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Review on πŸ“· Black Nikon AF-S FISHEYE NIKKOR 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E ED Zoom Lens - High-Quality Photography Gear by Vijin Wisniewski

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Two lenses, ultra wide angle zoom and fisheye for the price of one - highly recommend

has good image quality and zoom capabilities. It's an ultra-wide zoom from 15mm to almost 8mm where it becomes a real fisheye. Expensive lens, but you get two lenses for the price. The great design of the lens hood allows you to move the lens hood at a focal length of 8mm, so that the fisheye effect is not blocked, but you have stray light protection the rest of the time. The lens also has a nano-coating that reduces flare, which I don't get with 16mm fisheye or third-party lenses. A very small and light lens compared to full frame zoom lenses, so it's a rare find in my camera bag. I can well imagine taking an 18-35mm and this 8-15mm with me when traveling abroad instead of a 14-24mm lens. Where 8-15mm excels is in cathedral or temple interiors, or scenic spots, forests and wide open spaces. In theory, it works with a 27mm x 29mm filter inserted into the mount on the back of the lens. . After all, theoretically nobody makes filters of this size and the required thickness is not specified. With the Nikon 16mm f/2.8 Fisheye it was possible to get a set of sliding filters, but Nikon didn't bother to do something similar for the 8-15mm lens.

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