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PMA 2010 cameras, lenses, other new stuff

PMA 2010 cameras, lenses, other new stuff

 

I visited PMA 2010 as press today, which got me free wireless, coffee and bagels. I also checked out some new cameras and lenses. Here's a quick run-down of the stops I made and what I saw:

 

Fisheye Lenses vs. Wide-Angle Lens, such as the Sigma 15mm and Canon 8-15mm fisheye
By Scott Gietler

Fisheye Lens vs. Wide-Angle Lens

Scott Gietler
Fisheye Lenses vs. Wide-Angle Lens, such as the Sigma 15mm and Canon 8-15mm fisheye

 

 

What is a fisheye lens?

A fisheye lens is a special type of ultra-wide angle lens. It is small and ultra-wide, and shows a distorted, spherical view of the world, most evident in the curved outer corners of the photo, known as the "fisheye effect".

Fisheye lenses happen to work very well underwater for a couple different reasons:

  • They focus very closely

  • There are few straight lines underwater

  • Using a very wide lens allows to get very close to your subjects, giving your photograph more sharpness, and better colors when lit with a strobe.

  • Behind a dome port, fisheye lenses perform better optically than regular wide-angle lenses.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Gietler is the owner of Bluewater Photo, Bluewater Travel, and the Underwater Photography Guide. Bluewater Photo, based in Culver City, CA is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious underwater camera stores, serving many thousands of customers each year, where nothing is more important than customer service. The Underwater Photography Guide is the world’s first website to feature free tutorials on underwater photography, and has become the most trafficked resource on underwater photography worldwide. Bluewater Travel is a full-service dive travel wholesaler sending groups and individuals on the world’s best dive vacations. 

Scott is also an avid diver, underwater photographer, and budding marine biologist, having created the online guide to the underwater flora and fauna of Southern California. He is the past vice-president of the Los Angeles Underwater Photographic Society, has volunteered extensively at the Santa Monica aquarium, and is the creator of the Ocean Art underwater photo competition, one of the largest underwater international photo competitions ever held in terms of value of prizes. He lives in California with his wife, newborn girl and scuba-diving, photo taking 4 year old son.

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