John Ferman wrote:
> When the Olloclips first came out in the iPhone 4 days I grabbed a set. I later regretted that, because the iPhone case had to be removed and because the three lenses were only fisheye, macro and wide angle. No 'normal' (equivalent to 50 mm on full-frame camera) and no telephoto. So the lens kit offered only 'novelty' shots. Some else mentioned those magnetic rings lenses: that would be the Acesori LensKit. A relative gave me a set. First problem - it is nearly impossible to line up the ring on the iPhone so that the LensKit lens lines up with came optical axis - so distortion is hard to avoid. Second problem - the metal ring did not stick well, it would skid sideways and with the lens weight would fall off. Third problem - is personal as I don't like to put anything 'sticky' on any part of my iPhone and most especially anywhere near the iPhone lens - think cleaning the sticky off without harming the lens.
Yes, yes, and yes!
> The one lens that straps onto the phone that I got was the Sony QX-10. It has arms that hold the phone and communicates by wi-fi. It has 10x zoom, uses internal rechargeable battery and a micro SD card for image storage. Sony provides a free phone app (PlayMemories). You do have to go into Settings/Wi-Fi to select the the lens, though. In reality, the QX-10 lens is just using the phone as a display as it does not 'park' over the phone lens. It does take credible images. The sensor is a CMOS, 18.2 MegaPixels, 1/2.3" diagonal, 4:3 aspect ratio. The max image size is 4896 x 3672 pixels (image file size 17,978,112 bytes).
I've been a Nikon SLR user since 1960. In 2012 I badly fractured my shoulder, and for some months I could not pick up and hold my D300s camera. Since then I've used, for "real" photography, a Nikon 1 V2 ILC. It is MUCH smaller than the DSLR, has its own much smaller lenses, but CAN use the DSLR's lenses as well. Much bigger sensor than the iPhone, true zoom lenses, and depending on what lens you are using, fits in a pocket or handbag.
Posted by: Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com>
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