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GeronimoDF:
Hello,
When you say 14-20mm, you do not mean fisheye lenses right?

Thanks,

Daniel

I think I am going to get a 60MM macro Lense, and either a 16mm fisheye or a 18mm lense. Which one would you get, the 16mm fisheye or 18 mm lense.


You are forgetting the magnification factor inherent in a DSLR. The sensor is not as large as a frame of film so your lens acts 1.5 times longer. On your D100 a standard 20mm WA will actually shoot like a 30mm. To get the actual equvalent of a 20mm WA you will need a 12mm and no those aren't even "fish eye" you would need an 8mm to get a normal "fish eye". Conversely a 105 macro will be shooting as 150mm, a little too long. That's why I suggested the 60mm macro. It will shoot like a 90mm. Also you can use the 60mm behind Ikes dome port and get yourself a small zoom that can use the same port and save yourself a little $
 
Well, in a RARE case, Nikon has made a zoom that surpasses the optics of a 24 mm prime lens, and arguably down to 18 mm.

Check out: http://www.bythom.com/1224lens.htm

If you want the option to change your focal length underwater, this is the wide angle lens for you (but it'll cost you -- over a thousand bucks)
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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