Fish eye lens for my Alpha 200

[Cornholio]

Anybody know of a decent one, dont really want to spend more than £150

Andy

[finlay666]

2nd hand minolta would be my suggestion, they seem to be fairly cheap on ebay

[Cornholio]

2nd hand minolta would be my suggestion, they seem to be fairly cheap on ebay

Am i right in thinking it will be manual focus only for my price range ?

[g8ina]

Isnt there a screw on lens (on the end of the main lens that is) that would do the job cheaply ?

[Cornholio]

Isnt there a screw on lens (on the end of the main lens that is) that would do the job cheaply ?

Well, thats what the majority of results seem to be, they are sub £100 but i dont know if they will be any good.

[finlay666]

Am i right in thinking it will be manual focus only for my price range ?

AFAIK to put it simply.... no

All Alpha-mount lenses are autofocus as far as I know, the motor is built into the body of the camera unlike cheaper canon/nikon cameras so the lenses are cheaper to make

Minolta lenses are quite easy to pick up and decent glass isn't exactly expensive, I spent £50 on a 75-300mm zoom beercan (105-450mm roughly effective) for £50 2nd hand, and look to spend about the same on a 50mm prime lens

[YorkieBen]

for a fisheye your best bet will be the 8mm samyang which usually goes for c £150-£200

The minolta is a full frame 16mm fisheye and isn't that fishy on a aps-c camera tbh