Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Lens

I must say i have no regrets in buying this lens, its a crazy crazy lens that works actually very very well on my 7d, at 15mm i get a very wide angle which with careful composition can be used in a variety of ways.I typically set the limiter so that i avoid optical vignjetting onb my 7d, this equates to a focal range of 10-15mm.Honestly cant understand the complaints ive read on fred miranda and others which complain about the hood and lens cap, if you put the lens cap on properlky its solid as a small bullbog made of osmium, i think perhaps its easy to put the cap on improperly thus causing problems.Ok, IQ wise!Centre quality at any focal length @F4 IS little short of stunning, its easily as sharp as my 24mm f/1.4 l II was at the same aperture......which ids basically to say IMO one fo the sharpest lenses ive ever tried.Edge quality is ok wide open and improves upon stoipping down, but due to the distortion it doesnt reach the near legendary levels of the centre.One could say this lens is a one trick pony, and yes, in ways it is, but TBH so is every lens, the only difference is this lens's "trick" is easily visible, which to me basically says I need to work hard to utilise its skills without making cliche shots.Build quality is basically perfect, a good mixture of metal and high quality plastics.I bought this whilst selling some of my older lenses, and bought this at the same time as getting a 17-40mm L, I have to say the two of them compliment themselves quite well.AS A crop sensor user i can say that it does indeed work very well and isnt a wasted lens, admitedly you dont get the full circular fisheye effect on a crop, but for me personally its working well.

This lens opens up horizons, literally. Very good build. The quality of the pictures on my 5DII are excellent, fine detail and good colours. You can create all sorts of pictures from circular 8mm to normal diagonal pictures at 15mm. You do however need to be careful not to curl your horizons. You need to be careful to keep yourself out of the pictures. I have taken some really exciting curved shots. You can get a really good landscape at 15mm, if you are careful.A simple wide angle may suit some folk better and it would be easier to control from the flat horizon perspective. The cover is a bit fidlly. Filters, if used fit in the back of the mount.All in all this lens is very good and I would recommend it to a friend.

Get it! Well if it pays you back. I've had canon 15mm, sigma 15mm +8mm. Rokinon 14mm. Nikon 10.5mm +15mm pano lenses and this one is of course the best. It better be for the price! But cheap if you use it on paid jobs for years.Sharpness, colour, contrast is a step up from anything else. The main thing that makes it the best for me is the flare resistance. Shooting very close to bright lights, I often had flare issues, not with the 8-15.

Without a doubt this has to be the craziest affordable fisheye lens ever. I stood at 4cm from my estate car at the headlight and got it all in. That element is so vulnerable as its easy to touch your subject with it by accident. On taking it out of the box, I was mesmerised by that front element. This is so much fun to use although too much can get boring. The lens itself is built like a hand grenade. It really feels tough with a metal mount and full weather sealing. The focus, zoom rings feel great and really smooth. As for sharpness holy moley its crazy sharp with a teeny weeney bit of colour fringing at the edge of the black circular frame. I can't wait to try this in a church at my next wedding shoot as I have great ideas for its use. At 15mm you still get the 180 fisheye effect even getting your own feet in the image.To sum up. I love this lens. Its incredibly sharp and at f8 you don't need to focus. Amazing lens.

The canon 8-15mm is a great alternative to the old 15mm fisheye. Its built like a tank L series lens. For me one of the biggest benefits of the L lens is the weather protection. When I had an APS-C 7d I oftentimes used the excellent sigma 4.5mm which is a circular fisheye for taking some amazing architecture shots; and the 8.5mm for those times i want to get really close to a subject. The 8-15mm lets me do both in one; I can take a 360 view from the front of the lens at 8mm; and then get wider than the 16mm can at 15mm. The lens vignettes between 15 and 8mm on full frame slowly. The difference between 15 and 16mm is noticeable; though as its fisheye so is the distortion on horizons and verticals; though lightroom has a lens correction that converts the fisheye to rectilinear - though you get a fair bit of distortion in the final image. at 15 and 8mm the image is sharp in the centre from f4 and upwards - given how wide it is you don't really need a wider aperture. I have put an image at 15 and 8 against this review; you can see these and a few others on my flickr (from my profile page.)The big letdown on the lens is the two piece lens hood / lens cover. This is just flimsy and on more than one occasion has left the precious front element to run against the case inside my bag. This is an L of a let down for me and makes me think twice before putting it into my day bag.For extreme sports people this is a great lens; for science the circular fisheye is great for taking sky coverage images. For everyone else its maybe a bit of creative fun - but when that 16mm isn't quite wide enough it lets you take a step back and capture some amazing images.

You won't find a regular use for it, but for a fun, creative, photography session, this lens has loads to offer. And the quality of this lens in particular is excellent. It is after all, one of Canon's 'L' series. If importing your images in to Lightroom, you'll find the program automatically straightens everything up for you. I would highly recommend this lens for Real Estate photographers and architects.

L series lens quality glass gives sharp focus images and with the wide angle of it you get some strange photos great for different photos than a standard lens. you have to be careful not to put your feet or tripod in the way as its that wide.