Recent content by Weecorner

Semantics aside; yes it is indeed part of cap, but with the centre part removed it may be used as a hood and as I mentioned, I personally do not use it as such. :shrug:

Aye, the 8mm Sigma does have a hood, of sorts. The lens cap is a 2 part afair with the central lens cap part removed the second part hood can remain on the lens to act as a hood, though it seriously cuts down the width it also gives that full circle effect on a cropped sensor camera. (I take it off)

No, I dont think the lens is a duffer as it works fine for what I mostly use it for. Afraid any "dufferness" involved would have to be on my part, if I get a decent shot with it, it has been done by accident and not by design.

I have a Sigma 8mm and find it very difficult to get anything reasonable from it at all. Is a great lens for making 360° panoramas, but for stills? I find it a bit hit or miss. Heres one that I did like: (camera has a cropped sensor, hence the partial circle)

What lens & timings did you use?

Incidentally,,,,liked the fisheye startrails on your flickr. :)

Well, isnt easy to pose a question where the logic escapes me before I ask. (I think) I found the article I read it on: http://www.colinwoodsphotography.co.uk/articles_19877.html "The focal length of the lens is not important but the size of its objective is. The larger the objective the more...

Now this is something I have wanted to try for ages and never get round to it. But have some questions. 1) Most startrails tutorials I have read recommend getting away from towns cities etc (10-30miles) due to light pollution, but I notice that in your example of finding Polaris you are at...

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread: But I have dabbled a bit with 360° so for my tuppence worth. They can be made with any lens, I tend to use a Sigma 8mm fisheye as it needs fewer images to complete the sphere. However a longer focal length requiring more images would produce far higher...