Wide Angle Zoom Macro

Mark Webster · Issue 50, Sep/Oct 2009 · pp. 32–34

Products mentioned: Tokina 10-17mm fisheye zoom, Nikon D300, Subal ND20 housing, 2X teleconverter, Subtronic Mini flash guns, Subal DP54 dome, Hugyfot aperture spacer ring

Underwater photography, in common with most things in life, is full of coincidences. I read with interest the article in the last issue of UWP by Alex Mustard and Jeff Hartog on their trials with fish eyes and fish eye zooms with teleconverters as this echoed my own recent experiments. Like many other photographers I am considering an upgrade (some former film users may say return) to a full frame camera from my present DX equipment. Although I am probably waiting for the promised D700X I have been following the ideal lens debate with some interest. One of the FX problems is the performance of the rectilinear zoom lenses in particular the 14-24mm which seems to be very difficult to set up behind a dome. If you have been using the Tokina 10- 17mm on DX then you will very disappointed at the prospect of losing the flexibility of this lens on full frame. However, the solution that Jeff has …