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One of the most distinct lens designs, the Lumix G Fisheye 8mm f/3.5 from Panasonic is a 180° fisheye that produces unique and creative distortion for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. Pairing a modest maximum aperture and a sophisticated optical design, a compact and lightweight form factor is possible, and the optical design also features one extra-low dispersion element to maintain high clarity and color accuracy. Individual elements have also been multi-coated, and a built-in lens hood is featured, to suppress lens flare and ghosting for increased contrast and more accurate colors. Additionally, a stepping AF motor and an internal focus mechanism afford quick, quiet, and smooth focusing performance to suit both video and photo applications.
- Micro Four Thirds System
- 16mm (35mm Equivalent)
- Aperture Range: f/3.5 to f/22
- One Extra-Low Dispersion Element
Panasonic Lumix G 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Overview
Panasonic Lumix G 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Specs
| Focal Length | 8mm (35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 16mm) |
| Maximum Aperture | f/3.5 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Micro Four Thirds |
| Lens Format Coverage | Micro Four Thirds |
| Angle of View | 180° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 3.94" / 10 cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.2x |
| Optical Design | 10 Elements in 9 Groups |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7, Rounded |
| Focus Type | Autofocus |
| Filter Size | Gel Filter (Rear) |
| Dimensions (ø x L) | 2.39 x 2.04" / 60.7 x 51.7 mm |
| Weight | 5.82 oz / 165 g |
| Package Weight | 0.62 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 4.8 x 4.1 x 4" |
Panasonic Lumix G 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Reviews
A Must Have For Travel In Tight Spaces
...especially in Europe or large walls that you need to drink in. Sometimes a classic wide-angle is so one-sided that you're only getting one view. With the fisheye you just need to get close and trust the lens to bring in all four corners and the ceiling. Outside it will have a similar effect and pull in the surrounding areas so everything fits in your photo. Think of this lens as a black hole sucking in more data whereas normally you wouldn't. At times you will also get a unique picture you'd otherwise miss completely. I think everyone should have one, but for the price tag and seldom use it's tough to justify. Since my travels I never leave without this lens for overseas vacations. My next trip is the new Disney cruise... so you can see where I'm going with this...
Super Light BUT subject to flare
I use a fisheye often, both for interesting image composition in crowds, and most often for spherical panorama image acquisition in a PTGUI workflow. For the sphericals the sun is often a composition component. But this lens is subject to FLARE if the sun is anywhere in the image. Also, the lens is fly by wire; you can adjust focus with a focus ring, but it is not marked. Aperture has to be done with a camera setting; there is no aperture ring. The image on an MFT camera is like a 16mm full-frame fisheye; that is 180 degrees corner to corner with sides at the edge of the frame. It is not a circular image. The lens hood is built in and can't be removed (without a hacksaw). Image quality away from the sun is okay. So, it is on balance okay, but for the price it should be better. The Sigma 15mm for Nikon FX is perfect and is cheaper. But, it is heavier, and a Nikon FX camera is way heavier than an MFT camera. If I was taking a hike, however, and wanted to get a super wide view this lens on an MFT camera is a no brainer.
Exelent!!
This is one of those moments when you say....what a great purchase!! The best lens for interiors and very very stable and the auto focus is so fast.I LOVE IT!
It is a great lens for underwater photography
I tested several lenses for wide angle underwater photography and so far this is the best by far... It is very light and compact for one and the pictures are so crisp and clear.
Wide Enough Indeed
Although I am still not big on the bulbous look of fish-eyed photographs, I bought this lens for very-wide outdoor work. I had played with the defishing feature of DxO Viewpoint and was not sure that I could get a rectilinear shot I liked, but after having used the lens for a couple of weeks, I have learned that urban environments with straight lines are the ones that look bulbous. Straight lines occur differently in nature. If you get the horizon centered vertically, the result often looks fine without defishing. When I intend to defish, I also learned to frame with a bit more cropping in mind. I think some objections are raised to the f4.0 aperture as being slow. Truth is, you can rely on the deep ISO performance of the current crop of sensors if you MUST shoot indoors. Even then the light is often not that poor. Otherwise, as all other deliberate sharp shots go, you keep your tripod handy.
Great for underwater photography
Add this fisheye to a 10cm dome port and that's it! The image quality is amazing and you don't get that tunnel vision effect you have when using SLRs with fish eyes and minidome ports due do the image distortion associated with the dome. Whith this lens and the 10cm dome you get one of the best superwide-angle you can dream of for underwater photography. The minimum focus distance is about 0cm from the dome, so you can get as close as you can. The only draw back is that it won't be so easy to take over-under shots with small-moderate sized waves, as it would be with a 20cm dome, you will have to be more patient. On the oher hand you gain reach and manouverability in tight places. If I would use it only for dry photography, I'd test the fisheye manual lenses from kenko/samyang/bower, and, if the IQ matched I'd get one of these instead. My final word is, this lens coupled with a 10cm (4,33 inches) is one of the cheapest and best sets for underwater wide-angle photography in the market.
Super Sharp and Fast AF
Ok, I will be honest, it’s expensive for what is in essence a sort of novelty lens but... you really do get what you pay for. The optics are excellent, it’s super sharp edge to edge. The AF is very fast on my Lumix G85 and G9. It’s so compact and light you’ll have no problems tossing into your spare pocket to use if that “just in case” moment arrives. Back in my days of film I used those cheap Spirotone Fisheyes which were ok but just that, ok. This lens is for serious use. The build quality is solid, which you’d expect for this price. I considered getting one of the Manual Focus Fisheyes from Rokinon/Samyang (they are the same) and they are pretty good quality and far less expensive but I found the manual focusing to be too stiff and they really are fully manual lenses as they don’t communicate any data to the camera (f stop) so you are always shooting in Manual mode, not the end of the world but not as convenient for my type of shooting. I’m a big user of DXO PhotoLab so another key point for me was it is a lens recognized in DXO PhotoLabs Profile Modules which is important to me. It allows me to control how much correction I want from keeping the full fisheye effect to ultra wide correction. Lastly and many people don’t know this but the lens has a built in Gel Filter holder on the mount. All you need to due is cut your gel filter to the correct size and slide it in the holder before mounting the lens on the camera body. So bottom line if you budget allows this is by far the best fisheye lens for Micro 4/3 systems.
Expensive, but a good quality lens
Great lens. Our architectural office uses the lens to take photos inside existing buildings to be renovated. Also a fun lens for creative photography. A bit pricey, but a good quality lens.
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