Fisheye Camera Lenses

Fisheye Camera Lenses

Fisheye camera lenses are outfitted with technology that allows you to take a distorted photo of the world, whether you're traveling, walking through your neighborhood, or looking out a window in your home. With this lens, you'll be able to take your photography skills to the next level by adding a unique lens that offers a spherical and curved image. Fisheye lenses can be attached to a vast range of different camera types and don't require you to purchase a specialized camera.

Why is it called a fisheye lens?

A fisheye lens gets its name largely because of the distortion it causes wherein curved lines appear toward each side of a photo, making the image appear to be spherical in nature. While this type of effect is viewed as an issue when it occurs with other lens types, it's the primary aspect of a fisheye lens, allowing you to capture a wide, panoramic image. The field of view provided with a fisheye lens extends from 100 to 180 degrees.

What is a fisheye lens used for?

Fisheye lenses are extreme wide-angle lenses offering a fun and interesting perspective of the world that you can't get with any other lens type. The short focal lengths attributed to a fisheye camera lens create either hemispherical or panoramic photos, making it a beneficial tool when taking pictures of landscapes and similar photography. This type of lens was developed as a means of being used for meteorological purposes, but it has since been incorporated into a wide range of different aspects of photography.

• Panoramas and Interiors - Fisheye helps when shooting in more confined spaces and allows the capture of a complete panorama with fewer shots than other lens types.
• Action Shots - When taking a photo of someone running, playing basketball, or riding on a skateboard, the fisheye effect provides a more immersive feel that puts the viewer in the shoes of the subject of the photo.
• Landscapes - When taking pictures of a distant landscape, place the horizon at the middle of the photo and watch while the fisheye distortion effect is minimized, allowing the horizon to appear nearly straight.

Are wide-angle and fisheye lenses the same?

Wide-angle and fisheye lenses are both commonly used within landscape and panorama photography as they are able to capture a wide field of view. However, these two lenses are not quite the same. Due to the bulbous nature of a fisheye lens, the captured image extends for up to 180 degrees; a wide-angle lens captures an angle of around 84 degrees. The wider viewing angle attributed to the fisheye lens means that you will see a distortion effect with each picture you take. A wide-angle lens rarely ever has the same type of distortion effect.