The Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye is one of Canon's few remaining lenses which were initially released back in mid to late 80s with the introduction of the EOS system. Fisheye lenses are rather odd beings which go in and out of fashion every once in a while. At the moment they seem to experience a renaissance regarding the recent release and/or announcement of the new Nikkor 10.5mm (Nikon DX) and Olympus 8mm (four-thirds). Unlike these two lenses the Canon covers the full 35mm format. Traditionally fisheyes are often used for aerial-, underwater- and some kind of indoor photography but beyond that they aren't usually terribly useful ... but still fun to use. Due to the uncorrected extreme field-of-view (180 degrees) the fisheye perspective can produce some oooohs and aaahs from your audience but it shouldn't be used too often in presentations because the effect of awe-inspiring vistas fades rapidly. Besides it isn't exactly easy to achieve a good composition.
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