To me a bigger issue is that the lens does not have a built-in shutter which establishes a maximum exposure time of 2 seconds when using this lens. The aperture is fixed at a relatively slow F5.6 and the lens does not have autofocus. On my copy of this lens, the hyperfocal distance is on the second focus mark from the left - the picture of the 03 lens at the top of the 03 Fish-Eye reviews is set to the same mark I use.Īs far as sharpness goes, I've found in my pixel-peeping that the images taken with this lens hold together to the limits of the camera's resolution - an impressive result for something labeled a 'toy' lens. That pretty much makes focusing with this lens a non-issue - just set the lens to it's hyperfocal distance and shoot away without having to worry about everything being in focus. That means that when the lens is focused at this distance, everything from 1/2 of the hyperfocal distance (7.25 inches) to infinity is in focus. Now that I'm shooting with digital, I found a Q7 at a good price and picked up it's three 'toy' lenses - including the 03 Fish-Eye I'm reviewing here.Īs far as I've been able to determine, the hyperfocal distance of this lens is 14.5 inches. As a result, back in my film days I shot with Tessar lenses, Cooke Triplets and single-element toy lenses. To use cameras and lenses that I wouldn't normally shoot with. Since my film days I have recognized a need in me to occasionally experiment with my photography. Of course, this begs the question of why did I end up with this fish-eye lens? To be honest, prior to experiencing this lens I felt that fish-eye lenses were a bit of a gimmick and so fish-eye lenses were far down on my list of lenses I ever planned to shoot with. I wouldn't want a steady diet of this kind of image, but images shot with this lens offers a unique take on things that I've not been able to get before - and I really find myself liking that. I've found myself becoming a fan of the massive depth of field offered by this lens coupled with the fish-eye effect. This is the first fish-eye lens I've ever owned - or shot with - and have come away very impressed with the lens. Sharpness: 9 Aberrations: 9 Bokeh: 10 Handling: 8 Value: 9 Camera Used: Q7 Inexpensive, surprisingly good image quality If this lens is mounted on a Q7/Q-S1, the camera will switch to a mode where it utilizes a smaller part of the sensor. It is manual focus only and has no built-in shutter or ND filter. This lens is part of the Pentax-Q "Unique" lens series ( as opposed to "High Performance" ) and features super-protect lens coating. This is a fisheye lens for the Pentax Q System compact interchangeable lens cameras.
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