Which fisheye / wider angle lens for D5100

[jke11y]

I am a bit of a photography novice, and need some help.

I need to be able to take internal photographs for work;and for this I need a wide-angle lens. I only have the 18-55 it came with.

This is the sort of thing I need to take...



I had a brief look on ebay but got confused. I am looking for good results which I can use on my website etc. Thanks in advance.

[K12beano]

You need to make a decision on fisheye v rectilinear. The very best choices would then be 10.5 mm f/2.8D DX (former) or 14mm f/2.8D (latter).

[Gad-Westy]

I always think indoor shots on fisheye are quite unflattering to the subject. Personally I'd be looking at the Sigma 8-16mm if you want something really wide, Sigma 10-20 if your budget is a bit tighter and the Tokina 11-16 if you're happy with manual focus. Manual focus is not big deal on really wide angles as even at modest apertures the DOF can be huge meaning that you barely need to touch the focus dial.

[LongQ]

Samyang 14mm and 8mm might suit - both manual. Very sharp. Not expensive (as lenses go).

On the other hand you sample image looks like a bit more has gone into the making than selecting which lens to use.

Have you considered taking multiple shots, stitching them together and then correcting the verticals and horizontals where required in ppost processing? A bit of technique development and some carefully chosen software might give you what you need.

[jke11y]

Thanks for the help so far chaps.

Reading up a bit about what you have advised so far, the fish eye is perhaps not what I need - the lens I have is good but sometimes I can't get far enough away within a room. So I need what I have but with a lower "range" (undoubtedly wrong terminology but I'm trying!) I dont want things to go curved; just need to fit them into the shot.

[K12beano]

There is an alternative solution as LQ says. But a) it doesn't involve all the fun of a new lens, and b) it's quite a tall order in a confined space, but you could take a series of shots and stitch them together in Photoshop or similar.....

Edited by K12beano on Sunday 8th April 07:51

[RevHappy]

12-24 f4 is a great lens which is often over looked.

[Simpo Two]

I think whatever lens you get, perspective/verticals are likely to go the way of the pear. The easiest fix is to hammer them back into shape in software such as Photoshop - or if more esoteric, specific corrections matched to your lens.