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Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye Lens

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Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  lens

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  lens

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  lens

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  lens

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Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  MTF Chart

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  MTF Chart

Optical design

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  optical design

Canon EF 8-15 mm  f/ 4 L USM Fisheye  optical design

Format: 35mm SLR

Type: Zoom lens

Focusing: Auto Focus (AF)

Lens mounts: Canon EF, EF-S

First year of production: 2011

Optical design: 14 elements in 11 groups (1 aspherical and 1 UD)

Features: Ultra-Sonic Motor, Fisheye lens
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Average price: $2500

Specifications:

Focal lengthMax. apertureMin. apertureBladesMin. Focus (m.)Filter Ø (mm.)Weight (gr/oz)Length (mm/in)
8mm - 15mmf/4.0f/2270.15no540/1983/3,3

Additional information:
  • Diagonal viewing angle 180° - 175°30'
  • Horizontal viewing angle 180° – 142°
  • Vertical viewing angle 180° – 91° 46'
  • Ring ultra sonic motor (USM)
  • Full time manual focusing (FTM)
  • Maximum lens diameter - 78,5 mm
  • Maximum magnification – 0,39 (on 15mm)
  • Dust and water resistant
  • Non-standard filter (gelatin filters sets at the back of the lens).
  • Don't fit extenders

Newcomer of 2010 - Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L Fisheye USM – first zoom fisheye lens with L optics. Also with constant aperture on all range of zooming. While zooming, it change from diagonal to circular fisheye on full frame. Photographers, using Canon EF system, are free from hard choosing, what type of fisheye they need and they want to take or buy.

There are 14 elements in 11 groups (1 aspherical and 1 ultra-low dispersion (UD) elements) (for fixing chromatic aberrations and improving contrast and color) in optical scheme of this great lens.

All elements covered with Super Spectra for removing parasitic reflections inside the lens. Surface of the first element also covered with subwavelength structure coating (SWC). It reduced lens speed, so it decrease internal suppression of flare is on an extremely advanced level.

Also this lens have a water/dust protection, made of Fluoriteon front and rear elements of the scheme. It provided security from dust, dirt and water and will help with lens cleaning.

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L Fisheye USM have switch to the 2 crop standards (APS-C, APS-H) with appropriate limiters, what can save from unwanted vignetting.

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L Fisheye USM transfer data about distance to camera for correct working of external flash in ETL-II, but flash cant light all for this so wide angle.

In the package of Canon EF 8-15mm f/4 L Fisheye USM we have:

  • special front cap
  • hood EW-77 for F=15mm
  • soft case LP1219

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Posted by: dv   Date of publication: 18.09.2010


Mechanical quality4.002
Optical quality4.002
Usability4.002
Pricing / Value2.502
Bokeh3.002
Overall lens rating
3.50

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