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05.04.09DXO Optics Pro Rocks!I have written about how to correct Fisheye images in this blog before. Now the team behind DXO Optics Pro have built support for the combination of Canon 5D MarkII and my Canon 15 mm f2.8 Fisheye. And look no further. The best fisheye correction you can get is here. DXO analyze the different lenses in detail. On the specified camera. So you need to check if they have a module for your lens / camera combination. But if they have, DXO does the best corrections possible. My original image Corrected with DXO Optics pro Corrected with DXO Optics Pro with new aspect All sorts ...
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03.31.09Passing a subway stationYou need: 1. One train 2. A subway station 3. The Canon 5D Mark II 4. And a Canon 15mm f2.8 Fisheye Passing a subway station from Eirik Solheim on Vimeo. Place the camera firmly against the window. Start video recording just before you approach the station. Add a stupid sound from the default Apple audio library. Exact location: Nationalteateret station, Oslo, Norway. ...and you can click through to Vimeo to watch the video in HD.
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12.21.08How wide is wide?About as wide as this: Link to a bigger version of the image. I snapped the same image with the following lenses: Canon 15 mm f2.8 fisheye Canon 16-35 mm f2.8 L USM II @16mm Canon 24 mm f1.4 L USM II And marked the reach of the different lenses on the 15 mm image. But I also wanted to see how a Sigma 8 mm circular fisheye did: Link to a bigger version of the image. So now you know. That's the difference between these different lenses on a Canon 5D MkII fullframe camera. And if you don't like the distortion of the fisheye you can remove ...
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12.14.08How to remove distortion on a Fisheye imageI recently bought the Canon 15mm f2.8 Fisheye for my new 5D Mark II. It's extremely wide angle and gives the characteristic fisheye distortion. Here's a gallery of images shot with that lens: In some images you want the fisheye distortion, but in other images you might want to remove it. And there are several applications that can help you with that. Regardless of what fisheye you're using. The most common way to remove the distortion is to squeeze the image in the middle. Something like what PTlens will do for you. In addition you can adjust perspective, rotation and a couple of other ...