Why do you have a fisheye in your camera back because it makes life more fun the
new Altura Photo 6.5mm f/2 circular fisheye lens is a manual focus
high quality all-metal and compact option at a great price for photos or
video its optical elements gets you clear sharp images but first things
first it works with any sony e-mount camera
from the first generation NEX to the a6000 series
the full-frame a7 series and even the a9 very important remember it's a
manual lens with no electronics built in so you have full control because it's a
circular fisheye you'll get the circular shaped image you get a super wide 190
degree angle of view to start let's mount it to the body
the all-metal mount gives you a secure fit to the camera line up the red dot on
the barrel with the white dot on the body and twist clockwise because this
lens captures a 190 degrees it's easy to accidentally get
yourself in the shot can't tell you how many times I've gotten my shoes or a
tripod in the picture if you're looking for detail getting close
you can stay in focus as close as 8.4 inches and the closer you get the more
the fisheye effect you'll get and that's one of the things that makes this lens
great you can also step up your creativity by using the lens for light
painting time-lapse videos and double exposures that's really the best part of
having this in your camera bag because it has no electronics your camera may
give you a message like check that the lens is mounted follow the instructions
and in the menu you'll set it to release without lens with that you're ready to
go it's designed for Sony crop sensor cameras like the a6000 series but you
can use it on full frame models just keep in mind that it will give a smaller
image circle you can change it to a larger image area if you set the camera
into super 35mm crop mode in the menu first let's start by setting your
camera to manual you'll be setting the aperture from the lens itself and on the
aperture ring it starts at a fast f-2 to f-22 the declicked aperture makes it
smooth and quiet for video you can quickly and
easily increase or decrease the amount of light that passes through the lens by
rotating this ring the focus ring lets you choose nearer far from the focus
just turn the ring to choose where you want the focus to be in your picture the
easiest way to nail your focus is by using the manual focus assist feature in
your Sony and your camera's menu assigned focus magnifier to one of your
custom keys whatever key works for you make sure to set your focus magnifier
time to no limit so you can take your time to activate manual focus that says
press the custom key twice and use the control wheel to choose the area you
want magnified rotate the focus ring on your lens until you see that the focus
is sharp so you've got your shot what's next well you can keep it as is or crop
it into the 1 to 1 square format it's perfect for Instagram and keeps your
circle or you can crop it into the circle at whatever aspect ratio you'd
like to get an ultra wide image when you're shooting video and in 1080p you
may notice that the circle gets cut off slightly at the top and bottom this is
normal because video is shot in the 16:9 aspect ratio if you're using a
full-frame camera that does 4k video you can shoot video with the lens and still
get the full circle a fisheye is all about having fun getting unique shots
and experimenting it takes some practice but you'll love the results I use it a
lot for street photography shots but I'd love to hear what you use it for drop a
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