This diagonal fisheye lens provides a 180 degree angle of view from corner to corner when used with a Micro Four Thirds camera body. As this lens is designed especially for the Micro Four Thirds system is is very compact and can be picked up for around ￡600.

Handling and Features Performance Verdict Specification This diagonal fisheye lens provides a 180 degree angle of view from corner to corner when used with a Micro Four Thirds camera body.

Excellent sharpness from maximum aperture; Good build quality; Fast focusing; Compact size

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The LUMIX G FISHEYE 8mm F3.5 is a very specialist lens that provides a unique view on the world. It delivers great image quality in a tiny package, but at ￡729 / $799.99 you've got to really love the fisheye effect.

Sporting a very minimalist look, the lens is designed for the Micro Four Thirds mount of Panasonic's Lumix G range and while at 8mm it may appear to have a wide coverage, it's worth remembering that the Micro Four Thirds format has a crop factor of 2x, making this a 16mm full-frame equivalent (with

Given the limited applications for a fish-eye lens and the expensive list price, we can't help but wonder how many of these units Panasonic will sell. If you want to shoot real fish-eye and Micro Four Thirds is your system of choice, the 8mm is the best (but most expensive) option.

Dramatic 180-degree fish-eye effect; Full automatic and manual control

Expensive considering its limited usage

This lens, designed for Panasonic and Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras, is an extreme wide-angle optic with angle of view (180 degree diagonal) equivalent to a 16mm lens on a 35mm film camera. Maximum aperture is f3.5.

Images from this lens are outstanding; Sharpness, contrast and colour are good; The video effect is spectacular; The hard-to-define feel of the lens is luxurious

A very minor point – there is no image stabilisation; But used on an Olympus E Pen camera there is, because of the CCD-shift stabilisation in Olympus cameras

People are often intrigued by anything that changes the way they view subjects, which accounts for some of the popularity of fisheye lenses. Panasonic's Lumix G Fisheye 8mm f/3.5 lens, which was announced in June, is the first (and, so far, only) fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds System cameras.

You really want the novel perspective a fisheye lens provides, You shoot plenty of close-to-the-action videos; Don't buy this lens if, You require high image quality across the aperture range of the lens.

I am a huge fan of Pansonic Lenses, particularly the Panasonic Leica lenses, and own 15 of them at the moment, most are Panasonic. This one is a dud. Why Well, it's not a dud, it's just not at good as the competition. Pros: It is light and compact at 165 grams.

as good as my Olympus 3,5/8 mm Fisheye and better then any othe Fisheye from Sigma, Canon, Sony and as good as Nikon Fisheye

small; light; seems solid; good performance

to expensive

Firstly, brilliant service from WEX. Ordered on Friday & arrived 08.00hrs Sat. Just getting used to the lens but test shots are very successful. Clips on easily to the G6 A little concerned that I can't fix a safety filter in front of the lens for protection so will need to take care in keeping the...

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Lightweight

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