Turn your I-Phone into a X1000

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swanseamale47 said:
Or you could just use a real camera....
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What is a "real camera"?

I have always presumed any box with film or a sensor capable of taking a photograph would be a real camera (as opposed to a fantasy camera or imaginary camera).
 
Dave1 said:
What is a "real camera"?

I have always presumed any box with film or a sensor capable of taking a photograph would be a real camera (as opposed to a fantasy camera or imaginary camera).
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You're reacting to the snobbish attitude that some have towards a camera in a mobile phone. Sadly it rears its ugly head in this forum all too often. :shrug:
 
It was seeing the pics from my iphone on the laptop, that inspired me to upgrade into full blown picture junky
Wherever we see our shots, we enjoy the memories and look to improve our abilities (well, i did )
Camera phones are just so handy, because we always have them to hand, in my case, iphone capture or nothing
Love the gadget, but wouldn't rush out and buy it :-)
 
Ricardodaforce said:
You're reacting to the snobbish attitude that some have towards a camera in a mobile phone. Sadly it rears its ugly head in this forum all too often. :shrug:
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I suppose you are right, but if a camera can take pictures I dont see why anyone would think it wasnt "real".

Some examples from a "pretend"/"fake" camera ;) :





 
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Dave1 said:
What is a "real camera"?

I have always presumed any box with film or a sensor capable of taking a photograph would be a real camera (as opposed to a fantasy camera or imaginary camera).
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Why do you want to make your phone camera look like a film camera? A real camera is one that works and takes photos, not a plastic camera case. :nuts:
 
Ricardodaforce said:
You're reacting to the snobbish attitude that some have towards a camera in a mobile phone. Sadly it rears its ugly head in this forum all too often. :shrug:
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It's not snobbish lol, an Iphone is a phone, it may have a camera built in but it's not a camera in it's own right, ot it would be an Icamera... ;).
 
swanseamale47 said:
It's not snobbish lol, an Iphone is a phone, it may have a camera built in but it's not a camera in it's own right, ot it would be an Icamera... ;).
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So,by your reasoning,anything with GPS or Wifi or video capabilities included is also not a "real" camera as it has extra features making it not just "a camera in its own right".

I really don't get your logic, what do you call an item that can take photographs?

Irrespective of any other features, if it can take photographs it's a _________________ ?

Please fill in the blank....
 
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Dave1 said:
So,by your reasoning,anything with GPS or Wifi or video capabilities included is also not a "real" camera as it has extra features making it not just "a camera in its own right".

I really don't get your logic, what do you call an item that can take photographs?

Irrespective of any other features, if it can take photographs it's a _________________ ?

Please fill in the blank....
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Exactly!
 
Dave1 said:
So,by your reasoning,anything with GPS or Wifi or video capabilities included is also not a "real" camera as it has extra features making it not just "a camera in its own right".

I really don't get your logic, what do you call an item that can take photographs?

Irrespective of any other features, if it can take photographs it's a _________________ ?

Please fill in the blank....
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I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this.
 
To me a product should be described based on its primary feature, so to me an iPhone is a phone that just happens to be able to take photographs.

A DSLR/P&S is a primarily a camera that may be able to record video, send/receive wifi signal and log GPS data.
 
I personally hate this thing, seen it before. Why oh why would you want to pay good money for something like this?!
I mean you can read books on laptops but you don't hollow out an encyclopedia and jam it in there to look like you are reading a bloody book!
This is the adult version of putting a playing card in the spokes of your bmx.
So spend your $65 on an actual camera, get a used 35mm, pop in a roll and learn something, sure a phone can take photos, there ain't nothing wrong with that, but its a phone.
Right, im off to bolt a handle on my kettle and crack an egg into it, hey! It boils water, i can pretend its a saucepan right?
 
That's pretty neat. I want a case that makes my camera look like a 'phone, a trim phone would be cool, in funky orange.
 
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stupar said:
To me a product should be described based on its primary feature, so to me an iPhone is a phone that just happens to be able to take photographs.

A DSLR/P&S is a primarily a camera that may be able to record video, send/receive wifi signal and log GPS data.
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If I were to list the different functions of my iPhone in order of usage it'd probably go something like,


photography (taking, editing, uploading etc)
internet browsing (forums, facebook etc)
email
text messaging
extraneous features (such as notepad, calculator etc)
telephone

So, while my iPhone might be called an iPhone, iCamera might be more appropriate.

That said, the feature of my iPhone which makes it so useful, photographically, is that it's always in my pocket. Were I to stick a big case like the OP linked to on my iPhone it would be much less pocketable, and for that reason, I'm out.
 
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I was Wayne Clarke before I got a Samsung Galaxy S2 - fantastic stills and video.
I hardly use my S95 since.

Be cool to have a Gizmon iCA case for the GS2.
 
brianwar said:
If I were to list the different functions of my iPhone in order of usage it'd probably go something like,

photography (taking, editing, uploading etc)
internet browsing (forums, facebook etc)
email
text messaging
extraneous features (such as notepad, calculator etc)
telephone

So, while my iPhone might be called an iPhone, iCamera might be more appropriate.

That said, the feature of my iPhone which makes it so useful, photographically, is that it's always in my pocket. Were I to stick a big case like the OP linked to on my iPhone it would be much less pocketable, and for that reason, I'm out.
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Whilst that may be the order in which you use it that is probably not the order in which Apple sold it to you. What they sold to you irrespective of what you do with it was a phone. At no point did you go into the shop and say "I would like a new/upgraded camera please"

Its a bit like people who used to buy old Toyota MR2's then stick one of those Ferrari 355 body kits on it. Call it what you like but they were still driving a basic Toyota MR2!
 
the easiest way to resolve this is to see how many dedicated camera shops sell camera phones !!!

joking apart , its a case of each to their own, i've got a blackberry and only use the camera at work to take pics of parts i'm ordering or pics of things before i dismantle them, its invaluable for this. on the other hand if I want to take "proper" pics (note careful use of quote marks!!!) I use my D90
 
The overiding fact is this case will make you look nuts when you put what appears to the world as a camera to ear to answer/make a call :bonk:
 
canon_digital_slr_camera_phone.jpg


:D
 
Simon photo said:
That's worse! Its an ipod with a camera, can't even phone out on it. But then the i phone is still an i pod you can call out on with an onboard camera, with a tiny sensor.
And the galaxy s2 is far to pretty to be jammed into a fake camera.
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that advert was for the iPhone not iPod
 
Dave1 said:
I suppose you are right, but if a camera can take pictures I dont see why anyone would think it wasnt "real".

Some examples from a "pretend"/"fake" camera ;) :

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it doesn't have a "horizon correction" function then I take it :p

the new iphone obviously takes decent images, but why on earth would you put that case on it? looks daft.
 
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