lens, which is only suited for special effects. Hood: None but has little ridges around the front to protect the glass from being hit. Size: 2.75" diameter x 2.79" extension from flange (70 x 71.1mm), specified. Stops down to f/22.įocus: 5.5" (14cm) from the image plane (the back of the camera). They know their stuff when it comes to glass and coatings.ĭiaphragm: Primitive 6 blade (hexagonal). Tokina is part of Hoya, the worlds' largest maker of optical glass which is used, in part, in lenses of every other brand including, as far as I know, Nikon, Canon and Leica. Tokina claims a magic front coating making cleaning easier. Tokina's SD glass is the same as Canon's UD glass which is the same as Nikon's ED glass, which helps reduce color fringing. Only works on cameras newer than aboutĨ groups, including one SD glass element. Name: Tokina calls this the FISHEYE 10-17 F3.5-4.5 DX (for Nikon) and something similar for Canon.ĭX: Only works on small (Nikon and 1.6x Canon) digital cameras, not film. ![]() See also my explicit Digital Wide Zoom comparison. For Canon I'd get the superior Canon 10-22mm which isn't much more expensive than the Tokina. For my Nikon I own the Nikkor 12-24mm which is more expensive. If you want a wide angle, I strongly suggest instead the Tokina 12-24mm for the same price. If you want a wide angle that keeps straight lines straight, then forget this Tokina 10-17mm zoom, because it's a fisheye! Most people don't want a fisheye - they want a wide angle which isn't this 10-17mm. I own both the Canon 15mm and the Nikon 10.5mm. If you are serious about fisheyes, get the Canon 15mm Fisheye and a Canon 5D, which offers far superior fisheye performance over any of the other solutions. This Tokina costs the same as the real Canon or Nikon fisheye ($500 - 600), either of which which I strongly suggest instead of this lens.Ĭanon makes no fisheyes for their 1.3x and 1.6x digital cameras like the 1D and Rebel and D20 D30, but Canon does make a spectacular 15mm Fisheye for the film and full-frame cameras for the same price as any of these. Recently I've been using DxO software to stretch out the curvy images into something useful, but DxO doesn't work with the Tokina 10-17mm lens currently. They are very difficult to use well, and fairly useless except as a special effect. Fisheye lenses bend straight lines deliberately. It a one-of-a-kind zoom fisheye lens, not a wide angle lens. It does not work with film cameras or full-frame or 1.3x Canon cameras. It has the same optics as the Pentax 10-17mm, but in a different body to fit Nikon and Canon. Since I get so many questions about it I'm going to share my strong opinions based on this unique lens' uniqueness, which makes recommendations easy. I'm trying to borrow one so I can address it properly. Nikon Reviews Nikon Lenses Canon Reviews Canon LensesĮveryone keeps asking me about this lens. It helps me publish this site when you get yours from these links,įebruary 2007 More Tokina Reviews Other brand reviews I'd get mine here or here (Nikon) or here or here (Canon). This is the first in Canon’s new line of VR lenses for their mirrorless full-frame system.I buy only from these approved sources. It’s also compatible with gel ND filters so you don’t have to stop down in bright light. There’s “Subwavelength Structure Coating (SWC)” on the lens to minimize ghosting, flare, and reflections and keep the color balance consistent between both lenses in tricky lighting situations. The interpupillary distance and focal length of the fisheyes were deliberately chosen to closely mimic normal human vision with a “natural parallax”. To that end, most details about the Dual Fisheye have been carefully considered. Canon claims it’s the “world’s first digital interchangeable lens that can capture stereoscopic 3D 180° VR imagery to a single image sensor.” The idea, supposedly, is that “creators can go from traditional stills or video shooting to stereoscopic 3D capture with a simple lens swap.” Assuming it all pans out as claimed, the Dual Fisheye will make it easier and more accessible for many people to shoot 180º VR footage. The Dual Fisheye has one purpose: to shoot VR footage.
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