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sickskisman
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ok soo im looking for a new lens for my camera (sony A350). i have looked at mainly Sigma.

basiclly its hard to choose, wideangle fisheye 15mm f/2.8 or telephoto 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3. i want both but thats pushin it with the cash.--a bit 

your thoughts....or even another options thanks!!

Oct 26 2009 4:51PM
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Brenone
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you'll get better answers in M&A
Oct 26 2009 4:56PM
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BlackcountryBill
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Get a super wideangle, they are soooo much fun, bay far my favourite lens!!
Oct 26 2009 4:57PM
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Big_Spence
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1. Fisheye and wideangle are different. Don't get a fish, that will get played fast.

2. Don't get that slow of a lens. Get a 70-200 or something faster.
Oct 26 2009 5:02PM
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[~_~]
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fisheyes get whack really fast. A good fast wide angle is seldom matched. As for telephoto, I would personally buy a better brand if I was getting one, or at least one that's much faster...
Oct 26 2009 5:11PM
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sickskisman
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any personal suggestions on lenses... i am somewhat new to photography
Oct 26 2009 5:24PM
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TURTLEMAN1
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yea the place for this thread is media and arts sorry
Oct 26 2009 5:26PM
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sickskisman
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a fisheye lens is a wide angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image.

Oct 26 2009 5:41PM
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[~_~]
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the key thing is that a fisheye produces a spherical distortion (not hemispherical) whereas a wide angle just bends things slightly. A quality wide angle has no barrel distortion (strait lines are actually strait, but depth is still exaggerated.)
Oct 26 2009 5:43PM
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Big_Spence
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Exactly.
There is a gigantic difference between a wide angle and a fisheye.
Oct 26 2009 8:58PM
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