Re: [iPad] Re: How good are the clip-on lenses

 

The magnetic lenses I mentioned are by TRNDlabs (but the same set may well appear under many names). I took the offer through some American site (MacUpdate or wharever), but the company seems actually located in the Dutch countryside.

John, I share your considerations on those rings. That's why I contacted TRNDlabs, that's why I refused to cement a ring directly to the iPhone.
(I just might do so after all in a few months, to both my iPhone 6 and my Galaxy S6, as I intend to buy an iPhone 7 Plus as top dog.)

 I thought that the olliclip lenses were more likely to be correctly aligned. Even thoughtfully, as the plastic adapter seems to have one lense aligned to the back camera and the other to the front camera.

Funny: I happened to visit a low-budget shop today that offered yet another three-lense set. Ah: <http://www.xenos.nl/3-in-1-fotolens?currentSearchTerm=lens&resultsCount=1> (in Dutch, in Euros, including 21% sales tax).

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On ma, jun. 13, 2016 at 5:34 PM, John Ferman johnwferman@gmail.com [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> 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.

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).

Hope all this helps more than befogs.

Sent from my iPad
John Ferman
Minneapolis, MN


On Jun 13, 2016, at 3:34 AM, iPad@yahoogroups.com wrote:

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