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The Zenitar 2.8 / 16 lens belongs to the class of diagonal fisheye (from the English. Fish-eye - fish eye). Get price Zenitar 2.8 / 16 What does this mean? Firstly, the viewing angle of such a lens along the diagonal of the frame is 180 degrees, and secondly, it has a pronounced barrel-shaped distortion.NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16 Installations: ISO 64, F11, 1/5 s, 16.0 mm equiv.Download RAW
That is, the geometry distortions will be present in the frame, in which straight lines bend outward, towards the edges of the frame.
NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16 Settings: ISO 1000, F4, 1/15 s, 16.0 mm equiv.
The lens is designed for use with full-frame cameras. Mounted versions for Canon (Zenithar 2.8 / 16 C), Nikon (Zenithar 2.8 / 16 N) and M42 thread for film cameras of the Zenith type (Zenitar 2.8 / 16 M) are available. In addition, with the appropriate adapters Zenitar 2.8 / 16 can be installed on any modern mirrorless camera.
NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16 Installations: ISO 560, F5.6, 1/80 s, 16.0 mm equiv.
On the crop, cameras with smaller image sensors than full-frame, the use of a fisheye lens, although possible, is not so effective. Due to the crop factor, the lens will lose its wide viewing angle, and with it, pronounced distortions, fully noticeable at the edges of the frame.
Shooting in full frame mode.
NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16 Installations: ISO 64, F8, 8 s, 16.0 mm equiv.Download RAW
Shooting mode with a crop factor of 1.5x. The viewing angle is less, the distortion is not so pronounced.
NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16 Installations: ISO 64, F8, 8 s, 16.0 mm equiv.
We will test the Zenithar 2.8 / 16 N using the Nikon D850 camera.
NIKON D850 / Zenitar 2.8 / 16
