A bit fishy

was interested to read your review of the Sigma 8mm f/3.5 EX DG Circular Fisheye in your Secondhand Superstar column, in the September 2021 issue (N-photo 128).

I had been looking out for one for some time when I spotted one listed on LCE’S website at my local store.

Within half an hour I was walking out with it.

I have found it to be very sharp across most of the image, but it does suffer from fringing around the top half, which needs correcting. I use DXO Photolab 4 for most of my Raw tweaks, but they don’t have a module for this lens, which means I have to do it manually. In spite of this, I’ve been pleased with it and a few of the shots from it have already been accepted for several international exhibitions, with the shot of Halnaker Windmill having gained an award in one. Chris Whitty

Thanks for sharing – and we’re so pleased to hear that the Secondhand Superstar column helped your purchase! See our project on page 46 for another creative way to use a fisheye lens…

Chris invested in a fisheye lens after reading our Secondhand Superstar column, and came away with these cracking shots.