Fisheye lens for Canon G9

ttyre
The only lens I definitely know will work on the Canon G9 is a lens iPIX had made for the Canon Powershots that they marketed under their own brand name.

Now that Minds Eye View has taken over the non-patent assets of iPIX, they are marketing this lens with Casio EX-P700 and Coolpix P5100.

They also have a complete kit that includes a Canon G6 with a Nikon FC-E9 fisheye lens, but what adapter they're using is anybody's guess. Maybe an FC-E9 will work on your G9 too

But the challenge will be to find an adapter to mount either lens to the camera.

You'll also be on you own in many ways as this will not be a common combination that you'll be able to find many people who have it and can advise and assist you.

You'd find it a lot easier to start off with one of the more common camera & lens combinations like the new Nikon Coolpix P5100 with an old Nikon FC-E8 lens or an older Coolpix with either the FC-E8 or E9.

Feel free to ask any more questions. I'll do my bext to help

Douglas Aurand
Albuquerque, NM

With adapters the Nikon WC-E8 will work on the G7/G9, but there is so much optical vignetting that a good portion of the resolution is wasted. Possibly the WC-E9 would not vignette as much, but the weight and size of the converter makes this an awkward choice.

A better solution which works reasonably well is the Nikon P5000/P5100 with the WC-E8. It's inexpensive and in many cases can yeild results almost as good as a DSLR. "Almost," because a converter lens will not be as sharp as a prime lens, and the smaller sensor will not provide as good results at higher ISO settings or in low light than the dslr.

Regards,
Ed