One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers.

With a fisheye lens, the final image is somewhat hemispherical, with heavy distortion on the edges.

Fisheye lenses were first used for meteorology back in the 1920s, as their expansive viewing angle enabled them to be ‘whole-sky’ lenses for cloud-watching.

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers. Charlie ...

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers.

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers. Camera ...

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers. Charlie ...

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers.

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers. Camera ...

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers.

One of the first fisheye lenses was introduced in 1924 for a cloud survey. But it wasn’t until 1962 that Nikon’s mass-produced Fisheye-Nikkor lens became available for photographers.