Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Series 1 Fisheye Manual Focus Lens for Sony/Minolta Mount

Comments about Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Series 1 Fisheye Manual Focus Lens for Sony/Minolta Mount:

I also have the Sony 16mm fisheye. This lens is great for the DT type cameras and offers a wider range than the Sony, especially on my a700, a200 and a100 cameras. Do not be fooled by the manual operation - this lens is really easy to use and provides excellent quality.

I read another review online that gave this lens high marks and I was tempted into buying it. I'm so glad I did. If you like the fisheye aspects, you've got to add this one to your glass collection!

Comments about Vivitar 7mm f/3.5 Series 1 Fisheye Manual Focus Lens for Sony/Minolta Mount:

The Vivitar is an extremely fun lens to use. The distortion it provides is excellent, and it can produce very sharp images if focused properly, which is usually easy to do with a fisheye. The lens seems to be made very well, it's heavy and the focusing ring is dampened nicely. One thing I've noticed so far is that it handles direct sun very well, even when it's in the center of the image.Some things to think about:1 - The maximum aperture is f/3.5, so it's not the greatest thing to use in low light. If you shoot indoors a lot, I suggest getting a fast prime lens if you don't have one. ($150-$250 for Sony's cheaper models, and I've heard GREAT things about them)2 - Something that disappoints me is the minimum focus distance for this lens. (About 12" (305mm) I guess I was hoping to get up close to subjects and get some funny distortion, but with a 7mm lens, 12" away feels like a mile. :(Conclusion: The Vivitar is constructed very well, it's insanely fun to experiment with, and it's priced very nicely at [$]. It's manual, but so what? If you want a fisheye on your APS-C camera and don't want to pay $500+, this is it!P.S. - Watch out for your feet at the bottom of the images when using this thing. ;)