I wish this lens had been available 20 years ago when I was a skateboarder. I think I bought it because I always wanted a good fisheye for my camcorder when I was making skate videos with my buddies. However, I thought about how this lens could be useful for, for example, photographing compact city streets in Tokyo and dynamic shots at a train station. Another reviewer mentioned that the hood gets in the way. Screwing it all the way in on my camcorder takes away the view from the hood. Not sure if the other reviewer totally screwed it up or what. I am happy with this lens and glad I bought it.