Witch Fisheye? 15mm vs others

[Nick Cooper]

Ok, Ive been thinking of this for a while now and was wondering if any of you great Canon users here could help me out.

I'm currently looking for a fisheye lens but not sure if i should choose Canon, Sigma or Tokina.

The Canon 15mm 2.8 ive heard has great autofocus and is as sharp as a tack. Only problem is that it does seem to be wide enough on a 30D (with 1.6x crop)

The Sigma 10mm 2.8 i have heard has great autofocus aswell and is also as sharp as anything. But, apparently its only a 160 degreez view.

The Tokina 10-17 ive seen some great results from it. Its a full frame fisheye on a 30D and can be used if i need to upgrade to say Mark 2 N or 3. Only setback is the f/3-4.5 so i cant shoot in low light.

Does anyone use any of these or know any that are for sale?

Cheers, coops

[Hugh]

I've never used either of the lenses you mentioned....

But...

I've used the Sigma 8mm, and it's a fantastic lens. On a full-frame sensor, you get a circle in the middle of the frame, with 180 degree view.
If you're on a cropped-frame sensor, Sigma also do a 4.5mm lens.


This shot was taken with the 8mm lens on a 5D: