Hi Dave,
Before I bought the lens I asked this same question to Coastal Optical to make sure my assumptions were correct and I wasn't wasting my money!
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I have a Nikon D70 and am considering purchasing your Coastal Optical Digital SLR fisheye lens. Is this suitable and are there any issues regarding compatibility? Also, does this produce a full circular fisheye image on this camera, or is it cropped ? Many thanks in advance John Knott
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and their response:
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John, The lens was designed for the Nikon digital format; there are no compatibility issues. It produces a circular image that is completely contained by the digital chip (no cropping). Sincerely, -xxx
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I received my lens today and can confirm that it produces full circular images with a 185° FOV.
IPIX also sell this lens as part of a high end digital SLR kit, but god knows the cost.
Here are some image samples somebody has posted using a Canon 300D which has an even higher multiplier than the D70 if I recall correctly.
http://www.virtual-scapes.com/Coastal%20Optical%20Sample%20Images.htm
If anyone is really interested I will post an image straight out of a D70 at some point.
Cheers, John
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