Hi Chris !
I bought a zenitar lens , a 16mm fisheye @ f 2.8 for ~150$ (us) brand new and I'm verry satisfied of it :) You can have even a 8mm for 200$ ( soon I'll have one :) , it's Russians mark but they are verry well done !!! You can see some of my results here http://spacew.com/gallery/DominicCantin
The only nit is when the lens is at f 2.8 , the bright stars on border around the picture are not exactly round but when you put the diaphragm at f4 or even at f 3.5 , all the stars are round. I cant wait to take the milkyway from cygnus to scorpio :)
you can find these lens here http://www.russiansouvenirs.com/cameras_len.htm ( they are from Russia but they have a transit store to Virginia )( 10 days for delivery ) or here http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/index.htm ( Rugift are in Russia only ) ( 4 weeks for delivery )
I hope this help !
>Is
>there a less expensive way to get a wider angle?
>Chris
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>Chris Cook
>Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
>www.abmedia.com/astro
Dominic Cantin
http://spacew.com/gallery/DominicCantin
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