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axxxr
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A Japanese company is making speciality lenses for cameraphones, wide angle,telephoto and macro.The lenses fix with a magnet and cost about £27.
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Residentevil
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Now that is a good idea.
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max_wedge
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Great idea, but I'd like to see a 10x telephoto.
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marlonski
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 @ max not asking for much then, why not go the whole hog and have 20x
As per usual axxxr, nice find ! 
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max_wedge
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hehe! Yeah, I use my 10x modified binocs (cut in half so it's only one - sort of a monocular) so that's what I'm used to
I'm actually looking at making a harness for it that will strap it to the phone. (too heavy for magnets)
But I'm not dissin' this product, it is indeed an excellent implementation...
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marlonski
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I didn't think you were mate, I know you like to mess about a bit, doesn't supprise me at all that your doing something yourself !
Assume your going to modify your sexy phone case to allow for the new lens ?
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michka
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Now, I would like to know how a magnet will stick to a plastic housing?????? 
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axxxr
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very good question...not entirely sure but i can only guess that their may be a sticky back metal ring which may attach around the cameraphone lens to which then the lens magneticaly attaches.
Edit: Actually my guess was right....here is a picture of that metal ring attachment.
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michka
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OK, that makes sense. Thanks 
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blackspot
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Cool product! I'd buy this if this is already available locally. I think they should make a variable zoom - like 0.5 to 4x - that would be better than carrying around different lenses.
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optiplex
Joined: Nov 23, 2005
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Cool, I was just thinking about a zoom adaptor for my K750. However this might not fit nicely with a K750 cos the opening for the camera lens is narrow 
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WelshTom
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anybody managed to find some example photographs taken with one of these lenses?!
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max_wedge
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On 2005-12-07 00:01:23, marlonski wrote:
I didn't think you were mate, I know you like to mess about a bit, doesn't supprise me at all that your doing something yourself !
Assume your going to modify your sexy phone case to allow for the new lens ?
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Actually I reckon some sort of combination of velcro and elastic and I can make a perfect harness.
The case, that's gonna be a toughy. I actually might be forced to look at another case style that can take the lense and harness without fowling the fit - perhaps one of those body gloves with clip off and flip down camera covers?
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Davo_169
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wont the magnets screw around with the LCD
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Sammy_boy
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I've seen some cheap plastic ones on Ebay like that, no idea of the quality though, they apparently just stick onto the camera part of the phone - I can see them failing to stick after a couple of applications!
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Posted: 2005-12-06 19:20
