Description
For photographers who have invested in the Samsung GX-series of digital SLR cameras, the 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 Fisheye D-Xenogon Lens is a lens meant to develop well-rounded optical palette.
An ultra-wide-angle lens is designed to provide a unique perspective with a 100-180° angle of view. The properties of a fisheye are such that each image is charismatically distorted with heavy curvature. This 10-17mm zoom lens possesses ED glass and an inner-focus function for improved image quality and lens operation.
This particular lens is rather lightweight and compact and comfortably fits in most every camera bag without creating an undue burden on a photographer.
Experience a wider image with a 180° field of view
The D-XENOGON FISH-EYE 10-17mm lens gathers and bulges objects in the center of a shot while diminishing the surroundings, resulting in unique, one of a kind images. The wide field of view function nicely arranges all things in the center.
Short focal length enables distinctive
macro shooting for images full of personality With a shortest focal length of 5.51", and magnification of 0.39, objects even as close as 0.98" to the lens to be featured in the image. Notably, the closer the object is, the more
distortion the image reflects, yielding unique images with lots of personality.
A fisheye lens captures a wide, hemispherical image on the extreme side. Initially developed for meteorology use in studying formations of clouds and labeled as "whole-sky lenses", these fisheye lenses fast became popular for all around photography because of the unique, distorted appearance of photographs they captured . They are typically used by photographers acquiring broad landscapes that suggest the earth's curve. Hemispherical photography is also used for an array scientific purposes in studying the geometry of plant canopy and for calculating solar radiation near the ground.
The first fisheye lenses which were created were "circular fisheyes" type lenses which capture a 180° hemisphere which shows as being a circle within a film or sensor frame. A few circular fisheyes can be acquired in orthographic projection versions for scientific applications. These lenses feature a 180° vertical viewing angle, while the diagonal and horizontal viewing angle are also 180°. The typical circular fisheye lens covers a lesser image circle as compared to rectilinear lenses, allowing the frame corners to be completely dark.
Alternative Fisheye Lenses
Features
Ultra Wide Angle
This lens enables the shooting of fisheye images with a 180-degree angle of view and a focal length of 10mm. Furthermore, the lens offers super wide-angle performance that allows photographer to make use of dramatic changes in angle of view resulting from slight changes in focal length.
• Equivalent focal length to 15mm-26mm in the 35mm format with *ist DSLRs.
High Optical Performance
Employing ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass, this lens effectively compensates to overcome chromatic aberration throughout the image. And with improved optical architecture and a ghost-free lens coating, ghosting and flare are suppressed to produce clear, high-quality images more of the time.
Exclusive Digital Design
The image circle of the lens has been created to match the smaller image recording area of the *istD-series. This ensures precise optical performance ideally suited to the camera's digital imaging characteristics.
SP Coating
SP (Super Protective) coating made of a special fluoride compound has been applied to the front surface of the new lens through the use of a unique evaporation process. As a result, the lens offers excellent water- and oil-repellant performance and makes for easier cleaning should the lens be accidentally smeared with fingerprints or cosmetics.
Super Macro
An ingenious internal focus system allows photographers to focus from as close as approx. 1" (approx. 2.5 cm), giving them the power to fill the whole frame with surprisingly small subjects.
Quick-Shift Focus System
The Quick-Shift Focus System allows to instantly shift to manual focus once the subject is captured by AF.
• Durable metallic lens mount.
• Exclusive lens cap constructed from high-quality aluminum.
Item Includes
• Samsung 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED Fish Eye D-Xenogon Lens
• Front & Rear Lens Caps
• Lens Case
• 1-Year Warranty
