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Originally Posted by vachss
A fisheye lens is a wide angle lens that is not corrected for rectilinear distortion (so straight lines in the scene will appear curved in the image). Not having to correct for this distortion allows for such lenses to be wider in field of view than non-fisheyes of similar sharpness/quality/cost (or sharper/faster than non-fisheyes of similar field of view and cost). They are available both as standalone lenses for SLR interchangeable lens cameras and as add-on adapters that fit on the front of fixed lens point-and-shoot cameras.
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Thanks for the great information; however, which is better, interchangeable lens or add-on adapter? Or will they both generate similar images?