Downs Bank using a fish-eye lens

Downs Bank is a small hillside reserve owned by the National Trust that is fairly close to where I live. For this visit I took a cheap fish-eye lens just to see how well it performed – here are some of the results:

Downs Bank: A fish-eye view of a footpath running through a more level part of the woodland
Downs Bank: A fish-eye view across farmland towards Stoke-On-Trent
Downs Bank: A fish-eye view of a woodland path going downhill
Downs Bank: A fish-eye view of a dead-hedge on the edge of the wood
Downs Bank: A fish-eye view showing the main stream running through the wood

Finally a #imagedump showing the unprocessed images taken on this visit:

Downs Bank: A #imagedump showing some of the photos taken

I must admit I am in two minds about this lens: For the price it is OK. I like the fact that it is a small ‘pancake’ lens but it doesn’t give me any other advantage over my 10-24mm zoom. Perhaps it is time to save up for a wide-angle ‘pancake’ lens…