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p800 Camera Lens Protection |
HC
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I know everyone still focus on the t68i upgrade right now, but I'm one of those who are allready waiting for the p800.. I know I'm far from alone in this situation, so I really hope to get some points of view here..
I've studied pictures of the new phone, and I really can't find any possible kind of protection of the camera lens. This might not seem so imortant, but belive me - it is. I've been in the photo-business for a while, and I woulden't get one of these phones without a proper way of protecting the lens.
I know Nokia's got some protection on their 7650, am I right?
Well, well.... |
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jh67
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Yes, You're right, the 7650 has the sliding keyboard,..this protects the camera-lens as well.
And the P-800 does not have any protection,..at least not on any picture I've seen,..and I read the white-paper on it too,..and it doesnt say anything about protection/cap for the lens.
I also find the P-800 very interesting,..it has a huge amount of features. I would too like to see some sort of protection for the small lens. I also shoot a lot of photos,..and Yes,..it would be very wise to have some sort of protection. Those lenses are very fragile, and scratch easy 
Jan
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HC
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I actually wrap my t68 in micro fiber, the kind you use for cleaning camera lenses.. It's protects the phone (and esp. the screen) from dust and dirt, it doesen's make the phone any bigger and it's always aviabel for cleaning. (Starting to sound like a tv-shop com.)
This could of course be a solution on the p800 too, but I'm really disappointed  coulden't work out something clever like Nokia did.. I also miss the MemoryStick, of course.. But if you compare the p800 with Nokia 7650, you would probably regret it if you don't wait for the ..
That is of course if doesen't continue this tendency with the upgrade, and we never get to buy the p800... |
Eamonn
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I suppose you could cover the lens with a big chunk of blue tack
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HC
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Clever...  |
Eamonn
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hehehe....I know 
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dan47
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I would prefer SPOONCAM n t68
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Fingers
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No but you'd get bluetack sticking to the lens, so you'd have to put some grease on the lense first so you could get the bluetack off, oh yeah and carry around a lense cleaning kit to get the grease off, and more grease to put back on after you've cleaned it and taken your photo. Or you could just try to find some kind of rubber cap that would fit! |
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Fingers
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You must be able to get some kind of small rubber plug from a hardware store that would fit, s long as it doesn't stick out too far. And if enough people ask they might make them available. That is of course if it doesn't already come with one and they take it off for the photos, but I would think they may have mentioned that it came with one, maybe not. |
HC
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On 2002-05-25 20:50, dan47 wrote:
I would prefer SPOONCAM n t68
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Are you refering to the camera in the "bluespoon-collection"....? If so, I think that one's gonna be out way after the p800 - and also - as far as I'm conserned - you'll only get 256 colors, not 4096 as with the p800....
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dan47
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256 colors... do u know the pix of mca-20? thanks
i think spooncam + t68 is still smaller than P800. size does matter for me. |
HC
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Yeah, of course..
I meant on the t68... It's important to me how the pics appear on the device I use for taking the photos, carry with me and use for showing others the pics.. At least until I get a laptop..
P.S. I actually have a MCA-20, so belive me - I know...
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jh67
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HC >
The Spooncam will shoot jpg-images, just like MCA-20.
And the resolution of the phone doesnt have anything to do with the cameras resolution, hehe.
The MCA-20 is the same as the one on P-800, same resolution.
What You're referring to, is the phones resolution,..and thats something else
And it will of course take a while before Spooncam is out,..will probably be used with the new version of T68,.. T-? hehe.
And that phone will have higher resolution 
Or it could be used with any other bluetooth phone around.
Jan
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HC
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@Jan:
Yes, I know - I guess I'm a bit misunderstood here.. I'm actualy in the business myself, so I have no problems understanding the spesifications..
What I ment - maybe written in s dodgy way (sorry) - is that I'd rather have a p800 with high-resolution screen and internal camera than a t68 with a SpoonCam - and that's just because you only have 256c ON THE PHONE, compared with the p800's 4096c. I know the phone's resolution have nothing to do with the camera, but as mentioned - to me it's important how the pics appear on the device i carry around and actually use to take the snaps. I have no doubt the SpoonCam will be way cooler and at least as good as the p800's internal camera, but it would be rather silly to buy a SpoonCam in addiction to the internal one..
But as you say - I'd prefer an upgraded T? with higher resolution and a SpoonCam..
So no offence - The last thing I want is to upset you (the guru  ). That's why I put in a "sorry" too, course the product I understand you work with seems so cool, but since the T68 only have 256 colours, the SpoonCam wont be out for a while and the p800 has an internal camera - I will probably never get to experience your wonder.
P.S. If I had a laptop, things would have been different. Right now the most important thing is how the pics appear on the phone, allthough this have nothing to do with the cameras actual resolution or what so ever...
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Posted: 2002-05-25 19:32
