For just 100 euros there is a super wide angle lenses with 5 aspherical elements and two at least 140 degrees angle of view: the one must have really tried it by myself in order to appreciate to what new prospects open up there. The barrel distortion is indeed quite strong; Still, I would rather not call for super wide angle as fisheye. Depending on the subject and angle you still receives so quite "normal" looking images, not just the Glubschaugen effect a 180 ° fisheye. Many motifs distortion falls not to disturb or not at least. And where it really bothers me, meet a few mouse clicks in an x-any photo editing software to turn the crooked lines later still straight. The 9mm "fisheye" is NOT a special lens for crazy effects, but a fully suitable for everyday use, extreme wide angle lens!
Why do you need something? The appetite comes while eating. One can find a kompette mountain into a single, striking image capture, the drama of the scene is often emphasized by the moderate distortion. One can have a interesting clouds sky with the - "frame" horizon - set to the edge and thereby greatly curved. One can be in a "tight" environment (city scenes, interiors) open up new perspectives. You can unobtrusively take pictures of people in the near field, by just "passing" aims - hardly anyone expects to be full of this angle on the recording with it, especially since the lens comes so small and inconspicuous. One can take advantage of the enormous depth of field for compositions from near plus remote. And you can take extreme close-ups sometimes really produce the "goggle eyes" effect, for the fisheye lenses are commonly known - but this is just one of many options.
My tip: Just looking EXCLUSIVELY photograph one day with this objective; it is no less versatile than a standard fixed focal length, you have to just trust times and not put it past the lens. And there were anticipated often surprising, impressive image effects that expand the photographic horizons not only in terms of the angle.
The picture quality of this "cheap lens"? I am not a pixel counter. But on the A4 - expression, which I have just made me just from an Alpine scene with traveling companions on the screen, I can even discover the magnifying glass nothing reprehensible. For this increase anyway sharpness is perfectly right into the corners, and CAs can I as well as discover not.
It must be remembered that the fixed orifice 8 depending on the selected sensitivity already represents a relatively long exposure time, of course. On the other hand, one can a 9mm lens itself without image stabilizer are still using very good with a 1/20 sec from the hand. together with the good sensitivity of the current MFT sensors to get with it indoors already still pretty far. One need not equal a tripod, as otherwise claims before. But not to forget at the Olympus cameras with their sensor-side image stabilizer to adjust the camera electronics (submenu Image Stabilizer) on the 9 mm focal length! Who has since still the last use of a manual Teles drinstehen 200 mm, which does not need to wonder about blurred photos with Fisheye.
That's my only, serious criticism of this lens: while you can live well with the fixed working aperture and manual focusing in the face of extremely short focal length, the (at Olympus cameras necessary), manual setting of the image stabilizer on the focal length being evil impractical - it does not interfere only when the fisheye lens is the only manual, which is used in everyday life. At least as much minimal electronics should for 100 euros maybe can be installed with the Fisheye camera automatically signaled its focal length.
Nevertheless, there are of me full credit: rarely do you get for so relatively little money such a compelling benefit for the photo-life - especially the Fisheye still is so small and light that you can really have it always with you. It takes in his pocket barely more space than the spare battery! As often as I now actually it screw it, I would actually still a metal bayonet wish. But here you should not screw the claim too high given the price, especially the low price itself indeed turn means indirectly a handling advantage: with a 100-Euro-lens I can in everyday life with a clear conscience robust deal as a, the three times so much does. With this in mind I put the Fisheye without back cover in the camera bag: it's still a bit lighter and more compact, and the lens changes going again quickly to a handle.
Conclusion: This lens is really worth it for anyone who has a MFT camera.
