Camera Hardware Hack: Detailed Pics - Motorola Q Forum

.plaid · 09-10-2007, 01:04 PM

Howdy,

The gang over at Wired has a clever (if archaic) way of taking detailed pictures of small objects. The article [howto.wired.com] was written for the iPhone (shudder) but easily applies to any cameraphone.

I say we buy some fisheye lenses [wikipedia.org] and get crazy with our picture-taking selves!

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rudeboy · 09-10-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by .plaid

Howdy,

The gang over at Wired has a clever (if archaic) way of taking detailed pictures of small objects. The article [howto.wired.com] was written for the iPhone (shudder) but easily applies to any cameraphone.

I say we buy some fisheye lenses [wikipedia.org] and get crazy with our picture-taking selves!

Best,
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good find.... who's going to test with the Q ? :}

.plaid · 09-10-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rudeboy

good find.... who's going to test with the Q ? :}

I have a 20x objective lens here on my desk, but the focal length/image size combination didn't work out. There are some lenses hanging around here somewhere, I'll see if I can hunt some down....

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PS Took the obj lens apart and used one of the lenses to...play? Test. Seems that I can't add pictures here so a new post methinks.

.plaid · 09-10-2007, 07:26 PM

Diet Coke can from about 1/4in away, that's about 4mm for the Europeans who haven't caught the wave yet....

.plaid · 09-10-2007, 07:27 PM

One of my shoelaces at about the same distance....

.plaid · 09-10-2007, 07:28 PM

(My personal fav) my red pen.

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PS Thanks for the bandwidth, Chris!

rudeboy · 09-10-2007, 10:59 PM

wow, those are pretty impressive....

casemods · 09-14-2007, 05:54 AM

Fish eye lenses are the fail.

rudeboy · 09-14-2007, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by casemods

Fish eye lenses are the fail.

fail ?!... is that new slag, like it's "sick" when it's cool ? :}

ps. nice avatar, can you proof that statement made in it :}

.plaid · 09-14-2007, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by rudeboy

fail ?!... is that new slag, like it's "sick" when it's cool ? :}

I suspect our sexy modder (and I don't mean Scott) either believes or has shown that fish eye lenses 'fail' at taking groovy pictures with the Q phone.

I take it as somewhat of a challenge...and since I'm off today I may have to go visit my local Radio Shack or hobby store.

Fail, my eye...my fish eye!

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