Canon Fisheye Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens Review

I have been shooting fisheye for over 5 years now and I eagerly awaited the arrival of a Canon fisheye quality lens with that wide of an angle.

After owning and shooting over a thousand images with this lens, I feel I have the time and experience to share some of my thoughts.

I love this lens and it's a perfect compliment to any fishing photographers arsenal. It's incredibly sharp and quick.  The f/4 allows for great low light images, when bumping up your ISO.  I really like how it's a Zoom.  The other fisheye I've owned was a fixed 8mm, and wasn't very versatile.  If all I'm shooting is at 8mm, everything begins to look similar.  But with this lens you can zoom in to 15mm, which is a great length for hero shots without all of the distortion that you find at 8mm.

I shoot a lot out of a boat and this lens comes in handy in the tight quarters that you find in this environment.  It would also be a great lens for underwater usage, although I have not yet used this in this situation.  My camera I have used this lens with is the Canon 60D.  Even with the cropped sensor there is quite a bit of vignetting at the 8mm focal length..  This goes away at 10mm. All of which is expected with a 180 degree view.

Given the circular nature of the lens, a polarizing filter isn't an option, but it's not needed.  The sky pops with this lens and all colors are vibrant.

For fishing photographers who like the affects of a super wide angle lens, this a great addition to your canon arsenal.  This lens like all of the Canon L lenses is not cheap.  Going price these days is around $1,500 new..

Here are some examples of shots with this lens..

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