The point of a fisheye is that it offers more angular coverage and a unique perspective by giving up rectilinear perspective straight lines appear curved. The 30mm zodiakarsat is an amazingly sharp lens, one of the best from this manufacturer. This lets you program the current film iso, flash, selftimer, manual mode. I show you with a few easy to follow techniques how to improve the overall picture quality. Arsat is a trade mark of ukrainian lens manufacturer arsenal, kiev. They insisit on makleing it in mount for the kiev cameras, which have their own issues. Angle of view, circular, distorted image, 6blade diaphragm. The box arrived, the peanuts spilled out and there they were, the finest optics the exsoviet union lens factories were currently producing. Aug 01, 2001 the box arrived, the peanuts spilled out and there they were, the finest optics the exsoviet union lens factories were currently producing. Only one camera and one lens ever used this mount, the pentax me f and smc.
The 15mm is a diagonal fisheye which means the distorted scene is shown full frame within the cameras field of view. The jupiter 9 85mm f 2 lens is a sonnar design and is really superb. As i wrote in this articles subtitle its cheap like borscht. There are programs to straighten the picture to be a little more natural. Fisheye for medium format camera hasselblad fisheye. The singularity of this fisheye lens can be felt only on medium format cameras, for which it was designed.
It offers excellent sharpness in the centre of the image circle for a. A reader from india received the lens and sent me two quick full resolution sample pictures direct link to flickr album check pricing and availability of the new nikon afs fisheye nikkor 815mm f 3. Three ed glass elements and two aspherical as lens elements combat chromatic aberration and color fringing for stunning sharpness and contrast. Hasselblad 200 series 201f, 203fe, 205fcc, 205tcc, 202fa. By giving users a fullprogram auto mode, shooting quite literally turned. Exposure, manual, aperture priority, shutter priority, or program. With the ability to achieve a circular fisheye and fullframe fisheye effect, the afs fisheye 815mm f 3. This 30mm lens is a fullframe fisheye lens for medium format. I show you with a few easy to follow techniques how to improve the overall picture quality you can achieve. So i made an appointment together with frederick to go see and feel the 645d. Take your photography to the next level with samsungs 10 mm f3.
Images created by fisheyes are a circular, curved distorted view of reality. Kiev is a soviet and ukrainian brand of photographic equipment including cameras manufactured by the arsenal factory in kiev, ukraine. The 30mm zodiak arsat is an amazingly sharp lens, one of the best from this manufacturer. Of course with a 180 degree angle its used, if ever, for effect and not close detail. Amplify your creativity and discover new perspectives with the afs fisheye 815mm f 3. From nikon lens literature afs fisheye nikkor 815mm f 3.
The pentax kmount, sometimes referred to as the pkmount, is a bayonet lens mount. Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Equivalent to a 16mm lens for a 35mm camera, the kiev 30mm provides you with a fullframe. Today there was a medium format day at fotokonijnenberg in turnhout in belgium. Handling and features performance verdict specification. Jan, 2009 this is where thearsat 30mmrectangular fisheye enters the picture.
If used with a fullframe digital or 35 mm film camera, a powerful circular image is produced, floating within the frame. At the end of november 2009 gevorg vartanyan of arax, a ukrainian distributor of reworked medium format kiev. This is clearly the best ukrainian lens out there, and it makes it worthwhile to buy a kiev camera just to use this lens. Belarus mc peleng 8mm circular fisheye 35mm primes user. Because the f and later fe lenses were more expensive and more limited than their.
If used with a fullframe digital or 35 mm film camera, a powerful circular image is. Neither were designed for movements, and neither really have the coverage to provide movements without some compromises. This is one of the two dealerships that i know of that carries 645d in belgium and the netherlands. It has an oldworld look to it that you wont get even with the canon 85mm f 1. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone. This group welcomes anyone that enjoys shooting or likes watching pictures taken with the zodiak 8, arsat 30mm fisheye for medium format film cameras. With samyang releasing a new version of its 8mm f2. If youre the kind of photographer or videographer who likes to think outside the box, the afs fisheye nikkor 815mm f 3. The arsat lens is not great, but it costs 115 of a used hasselblad lens. The arsat 30mm lens is multicoated, features a builtin petal style lens shade that is part of the lens body, and has a ribbed textured focusing ring. The arsat kiev fisheye is not in the same league as the zeiss 30mm fisheye, btw. Dec 01, 2008 this group welcomes anyone that enjoys shooting or likes watching pictures taken with the zodiak 8, arsat 30mm fisheye for medium format film cameras. Sep 16, 2015 handling and features performance verdict specification.
The mamiya 645 camera systems are a series of medium format film and digital cameras and. Its not great, but it sure offers considerable value for the money, i cant see how one can go wrong. Two of the most remarkable current optics from the kiev factory are the 300mm 2. The real problem is the guys that make or modify this lens, have not seen fit to mount it for hasselblad 500 mount. Everything that i wrote about using software to correct 35mm rectangular fisheye lenses applies to medium format and thearsat 30mmas well. It allows photographers to shoot creative images by taking advantage of the acute perspectives that are invisible to the human eye. I dont have a carl zeiss 30mm hasselblad lens, and have no plans to buy one, not even secondhand, but sidebyside tests have been carried out by others, and they show the following. First, let me get some of the usual questions out of the way. I already reported that the new nikon afs fisheye 815mm f 3. Uv, light orange, light blue, and light green available for mamiya 645, contax 645, and pentax 645. Jun 12, 2009 flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. This is a well made lens that has produced really outstanding results. Jack, i have connections with the people of arsenal works in kiev, who designed and produced the zodiak 30mm now named arsat. Using lens corrector software is a nuisance, but in my experience is much easier and faster than the alternative.
Visit to find full specs and more detailed information. This lens was purchased second hand as a cheaper alternative to the pentax 35 mm fisheye lens for the 6x7 system that can be used on the 645d with an adapter. Your new lens is an excellent addition to your collection, allowing you to vastly diversify your photographic capabilities with a new and unique perspective. Using acute perspectives not seen by the human eye, this lens is an essential for taking eyecapturing images. The 30mm mc arsat lens mounted on the pentacon six. When using zodiac8 on full and crop modern digital cameras it loses its charm. Many years ago i tried to choose a good working zodiak with their help directly at the works checking two dozens of lenses on an optical bench. The jupiter 9 85mm f2 lens is a sonnar design and is really superb. It has an oldworld look to it that you wont get even with the canon 85mm f1.
If you shoot film you may find the edges to be soft. Dec 22, 2017 how do you get sharper pictures and spend very little money. Medium format lenses with the pentacon six mount a comparative test by tra. The wide and the wierdnew fisheye and pcs lenses from russia. So, i decided to adapt my arsat 30mm fisheye to the 645z to see if it would. The kiev kronicles part 3the ups and the downs shutterbug. Page 1 hd lens series for canon dslr page 2 user guide thank you for purchasing the altura photo 8mm f 3. Its either out of focus or the corner performance is limited at f3. Flickriver view images as a river of photos and more. Equivalent to a 16mm lens for a 35mm camera, the kiev 30mm provides you with a fullframe exposure not a circle spot on the frame that shows an ultra wideangle 180 degree view. The wide and the wierdnew fisheye and pcs lenses from. When mounted on a apsc dx sensor camera, it will give you an ff equivalent focal range of 15mm. There are two types of dslr fisheye lens, circular and diagonal both having 180 degrees of angle.
The hartblei 45mm tiltshift lens uses the same optical elements as the arsat 45mm 3. Medium format lenses with the pentacon six mount a comparative test by tra the 30mm fisheye lenses part 1. How do you get sharper pictures and spend very little money. It has been said that it is worth buying a pentacon six or kiev 60 in order to be able to use this lens even if one isnt interested in using any other lenses with these cameras.
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