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I guess this is the right thread to ask. I have a 2018 Samsung A7, so not a top of the line camera but it seems to do pretty well. I've been thinking about getting a lens kit ever since I missed out on a chance to take a decent picture of some ducklings a few weeks ago. (Best effort attached, from every closer place I could stand the bush behind them completely hid them). I've looked around a bit on Amazon and this is the best I've found so far. The English in the description screams cheap piece of poo poo, but the reviews look legit and seem pretty happy with it. Is this worth getting? If it's not, how would I know what is? Are there any thread recommendations? Dabir fucked around with this message at 03:59 on Jun 1, 2021 |
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Jun 1, 2021 02:13
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I don't think I can really afford an actual camera rn and even if I could I'd be terrified to take it anywhere. The photos people included in the reviews looked fine, what am I missing?
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Jun 1, 2021 02:18
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Dang, yeah that does look pretty bad. Don't know how I didn't see it before. Would be nice to get some decent zoom ability without having to buy an entire camera for it, is there really no good option if I want to stick with my phone?
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Jun 1, 2021 02:35
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bobmarleysghost posted:there is no option. anything you see out there that is an attachment for the phone camera is just putting a lovely piece of glass in front of your camera. I'm not following, what's the difference between that and the zoom on an actual camera? "A piece of glass" is what lenses *are*.
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Jun 1, 2021 03:11
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So if there was one made out of good glass, it would be good?
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Jun 1, 2021 03:16
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Mister Facetious posted:The original camera would also need to be good as well. No point in using a Moment lens on a Nexus 5, know what I'm saying? Well as I said, my camera is usually pretty good. The same day I took that crap picture of ducklings half a mile away, I was able to take this:  The main thing I'm looking for is the ability to zoom in on distant things.
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Jun 1, 2021 03:31
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I think even that is out of my price range. Is that pretty cheap for a camera?
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Jun 1, 2021 03:36
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Btw sorry if I'm asking frustrating questions here, it's just that adding a zoom lens to the front of your phone seems really simple conceptually and I'm not fully grasping why it isn't. E: Also if it matters, I misremembered the model of my phone, it's a 2018 A7, not an A8. Always mess that up. Dabir fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Jun 1, 2021 |
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Jun 1, 2021 03:41
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What kind of things should I be researching to make a decision? Are there any sources of information I can trust, any I definitely can't? I'm very new to this sort of thing.
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Jun 1, 2021 03:57
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I guess I'll look into cameras at some point, but the convenience factor really is a big deal for me. I hate carrying around more than I have to, and I don't tend to plan ahead with anything, so if I wasn't using my phone I probably wouldn't be taking any photos at all. At the end of the day, I'd rather have been able to take a zoomed in photo of those ducklings with even really bad distortion than have nothing at all. And it's not like putting a clip on lens on makes it impossible to just take it off if you don't need it.
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Jun 1, 2021 04:13
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Thanks, I'll try and keep that in mind when I do get around to it. Meantime, one more duck to apologise for all the annoying questions: I do take pictures of things that aren't ducks, I just already had these uploaded.
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Jun 1, 2021 04:36
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I got some geese too.
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Jun 1, 2021 05:18
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