MEKE 8mm f3.5 Ultra Wide Angle Manual Focus Rectangular Fisheye Lens Compatible with Nikon APS-C DSLR D500 D3200 D3300 D3400 D3500 D5200 D5300 D5500 D5600 D7100 D7200 D7500 DSLR Cameras

I want to start with this, for people looking at this lens who may not read full reviews...this is a 100% MANUAL LENS, there is no chip, no auto focus, no electronics at all in this lens. You need to shoot in "M" manual mode, or your camera will tell you that there is no lens attached...which 100% user error.I enjoy shooting old N/AI lenses on my Nikon D7500, and shooting manual with my AF lenses so this lens fits right in with my shooting style...shooting manually is fantastic and i recommend anyone serious about photography to learn the "M" mode on their camera. I want to start by saying this lens is so much more than i was expecting for such a low price, the construction is fantastic, it's a metal bodied, heavy, lens...it feels great in the hand. Light permitting, i shoot this lens @ f/11 and iso 640 or higher on my Nikon D7500, f/11 seems to be the sweet spot in my opinion. Shooting at f/11 is also more forgiving when you're off a little on judging the focal distance. I don't know what kind of coatings are on the glass, but the color reproduction is slightly off, and a little flat, but that can be adjusted with camera settings easily enough.The reason i gave it three stars for landscape is that it's so wide, it pushes everything back so far...but if you're shooting something up close, like a tree, or an old fence post, and using the landscape as the backdrop, then it's excellent. And four stars for the picture quality because of the color reproduction, it's on par a lens in this price range i suppose, but feel it could be better...but that's not a complaint at all, overall this is a great lens.Remember, this is a MANUAL lens, so when your camera is telling you that there is no lens attached...it's 100% operator error."I have tried multiple times to upload images taken with this lens, but Amazon keeps saying "There was an error processing your file, please try another file." The only thing i can think of is that the file sizes are too large, but i will keep trying.

My needs for this lens are niche but for anyone else who might be looking to do the same thing- I bought this to use with my Nikon D850 to create HDRI's for VFX/CG (using PTGui). I am also a professional photographer and have a lot of experience with lenses, and this one is surprisingly sharp for the price, though I would never use it for anything other than creating sphericals for my CG work.I'm removing 1-star because infinity focus is off, and infinity is actually a considerable distance before the actual mark on the dial. For pretty much every application I have to just guess-dial the ring between the last unit of measurement (I think it's 5 or 7-feet) and infinity, but it's always sharp when I do so for me it's workable.I would not recommend this lens if you're shooting film and cannot immediately check critical focus.

Upon receiving up this lens I was immediately impressed with the build quality. The focus ring is buttery smooth, you can turn it with one finger but does not feel loose. The aperture ring turns smoothly and has a satisfying click as you move between f/stops.Note: this is a MANUAL lens, this means you set the focus and aperture manually on the lens and you set the ISO and shutter speed manually on your camera. If you're not familiar with how to do this, it may be time to learn.I found the lens to be excellent to shoot with and the manual focus easy to work with. Because it is an ultra wide lens, it has a broad depth of field and everything from 1m to infinite is in focus when you set the focus to infinite. I found manual focusing to be enjoyable and did not cause me to miss shots.So far I have used this lens mainly for architectural shooting. All the attached photos were taken with this lens. Saying that this is ulta-wide doesn't quite put into perspective as to how wide. When shooting vertically you need to be careful you don't accidentally get your feet in the picture. When taking pictures of buildings you can get the building behind you in the picture. You can capture entire skyscrapers from the sidewalk in directly front of them. The fish eye effect is also a lot of fun to play with as you can make straight lines look curved and vice versa.The perspective the 8mm lens gives you is something I think any photographer would enjoy. It gives you a panoramic like perspective in a single shot which can be a lot of fun.If you're comfortable with shooting manual and want an ultra-wide lens, this lens is for you.And if you're not comfortable with manual, watch some youtube tutorials; you too can learn.

I just open the package and right away notice a sound of maracas on the lent when I try the lent on the cámara it does not able to change focus

this really is a really decent lense and i like that it holds clarity throughout the whole picture including the corners...what I don't like is that the ring you turn to focus the lense doesn't affect the outcome of the picture. I wonder what will happen when I use this to take pictures of things far away or if something isn't in focus, what will I do to get it into focus