Yasuhara Madoka 180 7.3mm f/4 Sony NEX Fisheye Lens Review

Yasuhara Co Ltd Madoka 180 Sample Photos

Projection is close to orthographic. Objects towards the edged look extremely contorted | 1/80 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 200 High-Res	Sharpness in the centre is outstanding from wide open and improves a little with stopping down | 1/200 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 400 High-Res
Close focus is 10cm | 1/125 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 200 High-Res	Contrast and colour from the lens is good | 1/320 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 200 High-Res
1/15 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 400 High-Res	1/20 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 400 High-Res
1/400 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 400 High-Res	1/25 sec | f/1.0 | ISO 400 High-Res

Value for Money

As this is currently the only circular fisheye lens available for Sony NEX cameras, it's not easy drawing comparisons with other lenses. Priced at €249 (that works out at around £199 at the current exchange rate), it certainly isn't an expensive lens.

Samyang produce an 8mm diagonal fisheye lens for Sony NEX cameras, which retails for around £270, which is a little more expensive, but the lens provides frame filling fisheye images with a 180 degree field of view from corner to corner.

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