What is a Fisheye Lens?

Fisheye lenses, also called a curvilinear lenses, are generally only found at the shortest focal lengths (typically less than 15mm) and create an almost circular image with a field of view that can reach 180 degrees. Pictures taken with fisheye lenses often look like everything is getting pulled into the middle of the frame. Fisheye lenses were originally created to photograph the sky and they still excel at that. Similarly, fisheye lenses do a great job of capturing underwater scenes (will require underwater housings to do so). Shooting up or down tall buildings with a fisheye can create a feeling of vertigo. The curved edges of a frame can create a sense of motion in the right image. Ordinary scenes and objects will look new and interesting with a fisheye lens!

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