fish-eye lens
Extreme wide-angle attachment
A fish-eye lens is an ultra-wide-angle camera lens that produces extreme visual distortion, curving straight lines and creating a hemispherical image.
The effect mimics how a fish might see the world from underwater—a wide field compressed into a circular view.
Fish-eye lenses capture 180 degrees or more, making them useful for skateboarding videos, architectural interiors, and artistic photography: The fish-eye lens made the tiny room look cavernous.
Encompassing broad vistas
- vignettingPeripheral image darkening effect
- DSLRMirror-reflex digital camera
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
- landscape photographyCapturing outdoor scenery images
astrophotography · real estate · architecture · immersive · close-up · skateboarding · surfing · action sports
Offering unobstructed wide view
- expansiveCovering a large area
- wraparoundEncircling garment or feature
- immersiveFully engaging the senses
- 360-degreeComplete angular revolution
vista · skyscape · ceiling · dome · leading lines · overhead shot
Exceeding normal width significantly
- 180 degreesAngle of a straight line
- hemisphericalHalf of a sphere
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
- full-frameStandard sensor dimension
curvature · aperture · focal length · convex · spherical · rectilinear · projection · bulbous
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- bendingCurving from straight
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- bulgingSwelling outward visibly
curvature · spherical · exaggeration · deformation · pincushion · curved lines · radial · perspective distortion
wide-angle
Encompassing broad vistas
- vignettingPeripheral image darkening effect
- DSLRMirror-reflex digital camera
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
landscape photography · astrophotography · real estate · architecture · immersive · close-up · skateboarding · surfing · action sports · GoPro
panoramic
Offering unobstructed wide view
- expansiveCovering a large area
- wraparoundEncircling garment or feature
- immersiveFully engaging the senses
360-degree · vista · skyscape · ceiling · dome · leading lines · overhead shot
ultra-wide
Exceeding normal width significantly
- 180 degreesAngle of a straight line
- hemisphericalHalf of a sphere
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
full-frame · curvature · aperture · focal length · convex · spherical · rectilinear · projection · bulbous · depth of field
barrel
Hooped cylindrical vessel
- warpingBecoming bent or twisted
- bendingCurving from straight
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
bulging · curvature · spherical · exaggeration · deformation · pincushion · curved lines · radial · perspective distortion · anamorphic