Available in Canon or Nikon fit, those with big ears might need to take care when using this lens.
See more ... with a Sunex SuperFisheye™ lens. Capture a 185° angle of view in a single shot in any orientation. This high-quality, yet simple-to-use lens forms a complete circular picture with an optimal image circle for Canon 1.6x or Nikon 1.5x crop-factor DSLRs. With our panoramic solution kit, you can:
* Create fully immersive virtual tours quickly and easily with only 2-3 shots (examples)*.
* Create one-shot panoramic images with up to 180° horizontal field of view (example).
* Create one-shot 360° panoramic images from periphery of a circular image (example).
* Create distortion-free super wide-angle images (example).
* Optimize fisheye distortion for dramatic effects (example).
Enjoy unprecedented photographic freedom and imagine the possibilities ...
* optional stitching software is recommended.
Lens Description:
Sunex SuperFisheye lens is a new type of fisheye lens developed exclusively for digital SLR cameras using APS-C or DX format imagers. Unlike other fisheye lenses, Sunex SuperFisheye forms a complete circular image within the camera imager area. It captures a field of view 185° in a single shot. This high quality, yet simple-to-use lens features an optimized fixed aperture and focus to achieve the best image quality for panoramic photography. This lens is designed using the state of art optical design software taking advantage of newly available high-index glasses to achieve sharp image (download diffraction MTF curve ) from center to edge. BBAR coatings are applied to all air-glass interfaces to keep the overall flare/ghosting at a minimum.
Sample Images (with EXIF data): In door shot1 In door shot2 In door shot3 Out door shot1 (Nikon D40x) Out door shot2 (Canon 350D) Out door shot3 (Canon 40D)
Specifications:
* Focal length 5.6mm
* Fixed aperture F/5.6, optimized for both indoor and outdoor uses.
* 185° field of view
* Image circle: ~14.5mm
* Fixed focus with a depth of field: ~0.5m to infinity with one pixel blur (Calculate the depth of field for other blur circle).
* Size: ~70mmx90mm (dia x length)
* Weight: ~470g
* Mount: Canon (SuperFisheye on Canon 40D).
Software Description:
Dewarper DSLR is a software plug-in for correcting or optimizing distortion taken with popular fisheye lenses including Sunex SuperFisheye lenses. This program is based on a proprietary algorithm developed by Sunex based on our expertise in real-world lens design and manufacturing. Unlike other distortion correction software, Dewarper DSLR does not assume that the lenses follow idealistic equidistant or equi-solid angle mapping. Best of all, it provides the freedom to optimize the amount of distortion in the output image to accomplish dramatic creative effects (see demo).
Key Features:
* Distortion cancellation: This compensates for the lens distortion and makes the output image rectilinear (example).
* Creative distortion: Let you adjust the amount of distortion in the final image to achieve dramatic creative effects (example).
* One-shot panorama: Transform a circular fisheye image to a panoramic image with up to 180° horizontal field of view (example).
* Spherical/cylindrical images: Transform a circular fisheye image to a spherical or cylindrical panorama for stitching (stitching software is not included) into a 360° virtual tour. (example).
* 360° panorama: Transforms the peripheral section of a circular fisheye image to a 360° panorama (example).
* Fisheye lens supported (v1.4):Sunex 5.6mm SuperFisheye, Peleng 8mm fisheye, Sigma 8mm fisheye, Nikon 10.5mm fisheye and Canon 15mm fisheye.
* Camera supported (v1.4):Canon XT, XTi, 300D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 5D, 1Ds and 1Ds MkII; Nikon D40, D50, D70, D70s, D40x, D80, D200,D300, D2x and D3; Sony A100 and A700 or equivalent models.
* Requires Windows PC and an imaging editing program (not included) that accepts Photoshop compatible plug-ins.
Weight: 500 g
Price - $799.00
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