A Fisheye for Large Format?

You can get one of the Arsat 30mm fisheye lenses for the German Cameras
for relatively cheap, US about $200 I think.

I've got one, had to perform surgery to remove the lens hood and got
S.K. Grimes to machine an adaptor to replace the rear mounting bayonet
part and screw it into a Copal #3.

Works a treat, though I haven't used it in ages.

Another smaller option is to use a Sigma 15MM fisheye in shutter, Copal
#3 or something moderately smaller, though I din't think Copal #1 has a
sufficiently large aperture. A reasonably sized compound would probably
be adequate.
Have an adaptor machined to attach the camera bayonet (insert Brand) to
the shuter by S.K grimes.

I'm actually having this done very soon, but not for only fisheye stuff

Glenn

Ronin wrote:

Hi,

I see there are many cheap fisheye adapters on ebay for 35mm and digital
compact cameras... I'm aware that most of them are crap. But I'm thinking to
buy one for my digital camera just for fun. However, I own also a Mamiya 6x7
and a Graflex 4x5" camera. I wonder if any of those adapter lenses can be
placed in front of a medium format or a large
format lens. I know that probably quality will suck, but recently I'm
looking for some "holga" style pictures with a very wide angle effect.
Usually these lenses have series VII mounting and are sold with adapter
rings ranging from 37mm to 77mm... My MF and LF lenses filter threads range
from 67mm to 77mm. So, I guess I can attach the adapter to any lens I own.
Question is: will they work on lenses producing an image circle larger than
35mm?

thank you