Another bit of kit I borrowed recently: an Olympus BCL-0980 fisheye
lens.
This is a very crude beast, fixed f/8 and three focus settings.
It's a 9mm lens; one can get down to about 7.5mm in the micro
four-thirds format, by paying more than twice as much. (For 35mm
cameras it's possible to get about 3.5mm without too much trouble, and
given focal length conversions that's around a fifth the effective
length of this one. So if you're being serious about fisheye that's
probably the way to go.)
Initial test shot of the magnolia.
Here is a standard reference gazebo, with the camera braced against
the support pillar that you can't see.
The gazebo roof and lighting system, mid-range focus.
The barbecue from close up.
Great fun, and when money allows…
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