| Ultrawide & Fisheye Lenses (7-18mm) | Mounts1 | eBay Price | Angle Of View2 | Max. Magnif. | Aperture
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Min. Dist. (cm) | Filter (mm) | Diameter (mm) | Length (mm) | Weight (g) | IR3 | Lens Hood | Produced | Comments | Tests4 | ||||
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| Accura 8mm F8.0 Fish-Eye | T | (circ.) | 1977 - 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Accura 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (small type) | N/F | T | 130€ (US) | | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; not clearly marked as Sigma product in the SN; comes with a doomed lens cap | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Accura 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (big type) | T | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Admiral G.M.C. Fisheye | M42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 15mm F3.5 SMC (Auto) Takumar (-M) | M42 | P/K | 1350$ | | 22 | 0.3 | built-in | 58.4 | 78.7 | 559 | built-in | 1975 | extremely rare in M42, approximately 500 pieces were produced | ||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 15mm F3.5 SMC -A | P/K | 612€ | built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 16mm F11.0 Fish-Eye-Takumar | M42 | 120€ | |||||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 16mm F2.8 Fish-Eye (Auto) (-A) | P/K | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 20 | built-in | ||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 17mm F11.0 Fish-Eye-Takumar | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 32 | 1962 | fixed focus, apertures to set via perforated disks | ||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 17mm F4.0 (Auto) Fish-Eye-Takumar | M42 | 22 | 20 | built-in | 228 | 1967 | |||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 17mm F4.0 S.-M.-C. (Auto) Fish-Eye-Takumar | M42 | 22 | 20 | built-in | |||||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 17mm F4.0 SMC (Auto) Fish-Eye (Fisheye Takumar?) | P/K | 190€ | 22 | 20 | built-in | 228 | 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 18mm F11.0 Fish-Eye-Takumar | M42 | (circ.) | 32 | 0.26 | built-in | 98 (?) | 1962/3 | fixed focus, apertures to set via perforated disks; very rare | |||||||||||
| Asahi Opt. Co. 18mm F3.5 SMC (Auto) | P/K | 356€ | |||||||||||||||||
| Belomo 8mm F3.5 MC Peleng A Fisheye |  |
M42 | 180 (circ.) | 1:7.7 | 16 | 9 | 22 | R26.5 | 73.5 | 65.5 | 400 | yes | built-in | БелОМО | might protrude too far into the body resulting in damage of the mirror, so the rear element must be removed - this is possible but results in loss of infinity focus | PhotoZone; center/corner resolution: 55/15lp/mm (according to BelOMO) | |||
| Belomo 17mm F2.8 MC Peleng A | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 16 | 30 | R | 75 | 92 | 620 | yes | built-in | БелОМО 1996 | ||||||||
| Beroflex 12mm F8.0 Super Wide Fish-Eye (small type) | M42 | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; both versions with unsigned SN and with Sigma (Σ-...) signature; comes with a doomed lens cap | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Beroflex 12mm F8.0 Super Wide Fish-Eye (big type) | L/R | M42 | T | | 67€ | | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Upsilon (Υ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Berolina 12mm F8.0 Super Wide Fish-Eye (small type) | L/R | M42 | T | | 66€ | 130€ | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a doomed lens cap | |||||||
| Carl Zeiss 15mm F3.5 Distagon T* | C/Y | 110 | 22 | 16 | built-in | 83.5 | 94 | 875 | built-in | if "Made in Japan", it's manufactured by Kyocera; also available for Rolleiflex 3003 (w/ HFT coating) | |||||||||
| Carl Zeiss 16mm F2.8 F-Distagon T* (Fisheye) | C/Y | R/B | 560€ | | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 30 | built-in turret | 70 | 61.5 | 454 | built-in | if "Made in Japan", it's manufactured by Kyocera; filter turret includes UV, Orange 57, Yellow 50 and Blue 11 | Modern Photography (16.5mm F2.78 ...) | |||||||
| Carl Zeiss 18mm F4.0 Distagon T* | C/Y | 350€ | 100 | 22 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 51.5 | 354 | if "Made in Japan", it's manufactured by Kyocera; feat. floating elements | Modern Photography (18.4mm F4.1 ...) | ||||||||
| Carl Zeiss 18mm F3.5 Distagon T* ZF/ZK | N/F | P/K | 99 | 22 | 30 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 470 | Cosina 2008 | ||||||||||
| Cosinon 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye Ultra-Wideangle (big type) | L/R | M42 | T | | 67€ | | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Ewar 12mm F8.0 Ultra-Wide-Angle-Lens (small type) | M42 | 120€ | 180 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a doomed lens cap | |||||||
| Fuji Photo 16mm F2.8 EBC Fujinon Fish Eye | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 25 | built-in | 425 | 1978 - 1980* | *source: usedprice.com | |||||||||||
| Hanimex 7mm F5.6 Fisheye | N/F | 180 (circ.) | 45* | fixed | -/- | 700 (?) | -/- | 1970 - 1975 | straight long barrel with a front lens element quite narrow in diameter, but protruding significantly out of the barrel; mount is exchangeable (screw-on type, little wider than T2); shows extreme CAs even at its center; Hanimex was the Spiratone label for the UK; *as seen on some lenses, the Hanimex Lens Guide sais F22 |
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| KMZ 8mm F3.5 Zodiak-10 | M42 | 180 (circ.) | ~60 | ~65 | 360 | КМЗ ~1980's | center/edge resolution specified to 50/30 l/mm; did not make it into serial production (not sure about actual existence) | ||||||||||||
| KMZ 15mm F3.5 Mir-51M | M42 | 110 | 16 | 20 | R | 148 | 90 | 860 | built-in | КМЗ 1980 | center/edge resolution of 55/16 l/mm (primary source unknown) | ||||||||
| KMZ 15mm F3.5 Zodiak-2M | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 16 | 20 | R28 | 103 | 90 | 750 | built-in | КМЗ 1975 (- 1979?) | see a picture of the first ever made Zodiak-2M at USSRPhoto.com | center/edge resolution of 48/18 l/mm (primary source unknown) | |||||||
| KMZ 15mm F3.5 MC (Auto) Zodiak-2M-2 | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 16 | 20 | R28 | 103 | 90 | 750 | built-in | КМЗ 1983 | |||||||||
| KMZ 16mm F2.8 Zenitar-M /-H /-K Fisheye |  |
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C/Y | M42 | N/F | P/K | 100€ | | 70€ | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 30 | R26.5 | 62.5 | 49 | 310 | yes | built-in | КМЗ 1986 - 2008 | gelbfilter.de hosts an article about fixing some problems; features rear focus; "-M" lenses = natively M42, "-H" = natively Nikon, "-K" = natively Pentax; further available with C/EF | David Kovaluk's Making Not Taking (Review); Ken Rockwell Review; center/edge resolution of 60/23 l/mm (primary source unknown) | |||
| Leitz Wetzlar 16mm F2.8 Fish-Eye Elmarit | L/R | 500€ | 180 (diag.) | 16 | 30 | built-in | 460 | built-in | 1974 | ||||||||||
| Mamiya 14mm F3.5 Fish-Eye Sekor | M42 | 180 (diag.) | 16 | 30 | built-in | 295 | built-in | identical to Rollei 3.5/14 F-Rolleinar & Voigtländer Color-F-Skoparex (QBM) | |||||||||||
| Panomar 12mm F8.0 Gefilta Fish-Eye (small type) | M42 | T2 | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; not clearly marked as Sigma product in the SN; comes with a doomed lens cap | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Panomar 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (small type) | M42 | T2 | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; all three SN versions found: not marked, with Sigma (Σ-...) and with Upsilon (Υ-...) signatures; comes with a doomed lens cap | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Prinz 12mm F8.0 Ultra-Wide Fish-Eye 145° (small type) | N/F | T | 150€ (US ns) | | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a doomed lens cap | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Regnon 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (big type) | T | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 (MF) | C/Y | N/Ai | P/K | | | 360$ (250€) | 180 (circ.) | 22 | 20 | R22.5* | 59.5 | 73.5 | 374 | - 1998 | *internal filtermatic like | ||||||||
| Sigma 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (small type) | M42 | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **incl. lens caps; fixed focus; exchangeable mount piece; lower SNs, advanced coatings, but said to be of inferior optical quality; comes with a doomed lens cap; was also sold under Accura, Beroflex, Berolina, Ewar, Panomar, Spiratone, Upsilon and Vemar brands |
detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Sigma 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye Ultra-Wideangle (big type) | T | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature;higher SNs, simple coatings, but said to be of superior optical quality; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap); was also sold under Accura, Beroflex, Cosinon, Regnon, Universa, Upsilon and Vemar brands |
detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Sigma 15mm F2.8 [474] | C/Y | O/OM | P/K | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 15 | R-Gel | 72.5 | 63.5 | 328 | 1991 - 1995 | ||||||||||
| Sigma 16mm F2.8 YS Filtermatic Fish Eye Multi | T | 142$ (100€) | 180 (diag.) | 22 | 15 | built-in | 72 | 350 | built-in | 1974 - 1977 | one of them was covered in What Camera Weekly 11/04/1981 | ||||||||
| Sigma 16mm F2.8 XQ Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-Coated | N/F | P/K | 150$ (106€) | | 22 | 15 | built-in | built-in | 1976* | *according to Monaghan, sigmauser.co.uk dates this lens back to 1978 | |||||||||||
| Sigma 16mm F2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-Coated | N | P/K | 250$ (175€) | 22 | 15 | built-in | built-in | |||||||||||||
| Sigma 16mm F2.8 Filtermatic Fisheye Multi-Coated Ø22.5 | C/Y | O/OM | N/Ai | 22 | 30 | R22.5/built-in/58* | 1980 | *with originally included slip-on front adapter; last of the filtermatics, has the lens type imprint on the front lens ring | |||||||||||||
| Sigma 18mm F3.5 | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sigma 18mm F3.5 Widerama YS Auto | M42 | 30€ (w/out YS ad.) | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sigma 18mm F3.2 XQ Multi Coated | M42 | N/F | 102€ (US) | | |||||||||||||||||
| Sigma 18mm F2.8 XQ Filtermatic | built-in | 1977 | What Camera Weekly 11/04/1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sigma 18mm F2.8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Soligor 17mm F3.5 MC | M42 | 104 | 16 | appr. 20 | 72 | appr. 80 | appr. 70 | appr. 350 | built-in | 1976 | |||||||||
| Spiratone 7mm F5.6 Fisheye | N/F | 45 | -/- | 700 (?) | -/- | 1970 - 1975 | long barrel with the front lens element being very small in diameter (straight barrel design from rear to front), but protruding out of the barrel significantly; mount is exchangeable (big screw-on type); also sold as Hanimex | ||||||||||||
| Spiratone 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (small type) | N/F | T | 100€ (US) | 106€ (US) | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 73 | 57 | 255*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; comes with a doomed lens cap | ||||||||
| Spiratone 12mm F5.6 Fish-Eye (small type) | N/F | T | | 150$ | 5.6-8-16 | (fixed) | -/- | -/- | Sigma | exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a doomed lens cap like the 8/12 small type | |||||||||||
| Spiratone 18mm F3.5 YS | M42 | N/Ai | N/F | 96€ (US) | 40€ (US) | | 22 | 15 | 72 | -/- | Sigma ≥1971 | comes with either Sigma (Σ-...) or Upsilon (Υ-...) SN signatures; according to Modern Photography identical to/a renamed version of the earlier F3.2 YS (non-multicoated) | Modern Photography ?/1971 | ||||||||||
| Spiratone 18mm F3.5 Ultra Wideangle Pluracoat Ø67 | N | 67 | -/- | ||||||||||||||||
| Spiratone 18mm F3.5 Ultra Wideangle Pluracoat Ø72 | M42 | N/F |O/OM | P/K | 16 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 55 | 364 | fixed, flower | Tokina | according to Modern Photography a rebadged Tokina 17mm F3.5 | David Kovaluk's Making Not Taking (Review); Modern Photography (17.7mm F3.32 ...) | ||||||||
| Spiratone 18mm F3.2 YS | N | 60€ (US) | fixed, round | Sigma | Upsilon (Υ-...) SN signature | ||||||||||||||
| Spiratone 18mm F3.2 (Auto) Fisheye Ultra-Wideangle | M42 | 100 | 22 | 15 | 72 | 75 | 57 | 365 | built-in | 1977 | |||||||||
| Tokina 17mm F3.5 RMC Wide-Auto | 103.4 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 380 | built-in | predecessor of the SL-17 | ||||||||||
| Tokina 17mm F3.5 RMC II [SL-17] | C/Y | N/Ai | P/K | | 110€ | 105€ | 103.4 | 16 | 25 | 67 | 70 | 49.2 | 305 | RH-722 (flower) | 1979* - 2004 | *according to usedprice.com; sub-versions with aperture scales reading from left > right (F3.5 to 16, older) and from right < left (F16 to 3.5, newer) | PhotoZone (tested with a Pentax); What Camera Weekly 11/04/1981 | ||||||
| Universa 12mm F8.0 Superweit (big type) | N/F | T | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Upsilon 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye (big type) | N/F | T | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Sigma (Σ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | |||||||
| Upsilon 12mm F8.0 Fish-Fye (big type) | N/F | T | 240€ (South Africa) | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; Upsilon (Υ-...) SN signature; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Vemar 12mm F8.0 Fish-Eye Ultra-Wideangle (big type) | N/F | T | 240€ (South Africa) | ~ 165 | 8-11-16* | appr. 30 (?)** | -/- | 83 | 59 | 325*** | -/- | Sigma 1968 - 1973 (?) | *pinhole revolver system; **fixed focus; ***incl. lens caps; exchangeable mount piece; not clearly marked as Sigma product in the SN; comes with a two-part lens cap assembly (big ring + flat cap) | detailed review by Ray Lemieux: The strange case of the 12mm Fisheye | ||||||
| Vivitar 17mm F3.5 (SC) Auto Wide-Angle | M42 | N/F | O/OM | 45€ | | 103.4 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 380 | built-in | Tokina 1977 - 1979 | SN ≥377xxxxx | |||||||
| Vivitar 17mm F3.5 MC Wide-Angle | M42 | N/Ai | P/K | 103.4 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 67 | 70 | 49.2 | 305 | Tokina 1980 - 1986 | SN ≤376xxxxx | What Camera Weekly 11/04/1981 | |||||||
| Yashica 15mm F2.8 ML Fish-Eye | C/Y | 170 (diag.) | 16 | 30 | revolver (3) | 75 | 70.5 | 445 | built-in, flower | ||||||||||
| General Notes: | |
| 1.) | I try to keep this list 'reasonable'. It is therefore limited to lenses, that can be adopted to Canon EF by means of still making sense. That excludes most zoom lenses, lenses without aperture ring, most middle and big format lenses because of their lower resolution and lenses that have to be corrected by using glass elements in the mount adapter pieces (Canon FD and Minolta). These glass elements are often either low quality or the adapter itself is very pricey. You can use the cheap ones without their glass elements, but this will result in less working distance and loss of infinity focus. Since working distance is already very limited with macro lenses and loss of infinity not really makes sense for wide or tele lenses, this method is not considered a real option, when buying a lens for normal usage. |
| 2.) | Limited EOS compatibility: Useless to say, all lenses in this list are limited in their EOS compatibility. There will be no AF nor In-Focus-Indication and there will be no time priority nor full auto mode due to missing electronic coupling between lens and body. Auto apertures are not available (while this feature will still be very useful for manual focusing). Also, I don't make a distinction between fully manual and preset aperture mechanisms, they are just referred to as manual diaphragms. |
| 3.) | Asahi production periods: M42 preset Takumars 1957-1962, Auto-Takumars 1958-1962, Super-Takumars 1962-1971, Super-Multi-Coated (S.-M.-C.) Takumars early period and SMC Takumars later period of 1971-1976 (source: Frank Mechelhoff) Pentax vintage mount versions: M42: 1957-?, SMC-M: 1975 -?, SMC-A: 1983 - ? |
| 4.) | Soligor series shorties: The C/D series was the top end line with some very good lenses. C/D stands for Computer Designed. The S/M designation seems to be a marketing gimmick like Vivitar's RL Edition. S/M stands for Special Model/Sondermodell. |
| 5.) | A note on Vivitar serial numbers for lenses manufactured between 1970 and 1990 according to Stephen Gandy, complemented with information given by KironKid and Boggy at Kiron-Klub: They (most often) consist of 8 digits, whereof ...
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