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Blue_In_AK

(46,436 posts) Tue Dec 25, 2012, 02:10 AM Dec 2012

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Oh, man, my husband spoils me AGAIN! [View all]

I don't know what I'm going to do with him.

I'm really terrible about making Christmas lists, especially since I've got pretty much everything I need photography-wise, but I did finally spend some time at B&H online and zeroed in on a new tripod, the Vanguard 263 AGH with the pistol grip ball head which does all kinds of cool stuff, so I wasn't too surprised to find it under the tree, but then...

He also gave me the Canon 8-15 f/4.0 fisheye L lens. TOTALLY unexpected. I'm completely intimidated by it, but I think it's going to be really fun to play around with. Does anybody here have experience with fisheye? Tips? Clues?

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Oh, man, my husband spoils me AGAIN! [View all] Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 OP

Oh, my dear Blue! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #1

Fish eye lenses aside, I'm reading the nicest letter just received today... NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #2

Glad it got there! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #5

Oh, that's a good idea. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #3

Wasn't that a blast? CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #4

I love the depth of field with a fisheye Speck Tater Dec 2012 #6

Nice! Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #7

Mine isn't a circular fisheye Major Nikon Dec 2012 #19

The Vanguard looks exactly like the Manfrotto I just bought myself justiceischeap Dec 2012 #8

I have a pistol grip ball head on my other tripod Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #12

Plus, I imagine it's easier to operate justiceischeap Dec 2012 #13

Definitely! Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #14

I used a fisheye once for a photo shoot I had to do of an office situation NV Whino Dec 2012 #9

There are actually quite a few lens rental websites justiceischeap Dec 2012 #10

Thanks! NV Whino Dec 2012 #11

There is one that rents online SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #18

Tip: When hand holding, ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #15

Yes, I've been warned. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #16

You certainly deserve to be spoiled! Richard D Dec 2012 #17

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