Are there any fisheye lens with autofocus?
I'm new to skateboard photography and filming and I'm not really good at focusing a camera manually, so I really want a fisheye lens with autofocus. I have a Nikon d5300 if that helps.
Yes, there are.
Most of the inexpensive fisheye lenses are manual focus. You can find them that cost from $200 to $300.
The auto-focus fisheye lenses cost closer to the $800 to $1,200 range. The least expensive Nikkor fisheye lens is the Nikkor 10.5 mm, however, it is NOT an AF-S lens, the type autofocus lens you need for your entry level D5300
Since you are planning on using your digital SLR as a video camera, you need to know that auto-focus using the cameras LCD is very slow and not very accurate. Since you are shooting skateboarders at a known distance, present the manual focus lens to that known distance. Wide angle lenses especially fisheye lenses tend to produce huge depth of fields If you shoot your video with the lens aperture at f/11, you will not really need auto-focus
I purchased a Bower 8 mm f/3.5 fisheye for just under $250 a few years ago which I use on my Nikon D300 and D500
Here is a link to one of the shots I took with it.
Your camera body being a crop sensor, you would want a DX fisheye lens. An FX lens would work but you won't get the full fisheye effect. Autofocus at that short of a focal length is not as critical as you may think and Nikon's autofocus tracking isn't very effective with video as opposed to still frames. Set the focus ring at an approximate distance your subject will be from you. Maybe you could rent a lens to get an idea of if it would be acceptable for you.
Any AF-S lens by its name has Autofocus and fits your camera(although you should just make sure it is a DX version as they are making thos bridge cameras as well that have their own fittings which don't fit your DX). Its gonna cost you though. The new lens below works on DX and FX(full frame) nikon DSLR's. Read the specs looks nice, but big bucks.
I'm going to be brutally honest with you; I'm not going to sugar coat anything. Are you ready?
The most often repeated axiom in Photography is: READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.
WHAT makes you think that by buying a gadget or gimmick you're going to resolve the problem of not knowing how to use the autofocus feature of your camera if you're going to continue to repeat the same mistake as before?
In photography, first, learn to do things right. Accessories are meant to enhance and add to your knowledge and skills, NOT to replace you, the human factor.
Are you certain your camera lens and the camera are compatible for autofocus? Did you SET the camera to autofocus and the lens barrel switch, too? Some lenses are compatible for autofocus and some lenses are not compatible with certain lenses; READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and confirm, double-check, ensure and verify.
The very first thing you should have done when you got your camera and lens was to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and discover all the features, functions and options the camera and lens offer you to allow you maximum potential for getting better images. By reading the Instructions Manual you learn all the camera lets you do, how to do it and when to do it. Doesn't that make sense?
If you don't know what you're doing, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL.
IF you get an "Err" message, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and find out how to resolve the problem.
IF a feature, function, option does't perform (like autofocus) READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and find out what to do to resolve the issue.
Don't rely on gadgets and gimmicks when you should be relying on knowledge and skills; the more you read, the more you'll learn; the more you practice, the better you'll get. Doesn't that make sense?
But if you go out and waste good money on gadgets and gimmicks, you'll find you wasted money and you still have the same problem if you're still repeating the same mistakes! READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and don't think of getting gadgets and gimmicks to compensate for your lack of skill or knowledge that YOU CAN DEVELOP on your own by practicing, reading and looking at Photography instructional and tutorial videos Youtube.com
READ THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL, and if you don't have the manual for whatever reason, go on the Internet, look up the camera's Instructions Manual, download it and print a copy for you to read and carry with you for reference at any given time you might need it. Good luck and best wishes.
EDITED: IF you're using the D5300 for videos, you're limited by the fact that its sensor tends to overheat after 10-15 minutes. Why not get a digital video cam that allows you to record 30 minutes, instead? After all, a digital video cam is designed, engineered, assembled and sold for recording VIDEOS. It's a matter of using the right gear/equipment for whatever task you have at hand. Plus, many are cheaper than the D5300.
- Are there any lenses for Nikon that work as both a circular and diagonal fisheye lens?
- Is there any lenses for Nikon that work as both a circular and diagonal fisheye lens?
- I'm looking at fisheye lens for a Nikon D5100. I found a Rokinon 8mm Fisheye Lens?
- Are there any nikon 50 mm lenses autofocus compatible with the d40?
- Are there any clever people out there that can project price drops on a DSLR camera?