Detachable fisheye, wide, and macro lens - Galaxy S III Accessories

Hey guys! I just got the S3 yesterday coming from the vibrant and wanted to show how the lens work on our phones. I previously had them for my vibrant and wanted to try it out on the S3. Was a little concerned because the back cut out for the camera is a little raised instead of it being flat like the vibrant. The reason for this is because you put a metal ring with adhesive on one side to stick on the phone then attach the magnetic lens which will snap on easily. Later on I decided to remove it and would put it on a case instead which will have a flat back. The adhesive is pretty strong and won't leave any residue on your phone.
Here is the link where I bought it from. You can also check out eBay where they sell them for cheaper (barely found out after purchasing from amazon)
The adhesive ring
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Wide and macro
Fisheye
UPDATE
The bench shots are all from the same distance. This is a normal shot without the lens.
Fisheye 8MP
Fisheye 6MP
I usually crop them because I don't like the vignetting. These are the 6MP because it's wider and easier to crop.
Wide 8MP
Wide 6MP (didn't realise the vignetting on the right corners, I didn't align it right. Hopefully when I get my case it will be a lot better)
Normal shot
GS3's macro (this is the closest that I can go to have a focused shot)
Macro lens
Macro fly!
I will attach better fisheye shots that are cropped and better looking. And also I am uploading the videos so they will be up soon.
here is my Instagram if anyone is interested. There are a lot more there so check them out!

Do these rings lose the adhesive "stick"?
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The reviews on Amazon don't look too good but I'd be interested in seeing the pictures it takes.
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elracing21 said:
Do these rings lose the adhesive "stick"?
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hmm I don't think so I still have it on my vibrant and its been about a year already. I've heard some people using super glue to stick it permanently on their phone cases because the rings they would receive wouldn't last long. It really depends I guess what type of adhesive they use and which set of lens you buy from.
bieberhole69 said:
The reviews on Amazon don't look too good but I'd be interested in seeing the pictures it takes.
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Yea was worried about that too, but the negatives were mostly from iPhone users haha so I don't know what the problem is and I'm satisfied with mine. I'll probably post a video too with all 3 lens if people are interested.

I can see how having the wide angle could be really helpful for concerts or other places I hate bring my DSLR into....please post sample pics/videos when you can...

bieberhole69 said:
The reviews on Amazon don't look too good but I'd be interested in seeing the pictures it takes.
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yeah, majority of negative comments were iP4 users complaining that it blocks out their flash. Shouldn't be a problem at all for GSIII owners since the Lance and flash is more space out.
I'm curious to see some sample photos myself.

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Im really interested in this. I see someone had something similar to this for iP4. Please post some photos. I am a Instagram junkie LOL

.Bambino said:
Im really interested in this. I see someone had something similar to this for iP4. Please post some photos. I am a Instagram junkie LOL
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lol Yea same here! That's where I found out about it too.

I like the macro shots. did you have to crop any of those?
I don't like the fish eye as you have to deal with cropping the vignette effect the lens gives. I don't like editing my pics at all. Good shots nonetheless and I'm still debating on getting this. I'm going to hunt and see if I find something better.

they indeed look good

elracing21 said:
I like the macro shots. did you have to crop any of those?
I don't like the fish eye as you have to deal with cropping the vignette effect the lens gives. I don't like editing my pics at all. Good shots nonetheless and I'm still debating on getting this. I'm going to hunt and see if I find something better.
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For the macro I didn't have to crop. I think you can get them individually on eBay instead of the 3 for 1 pack if you just want one lens.

VIDEO SAMPLE with macro lens

Im getting myself a pair thanks to you! :thumbup:
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Thanks for the info. I just ordered I will post pics soon as it arrives.
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VIDEO SAMPLE with macro lens
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I was looking really close and that dog barked and scared the crap out of me!
Looks good though

Lol! Got scared too I totally forgot about that
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piiman said:
I was looking really close and that dog barked and scared the crap out of me!
Looks good though
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Lamao same happened to me. I had the volume extremely loud on my speakers and I jumped like a school girl.
Anyway I love the macro lense. I'm going to check ebay and see what I find.
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Awesome pics!! Thanks for sharing...my girlfriend is going to buy these for me...and she doesn't even know it!! Love knowing her paypal info!! :victory:

piiman said:
I was looking really close and that dog barked and scared the crap out of me!
Looks good though
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The video of the ants are scary enough and then the dog barking lol

Related

[Q] Additional converter camera lens?

Folks,
This is my first thread
So i read the similar threads and can't find the exact question with me. I'm wondering specially those who like using this S2 for photography, is there any additional converter lens (macro,tele,wide) just like the iphone had?
Try to search on ebay there's no a single site came up. Since this S2 camera lens is square
Thanks
There are a few things in settings like Macro focus, Panoramic, Action, but I haven't seen any specific apps yet.
Killall,
I mean the additional lens not the application or setting
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Ah, my bad. Do you mean something like this?
http://bit.ly/nCrrwq
Yes kill, thats exactly what i mean, i should've the link
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Ooh that does look good! Please post some pictures if you buy it!
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Ah, my bad. Do you mean something like this?
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is there anything like that for CAN/US customer? I cant find any lens on ebay.ca. This link seem to only ship in UK not internationnal.
EDIT: Nevermind Ive found the same exact one for 8$ on ebay canada. It didnt state SG S2 like other but, its the same thing
That is the case my friend, im looking those kinda additional lens for s2, i tried that add lens for i phone with s2 but it wont worked because s2 had a different mount (square)
Hope anyone might find it
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is there anything like that for CAN/US customer? I cant find any lens on ebay.ca. This link seem to only ship in UK not internationnal.
EDIT: Nevermind Ive found the same exact one for 8$ on ebay canada. It didnt state SG S2 like other but, its the same thing
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Ive received mine. It fit perfectly on SG S2 with a 3200mah battery, I was affraid that it wouldnt fit but yea its nice. I didnt take much pictures with it yet, but I did 2 test.
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for 7$ its good enough for me
Hey,
Few questions:
1. Is the ring on the phone not covering the flash?
2. Is the ring removable again? (and of course reattachable)
Thanks!
flight777 said:
Hey,
Few questions:
1. Is the ring on the phone not covering the flash?
2. Is the ring removable again? (and of course reattachable)
Thanks!
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Nah the ring don't cover the flash, when you use the lens, the lens will cover the flash a like.
The lens came with 2 ring, you might be able to reapply it if the glue didn't wear off when you remove it.
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IIIPowerIII said:
Nah the ring don't cover the flash, when you use the lens, the lens will cover the flash a like.
The lens came with 2 ring, you might be able to reapply it if the glue didn't wear off when you remove it.
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Pics? I'm tempted to get a macro one and a fisheye one, But slightly dissapointed at the not really being able to re-aply, any ideas?
MacaronyMax said:
Pics? I'm tempted to get a macro one and a fisheye one, But slightly dissapointed at the not really being able to re-aply, any ideas?
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I'll take some pictures tonight. But the ring isn't removable, it stay there and the lens stick to it with a magnet. Fisheye and macro are the same lens.
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IIIPowerIII said:
I'll take some pictures tonight. But the ring isn't removable, it stay there and the lens stick to it with a magnet. Fisheye and macro are the same lens.
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Thanks
Must've misunderstood then Thanks that's great, Will be buying one soon then I think
Just bought a fisheye one Will try it out when it comes then maybe get the macro/wideangle
Heres the metal ring, it doesnt affect the flash if you use it without the lens.
Here the full lens which make it the wide angle one, flash wont work with it.
Here half of the lens which make it the macro one, still no flash, you need a good light source.
power
hey, post the link that you buyed, let me see if it ships to my country =)
heres the item ive bought on ebay:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/250744488267?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
IIIPowerIII said:
heres the item ive bought on ebay:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/250744488267?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
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some picture will be nice mate, thanks for sharing. by the way how is the plug in process? just a duck tape? from the link i can see its similar with the iphone? it also had wide,macro&tele?
Declan79 said:
some picture will be nice mate, thanks for sharing. by the way how is the plug in process? just a duck tape? from the link i can see its similar with the iphone? it also had wide,macro&tele?
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I have posted some macro one on first page, but here more pic
Wide angle one;
Macro one:

{Review/Pics/Unboxing} Phone fisheye lense, Works with any phone!

Hey so I got this today, And seeing as it works on pretty much all phones I decided to post here, In the first post I will have pictures of it / boxing, and in the second pictures taken with it,
It comes with 2 metal rings which are sticky on the back, these can attach to most phones camera's, The lens will magnetically attach to the ring, it's a strong hold but dont go shaking it around, Mine fell of onto concrete earlier, not much damage done but I tiny chip, Unnoticeable on the camera however so that's good One of the rings has a small indent on the side, this is for the Flash on an iPhone 4 so that the ring doesn't cover it, If anyone wants pics of it on an iphone 4 just ask, I have one on the iPhone and one on my SGSII, Now pics! (Also available are A macro/wide angle lens whcih will fit on the same ring, But fisheye is more fun , Just search ebay for Phone lens)
Many of these pics are self explanatory so there won't be too much text
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(The lens caps and rings)
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(Model (I think))
And that's it for now, I'ma just reserve 2nd post and start to resize some more images If I've helped you out y'aknow.. There's a thanks button *hint*hint*
Thanks for reading
Now for pics with it
I may add more, Or maybe make a thread for people to show off theirs Either way..
(Me, It was early ish, I will try get a better picture of it on)
(A bit blurry)
(If you know what this show is, I'd like to say I don't watch it, It was on and I was too lazy to show, But as you can see it makes TV's look awesome )
And this is it for now, I'd like to mention as well, the image quality is actually very good on all of these but they may not look as good due to a resize from several thousand pixels in width to 500, also they have been re-saved as a jpeg, If there are any you would like full size (For any reason.. lol) PM me or post in this thread, Now due to Milads request I'll take some of the phone with it on.
Thanks for reading
m1l4droid said:
how it mounts on the phone?
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The metal ring has a sticky back, Put that around the camera, that will stay there, but is removable, after that the lens will snap on to it (Lens is magnetic )
m1l4droid said:
Could you also post some pics of your phone whit this thing on it?
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There will be some soon Resizing now
Added, Just noticed many of them are Dull, Will go take some flower pictures or skateboard stuff in a while
I will remove these ones tomorow and do it in a better location, but these 2 are taken in the exact same position, No zoom tricks or anything, just one with the lens one without, as you can see, makes a huge difference
Does the macro lens work ok for shooting vids ?
I have to check this out.
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Man these images look great! I need one of it
Btw: Nice living room.
These inexpensive conversion lenses work much better than I expected . I am also using wide angle (not quite fisheye ) on a indoor IP camera ,
mug2k said:
Does the macro lens work ok for shooting vids ?
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Might be good for low cost skate videos
Brtt said:
Might be good for low cost skate videos
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Cool idea. People still do that???
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This looks fun and the one you are using doesnt make you look stupid. They are cheap in ebay too.
funny thing but more or less ... come on, useless?
These lenses are great, will consider of purchasing one on eBay
Wath the price?
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m1l4droid said:
how it mounts on the phone?
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magnet?
Any other places to get it from other than eBay.
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That was cool, haha how much the lens?
wow. that looks pretty cool

Galaxy vs Iphone 4S-couple of pics

For those of you that say the Nexus camera is terrible and the Iphone's camera is AMMMAAAZZZING!!!, here are a few pics for comparison. They were taken one right after another with the same light, conditions,etc. They are totally untouched with the exception of resizing them.
Let me know what you think???
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z06mike said:
For those of you that say the Nexus camera is terrible and the Iphone's camera is AMMMAAAZZZING!!!, here are a few pics for comparison. They were taken one right after another with the same light, conditions,etc. They are totally untouched with the exception of resizing them.
Let me know what you think???
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The nexus is definitely better.
good comparison but then again I rarely use camera phone, I normally have my 60D with me for photos
honestly I kind of like the iPhone. Has less color tint and enables to edit it freely.
See my point in the 2 saltshakers.
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GalaxynexusVZW said:
The nexus is definitely better.
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Why because of the more colorful coke can?
How do you not know that the camera doesn't auto-color-enhance.
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The both look close enough to me! Anyone taking pics on their camera phone for real big prints or whatever really needs to get a slr. Im sending pics to my wife, friends, facebook. And yes, I have a DSLR that I use when I need great pics.
They look pretty similar, maybe a little brighter colors from the Nexus, but that also looks like a change in lighting.
Then again, what do I know. My camera phone legacy starts with the grainy D1, to the even grainier X2, to now the Nexus. (I did have a iPhone 4, but the pics from that were not as great as everyone raved.)
interesting, only the salt shaker really looks different, you'd think the light conditions were different.
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Those are probably the best close up pics taken from a Galaxy Nexus that I have seen so far.
Shark_On_Land said:
honestly I kind of like the iPhone. Has less color tint and enables to edit it freely.
See my point in the 2 saltshakers.
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Im glad I dont have your eyes
If you reduce the lighting by 20% you will definitely see the differences - the nexus will be filled with noise. Take some distance landscape shots out side in sunlight and then compare the two cameras. Both sets of photos look good to me, but the shots were taken in very well lit conditions. Most shots you take with you phone are most likely going to be spontaneous, and you won't have the luxury of sitting at a table under lighting.
I'm curious how fast the iPhone 4S's camera is. I was at universal in Orlando this week and decided to take a quick shot of a coaster as it passed through a limited field of view. I had maybe a second to a second and a half to get the shot. With my GN I was able to grab the shots no problem. People with point and shoot camera's had trouble there (possibly cause of flash setting as I saw their flash go off twice).
The GN camera is great for catching action shots! IMO the GN camera is great for my uses.
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There's no doubt the iPhone has better lense and our Nexus has better software. Just imagine the two together.
Smokeey said:
There's no doubt the iPhone has better lense and our Nexus has better software. Just imagine the two together.
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Just give me SGS2 camera quality with the Nexus software and speed and I"ll already be happy.
Whataburger! Oh how I miss that place lol
z06mike said:
For those of you that say the Nexus camera is terrible and the Iphone's camera is AMMMAAAZZZING!!!, here are a few pics for comparison. They were taken one right after another with the same light, conditions,etc. They are totally untouched with the exception of resizing them.
Let me know what you think???
iPhone:
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The point of focus for the saltshaker pics are different. The iphone focuses more on the saltshaker and the foreground on the bottom half of the pic. The nexus focuses plainly on the background, leaving the salt shaker slightly blurred. Can you see if touch focusing on the nexus will solve that?
musashiken said:
The point of focus for the saltshaker pics are different. The iphone focuses more on the saltshaker and the foreground on the bottom half of the pic. The nexus focuses plainly on the background, leaving the salt shaker slightly blurred. Can you see if touch focusing on the nexus will solve that?
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I tried to get the pics as close as possible to the same angle. I actually did use touch to focus but I may have missed just slightly.
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cvbcbcmv said:
I think the Nexus's camera is fine for a phone, and I'm a photographer with 3 SLR bodies and have spent a few thousands of dollars on lenses.
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I agree. I also have a DSLR, not as expensive as yours but still a nice camera
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Smokeey said:
There's no doubt the iPhone has better lense and our Nexus has better software. Just imagine the two together.
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That is the point I'm trying to make with these pics. The camera on the iPhone is NOT as incredible as Apple and some others on here claim nor is the Nexus camera as bad as people are making out to be.
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If you reduce the lighting by 20% you will definitely see the differences - the nexus will be filled with noise. Take some distance landscape shots out side in sunlight and then compare the two cameras. Both sets of photos look good to me, but the shots were taken in very well lit conditions. Most shots you take with you phone are most likely going to be spontaneous, and you won't have the luxury of sitting at a table under lighting.
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I actually did take some low light photos the other day with my cousin using his 4s and me using my Nexus. Needless to say he was impressed with my phone and his pics were mediocre.
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Photojojo lens attachments

I received my Photojojo lens set this past Friday and I've been snapping away ever since. I love the wide-angle and fisheye lenses. The macro is sweet but it only works REALLY close to an object. I haven't found a chance to use the telephoto lens just yet.
The metal ring that attaches to the camera body fits just fine in my Qubits snap-on case (though I did mount it slightly off center). The fisheye lens is a little bulky and doesn't exactly fit (centered) with the case on, which you can see in the some of the pics. I've ordered a TPU bumper and I'll remount the magnetic ring on the camera body. That should help get better centered images with the fisheye.
Hope this helps anyone considering the Photojojo lenses.
Fisheye
Wide angle
Macro
Macro
Wow that so cool. Good to see us Android users getting cool things like this like iPhone usually get. What did it cost? I might pick one up!
Vcolassi said:
Wow that so cool. Good to see us Android users getting cool things like this like iPhone usually get. What did it cost? I might pick one up!
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Yup, I know what you mean! The only iPhone envy I've ever had was due to their accessory selection.
It was $58 shipped to me in CA.
i had something like this on my evo, except i bought them for $5 on one of those direct from hong kong sites
can you post some pictures of where you mounted the metal rings, i wonder if it will mount find on the nexus itself.
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can you post some pictures of where you mounted the metal rings, i wonder if it will mount find on the nexus itself.
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This isn't my picture, but mine is mounted the same exact way.
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I actually purchased the macro, wide/fisheye, and telephoto versions from Photojojo (link) back when I had my Droid X. The metal rings didn't fit on my Droid X fantastically, but they worked. The rings, however, fit like they were made for the Galaxy Nexus. The ring fits around the camera, without any overhand onto the back plate. (The previous post with images somewhat demonstrates this fact.)
Photojojo has the kit for about $50. For individual lenses, it's probably cheaper to go to a Direct-from-China place. DealExtreme even has some in blue and red versions.
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This isn't my picture, but mine is mounted the same exact way.
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Thanks for the pictures! does the metal ring stay on fine? i heard that it tends to fall off when pulling the lens off.
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Thanks for the pictures! does the metal ring stay on fine? i heard that it tends to fall off when pulling the lens off.
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I've been switching lenses often and the metal ring hasn't budged one bit. It seems to be stuck on there real good.
Interesting! May have to buy a set. You can still remove the battery cover without touching the metal ring?
i put in my order earlier today, i should receive it on friday/sat im looking forward to it! i wish that they threw in like a cheap lanyard to put the lenses on when you buy the set. but its okay!
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Interesting! May have to buy a set. You can still remove the battery cover without touching the metal ring?
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Sure can. I was concerned about that too but there's just enough room to take it off without touching.
Try shooting video with this yet?
Zer0_Cool said:
Try shooting video with this yet?
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Not yet. I'll try to shoot a couple samples tomorrow.
took a picture with my macro lens of the Photojojo fisheye lens.
one with a instagram filter, one without
^ Nice! It's crazy how much detail you can get with the macro.
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^ Nice! It's crazy how much detail you can get with the macro.
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the 1st one is the orginal, 2nd one is edited with contrast to make the details pop out.
How does the ring attach to the phone?
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How does the ring attach to the phone?
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Go to page 1 near the bottom. The adhesive side of the ring stays on pretty well
With the adhesive side touching the phone, what is the other side? I'd be worried about not having a lens attached and it sticking to my pockets and attracting dirt.
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Magnetic ring for add-on lenses

Apparently the large ring around the rear camera is magnetic and can fit mobile-camera lenses onto it. Pretty neat.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1q6jv7/nexus_5_camera_has_magnet_ring_builtin_for_addon/
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Some lenses on Amazon.
EDIT2// According to fellow xda users, some lenses do not work. Purchase with caution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47389647&postcount=25
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47414109&postcount=28
EDIT// Looks like this info was posting already in the General section, Sorry!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518274
That's pretty cool. I'd love a slim cap for the lens, almost like a screen protector but just for the lens.
The magnet on mine appears to be fairly weak, not sure how well it would hold onto a lens. probably why the picture with the lens on the phone is sitting face down.
nadrojcote said:
The magnet on mine appears to be fairly weak, not sure how well it would hold onto a lens. probably why the picture with the lens on the phone is sitting face down.
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Same here. It was struggling to pick up the paper clip, but it barely does.
nadrojcote said:
The magnet on mine appears to be fairly weak, not sure how well it would hold onto a lens. probably why the picture with the lens on the phone is sitting face down.
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yep mine was hardly able to hold a large paper clip
Check out the video linked below, the lens stays on just fine.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13771866/Nexus5_camera.mov
there are maybe also magnets in the lenses, set in so, that they attract to the N5 ? dont know just an idea
edit: after i have seen the video I am pretty sure that there are also magnets in the lenses. Very cool, now it makes sense that the lens is that big. The camera hardware in the case is small like in other phones
How much better could these attachments make your pictures?
biggiestuff said:
How much better could these attachments make your pictures?
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Glad you asked.
From the thread linked in the OP.
https://plus.google.com/107285527307887284949/posts/5A2MCa1irfU for a photo without macro lens.
https://plus.google.com/107285527307887284949/posts/FBao21NLe5t for a photo with the macro lens attachment.
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gsrrr said:
Glad you asked.
From the thread linked in the OP.
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Would these only improve macro images? I really like to take scenery pictures, so would you say it would help with farther away images?
PsychDrummer said:
Would these only improve macro images? I really like to take scenery pictures, so would you say it would help with farther away images?
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You would just have to buy the appropriate lens for what you want to do.
I had an Olloclip for my iPhone when I had it, I loved it. It had a wide angle, fisheye and macro lenses.
This is awesome! I will for sure be looking into this...
I have a magnetic macro lens that works beautifully with the N5. Got it from DealXtreme for under $10 way back when.
Here's a sample
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ahfunaki said:
You would just have to buy the appropriate lens for what you want to do.
I had an Olloclip for my iPhone when I had it, I loved it. It had a wide angle, fisheye and macro lenses.
This is awesome! I will for sure be looking into this...
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Right, but for far away shots is the wide-angle lens the only thing that is available? I'm just curious if there is anything out there that will maybe make the shot seem closer. Something similar to optical zoom.
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Right, but for far away shots is the wide-angle lens the only thing that is available? I'm just curious if there is anything out there that will maybe make the shot seem closer. Something similar to optical zoom.
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The Photojojo telephoto will give you 2x zoom, I'm sure there is something more powerful out there though...
Anyone has more links to Dealxtreme o whatever lenses? i dont know about this world but it seems to be pretty cool.
Thanks
So watch out for your Bank cards. Don't put them in the same pocket as the magnetic lens.
official img from photojojo site.
I'm sure this phone is N5...
this img appeared only when I accessed from my N5... not showing when accessed from laptop
i don't know how well it will perform combined with the ois. if the sensor and the internal lens moves because of the ois shouldn't also the external lens move? i'm not an expert in photography, but i think that if the sensor moves it probably will be out of the focal point of the external lens leading to crappy photos.
Not on nexus 5 but here is a old thread and pics using different lenses
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815338
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_MetalHead_ said:
I have a magnetic macro lens that works beautifully with the N5. Got it from DealXtreme for under $10 way back when.
Here's a sample
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Mmmm yummy!

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