Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Sample Photos

8mm on a full frame camera produces a circular image with 180 degree field of view | 1/80 sec | f/11.0 | 8.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	15mm on a full frame camera provides 180 degree diagonal field of view | 1/80 sec | f/11.0 | 15.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res
Unique perspectives are possible thanks to the fisheye field of view | 1/100 sec | f/13.0 | 8.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	Zooming from 8mm on a full frame camera results in a cropped circular image | 1/100 sec | f/13.0 | 11.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res
1/100 sec | f/8.0 | 15.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res	1/30 sec | f/11.0 | 15.0 mm | ISO 160 High-Res
1/40 sec | f/6.3 | 15.0 mm | ISO 125 High-Res	1/80 sec | f/13.0 | 15.0 mm | ISO 100 High-Res

Value for Money

Assessing the value of this lens is quite tricky due to it being both a circular and diagonal fisheye for full frame users and a diagonal fisheye with zoom for cropped sensor formats. Being priced at £1150, it certainly isn't cheap though and may be a stretch too far if you don't own cameras with different sized sensors, or if you were only after a circular or diagonal fisheye.

The older, discontinued Canon 15mm f/2.8 fisheye has a faster maximum aperture and can still be picked up for around £530 new. Sigma's 15mm diagonal fisheye also has a fast f/2.8 aperture and is a little cheaper at £490. If you then add in Sigma's 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, which costs around £620, you're not far off the price of this Canon fisheye zoom.

Those who own an APS-C format camera also have the choice of Sigma's 10mm f/2.8 fisheye lens, which costs around £490, or Tokina's 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 fisheye zoom, which costs around £520.

The more budget conscious photographer may also look towards budget fisheye optics. Full frame camera owners have a choice of the Peleng 8mm f/3.5, which can be picked up for under £200, or the Zenitar 16mm f/2.8, which can be picked up for around £160. APS-C camera owners also have the Samyang 8mm f/3.5 diagonal fisheye as a viable option, which costs around £230.

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