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Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye for Canon

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Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye for Canon

Another unique offering: the Sigma 4.5mm fisheye is a full 180° spherical fisheye for crop sensor cameras. It provides a full circular 180° field of vision, used both for interesting photographic effects and for scientific measurements of angles and area. The image will appear as a 180° ‘circle’ in the middle of the photo. Additionally, the lens has HSM (hypersonic motor drive) which provides rapid focus and full time manual focus override.

Only Works With: Crop sensor cameras (T3i, 7D, 60D etc…)

Roger’s take: Full disclosure here: I’m not a fan of the fisheye look, especially the full circle fisheye look. But I will say this is a sharp lens with a huge depth of field. And the images are incredibly panoramic when ‘defished’ in software, which is what I do with them mostly. One point I’ll warn everyone about: the dark coating used on all of the 4.5 and 8mm Sigma fisheyes tends to flake off. It has absolutely no effect on image quality but it’s apparent cosmetically and has occurred on every copy we have.

We get asked a lot (and even worse, not asked by people who don’t know) what the different focal length fisheyes look like on different cameras. Here’s the short summary:

  • 4.5mm – is a circular image in the center of your picture on a crop frame camera. A very, very small circle on a full frame.
  • 8mm – is a circular image in the center of your picture on a full frame camera. Nearly, but not completely fills a crop frame.
  • 10mm – is the classic, corner to corner fisheye look on a crop frame camera. Doesn’t fill a full frame image.
  • 15mm – is the classic, corner to corner fisheye look on a full frame camera. Slightly fisheye look on a crop frame.

The image below should give you an idea of what you get with each type of camera.

Try and Buy Program: Lensrentals is pleased that our friends at SuperdigitalCity have made a special offer for our customers renting this item and considering purchase. Simply email your Lensrentals Invoice number to SuperdigitalCity and they will email you back a coupon code good for $55 off of the purchase of the Sigma 4.5 f2.8 fisheye lens.

Please note: Screw on filters will not fit on this lens due to the curvature of the glass.

This item does NOT include a hood.

Specs:

Filter Size
NA (rear gel)
Aperture
f2.8-22
Length
3.0”
Diameter
3.1”
Weight
1.0 lb.
Hood
built-in
Minimum Focusing Distance
0.4 feet
Maximum Magnification
.17x
Angle of view: (crop frame)
180 degrees
Zoom method
N/A
Image Stabilization
NONE
Focusing System
Internal, A/MF switch, Hypersonic motor, full-time manual
Aperture Blades
6 curved
Groups/Elements
9/13
Low Dispersion Elements
1
Aspherical Elements
0
Weather Resistant
No

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MTF Chart:

Red lines indicate 10 lines/mm; green lines 30 lines/mm. Solid lines are Sagittal, dotted lines meridional.

If you are bored and don’t understand MTF charts, you can read about them HERE

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Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $40.50 ~$10.13 per day
7 days $54.00 ~$7.72 per day
10 days $73.00 $7.30 per day
14 days $94.50 $6.75 per day
21 days $127.00 ~$6.05 per day
30 days $159.25 ~$5.31 per day
45 days $208.00 ~$4.63 per day
60 days $243.00 $4.05 per day
90 days $313.25 ~$3.49 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$10.50 $51.00 $12.75 per day
7 days +$14.00 $68.00 ~$9.72 per day
10 days +$19.00 $92.00 $9.20 per day
14 days +$24.50 $119.00 $8.50 per day
21 days +$33.00 $160.00 ~$7.62 per day
30 days +$41.25 $200.50 ~$6.69 per day
45 days +$54.00 $262.00 ~$5.83 per day
60 days +$63.00 $306.00 $5.10 per day
90 days +$81.25 $394.50 ~$4.39 per day

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