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Marco Giordani · January 14th, 2010, 07:51 AM

Hi,
I am looking for a fisheye lens for my Z5U and seen an example of the Opteka lens online and it looked like it had a black circle vignette in the corners. Is that normal?

I also called Century about a year ago to inquire about their lenses and I was told that the Z5U has a very wide lens on it and they did not make a extreme fisheye lens for the Z5U.

Is anybody familiar with the Opteka Titanium Series 72mm 0.3X HD Super Fisheye Lens?
Amazon.com: Opteka Titanium Series 72mm 0.3X HD Super Fisheye Lens for Panasonic AG-DVX100 & AG-DVD80 Professional Video Camcorders: Camera & Photo

What fisheye lens options do I have for this camera? Anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks

Melvin Baggs · January 16th, 2010, 12:42 AM

Look at Raynox's line of lens.

Raynox High Definition Conversion Lens Accessories for SONY HDR-FX1000, HDR-FX1000E, HVR-Z5E, HVR-Z5U, HVR-Z5 HVR Camcorders

Melvin

Jeff Harper · January 16th, 2010, 01:51 AM

Yes, Raynox has some of the best add-on lens values...

Marco Giordani · January 16th, 2010, 07:35 AM

I didn't see any prices for the lenses?
What other fisheye's do you guys recommend? The Raynox looks very long for a fisheye.

Lukas Siewior · January 16th, 2010, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco Giordani

I didn't see any prices for the lenses?
What other fisheye's do you guys recommend? The Raynox looks very long for a fisheye.

it's a cheap lens - take a look at sample video - you have to zoom in a lot to get rid of vignetting, which eliminates the purpose of fisheye.

Rob Morse · January 16th, 2010, 03:21 PM

Look at the 16x9 .45 fisheye. I still haven't made the decision about them or Century Optics. They're both zoom through lenses but the Century Optics is quite a bit more money. I guess it's not something you go cheap on though.

Mark Goodsell · January 17th, 2010, 09:34 AM

Can't you just zoom in a little bit with the Century Fisheye lens so you won't get darkening in the corners? That's not an uncommon thing.

January 14th, 2010, 07:51 AM	#1
Marco Giordani Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 37	Fisheye Lens Questions.... Hi, I am looking for a fisheye lens for my Z5U and seen an example of the Opteka lens online and it looked like it had a black circle vignette in the corners. Is that normal? I also called Century about a year ago to inquire about their lenses and I was told that the Z5U has a very wide lens on it and they did not make a extreme fisheye lens for the Z5U. Is anybody familiar with the Opteka Titanium Series 72mm 0.3X HD Super Fisheye Lens? Amazon.com: Opteka Titanium Series 72mm 0.3X HD Super Fisheye Lens for Panasonic AG-DVX100 & AG-DVD80 Professional Video Camcorders: Camera & Photo What fisheye lens options do I have for this camera? Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks

January 16th, 2010, 12:42 AM	#2
Melvin Baggs Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lathrup Village, MI Posts: 59	Fisheye for the Z5 Look at Raynox's line of lens. Raynox High Definition Conversion Lens Accessories for SONY HDR-FX1000, HDR-FX1000E, HVR-Z5E, HVR-Z5U, HVR-Z5 HVR Camcorders Melvin

January 17th, 2010, 09:34 AM	#7
Mark Goodsell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: WI Posts: 367	Can't you just zoom in a little bit with the Century Fisheye lens so you won't get darkening in the corners? That's not an uncommon thing. __________________ Mark Goodsell

January 16th, 2010, 01:51 AM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Yes, Raynox has some of the best add-on lens values...

January 16th, 2010, 07:35 AM	#4
Marco Giordani Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 37	I didn't see any prices for the lenses? What other fisheye's do you guys recommend? The Raynox looks very long for a fisheye.

January 16th, 2010, 03:21 PM	#6
Rob Morse Major Player Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 427	Look at the 16x9 .45 fisheye. I still haven't made the decision about them or Century Optics. They're both zoom through lenses but the Century Optics is quite a bit more money. I guess it's not something you go cheap on though.