Struggling to find any information on Nikons underwater lenses... I've found a 15mm UW lens online that is relatively cheap and will cover me for a while while I save up for a 'proper' ultrawide, however I'm not sure what, if any, the differences are between normal and UW lenses, I've noticed some knobs on the outside of the lens, similar to Nikons tilt shift lenses, I'd also like to confirm that it would indeed work on a modern FX DSLR and will autofocus correctly above water (ok not a necessity, but would be an advantage).
Nikon UW Lenses
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UW is under water, it's a very rare, specialised breed of Nikon lens (like the Noct-Nikkors) that are, from what I can tell, designed to be used on a very specialised under water body (that doesn't require a Subal body or the like).
As I said I've not been able to find much, if any information on it suffice to say it's an underwater lens. I can't find anything definitive on whether it's F mount or something completely different, I can't tell if autofocus works at all, just under water, or in all situations, it's not so much a case of if it autofocuses, but if it will actually autofocus correctly above water (like trying to autofocus in ir photography doesn't work correctly). If it is an F mount will it cause damage to the camera (like the old invasive fisheye lenses), and what are the knobs for? I figure one is for focusing, but the other?
What I meant by a 'proper' ultrawide is a good quality one like the 14-24, I'm just looking for a stepping stone while I re-buy all the kit.
The only link I can find is this.
As I said I've not been able to find much, if any information on it suffice to say it's an underwater lens. I can't find anything definitive on whether it's F mount or something completely different, I can't tell if autofocus works at all, just under water, or in all situations, it's not so much a case of if it autofocuses, but if it will actually autofocus correctly above water (like trying to autofocus in ir photography doesn't work correctly). If it is an F mount will it cause damage to the camera (like the old invasive fisheye lenses), and what are the knobs for? I figure one is for focusing, but the other?
What I meant by a 'proper' ultrawide is a good quality one like the 14-24, I'm just looking for a stepping stone while I re-buy all the kit.
The only link I can find is this.
Well it went for just over £120, and it was a 15mm f2.8 so a bargain I'd say.
I've looked at getting a fixed manual this wide, but in all honesty they just don't come close to the price, I do have my eye on a Tokina 17mm lens as I like their quality, but there are 3 versions, all really hard to find, and 1 of them is useless to me as it's got a fixed lens hood so I can't fit my filters on it properly
I've looked at getting a fixed manual this wide, but in all honesty they just don't come close to the price, I do have my eye on a Tokina 17mm lens as I like their quality, but there are 3 versions, all really hard to find, and 1 of them is useless to me as it's got a fixed lens hood so I can't fit my filters on it properly