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My friend is selling her DSLR for $200? I know it is an older camera, but the portfolio she has shown me that she used this camera on, have been stellar. I currently have a sony handheld.
Any of you photographers, give input?
benly52 said:
My friend is selling her DSLR for $200? I know it is an older camera, but the portfolio she has shown me that she used this camera on, have been stellar. I currently have a sony handheld.
Any of you photographers, give input?
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It's not the camera, it's the photographer.
Do you need a dSLR?
If you do, what's holding you back from getting a newer model?
Does that come with the lenses?
Just because her portfolio looks good, doesn't mean the camera is so great. Remember, the camera is just a tool, you are the talent.
And remember, if you jump in to Nikon, remember that once you start buying gear it's not that easy to switch to other systems like Canon.
jaszek said:
It's not the camera, it's the photographer.
Do you need a dSLR?
If you do, what's holding you back from getting a newer model?
Does that come with the lenses?
Just because her portfolio looks good, doesn't mean the camera is so great. Remember, the camera is just a tool, you are the talent.
And remember, if you jump in to Nikon, remember that once you start buying gear it's not that easy to switch to other systems like Canon.
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I don't plan on becoming a professional photographer. However, taking nice shots and taking "personal" training to learn more about skills seems enticing.
It comes with the original lens.
The money is the selling point. I don't want to spend upwards of $800 for a DSLR.
Let me know on inputs.
benly52 said:
I don't plan on becoming a professional photographer. However, taking nice shots and taking "personal" training to learn more about skills seems enticing.
It comes with the original lens.
The money is the selling point. I don't want to spend upwards of $800 for a DSLR.
Let me know on inputs.
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I guess for $200 you should get it. But you better learn to shoot in manual
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$200 for a D40 w/ lens.
if everything works fine, u should take it :good:
If u don't plan on becoming a professional, I advice against a DSLR.it can be frustrating for casual photographers.
On the other hand, if you wasn't great pics without much expertise, I would advice some newer cameras .for eg - the evil series
You can get the d3000 for that price.
The d40 is worth less than 200$ today
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Hi all, I just want to share my experiences I made today.
I have bought a Wide/Macro Lens like used in the Video (from Amazon, they all seems to be pretty the same) and it is NOT working! The magnets from the lens are not attracting to the magnets in the phone, they are pushing away! Be aware, I don't thing there is a standardized way how the lens manufacturers build in the magnet since it is designed to hold to a metal ring and not to another magnet.
I tried to hold the lens just to take a test picture but the magnet interferes with the OIS, in some positions it caused hard vibrations within the N5's camera lens that was also visible in the camera app preview picture.
I would be careful with this lenses! I think the magnets in the N5 are designed for the OIS and not for some cheap 3rd party lenses. Gladly my OIS still seems to work flawless (This seems also to be why Google is not advertising such feature)
fireproofrev said:
(from Amazon, they all seems to be pretty the same)
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It's already known that some cheap ones on Amazon have more-or-less random magnetic polarity. The only ones confirmed for being consistent are the ones on Photojojo. As for messing with OIS, I don't have first-hand experience with these lenses, but it seems that that was also confirmed for not happening with the Photojojo lenses.
Unless you got the Photojojo ones through Amazon. Then you might want to post this in those other threads about this too, so people will see this result.
You could always take out the magnet and flip it around
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You could always take out the magnet and flip it around
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I tried to (with a little flat screwdriver), but it seems to be pressed in, it fits very tight. Maybe I try it tomorrow again (heat up a little??).
attached a picture of the lens
(at the amazon picture a silver one was shown but they delivered this black version)
All of this effort to turn a phone into a camera... Why not just buy an SLR and enjoy real photography? Hell, even a cheap point and shoot blows away any phone camera.
Stay Frosty said:
All of this effort to turn a phone into a camera... Why not just buy an SLR and enjoy real photography? Hell, even a cheap point and shoot blows away any phone camera.
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uhm.. this is totally wrong, I don't want a great picture quality, I want a wide-lens to have a wider angle for party snapshots or being out with some friends. You can increase the visibility range alot and I like the effect, so why not? I definitely DONT want to carry a camera all the time (by the way I have also a canon eos d1000, yeah I know it is just a "cheap" DSLR but it is enough for me).
This is not a "camera has too bad quality" thread (IMO the N5 camera is great) so go away
By the way, the lens is working perfect with the metal ring on my GNex
I can also confirm this. I bought these from Amazon. Received these today and when tried to put them on ... the reverse polarity on the magnet on the lens and the one on the camera itself repel each other. I was only able to hold the lens in place with my hand to try out the macro lens (picture attached). However I didn't experience any vibration or OIS not working. OIS was working fine for me. I used HDR+ mode.
Anyways, lenses are going back. Only lens confirmed to work with N5 are from Photojojo and since those lenses are way overpriced I will not buy them.
zoomed out photo was taken at the closest distance where the on-screen camera focus ring turned green. YMMV.
Excuse the fingers in the macro shot as I was holding the lens with one hand while taking the photo.
enjoy
Here's my post from another thread about this:
Got the photojojo and ehh not impresive at all. Although this one didn't seem to affect the camera like the others. When put up to the camera it didn't flicker like the cheap Amazon ones. Also it required me to have the metal ring attached
You're better off going with a product called Easy Macro. It's a macro lens attached to a band that fits around your phone so no magnets
Overall for $25 it's not worth it IMO. I'm returnng it and sticking with my easy macro.
Here are some images
Here are the full resolution ones taken with my n5 and the fisheye lens. It was an act of god to get it to focus right lol
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Picture 3
fullsize of the last 3 images taken with my dslr
picture 1
picture 2
picture 3
I ordered the Photojojo's from Amazon -- FROM Photojojo, and it's no-go jojo for my photo phono circo.
Anyway, the magnet doesn't work at all. Not quite reversed polarity that I can tell, but only one small area wants to attract. Not enough to keep the lens on.
Yea. The magnet on my phone barely holds up a paperclip. I seriously doubt it was designed for lenses. If it was, Google would be all over that with their advertising, especially since they have been flaunting their photo capabilities.
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Here's my post from another thread about this:
Got the photojojo and ehh not impresive at all. Although this one didn't seem to affect the camera like the others. When put up to the camera it didn't flicker like the cheap Amazon ones. Also it required me to have the metal ring attached
You're better off going with a product called Easy Macro. It's a macro lens attached to a band that fits around your phone so no magnets
Overall for $25 it's not worth it IMO. I'm returnng it and sticking with my easy macro.
Here are some images
Here are the full resolution ones taken with my n5 and the fisheye lens. It was an act of god to get it to focus right lol
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
fullsize of the last 3 images taken with my dslr
picture 1
picture 2
picture 3
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Are you enjoying them so far cause I would love to get my hands on some extra lenses for this phone if they work good and yes I have a dslr as well but not always on me
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dakunclear said:
Are you enjoying them so far cause I would love to get my hands on some extra lenses for this phone if they work good and yes I have a dslr as well but not always on me
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The fisheye lenses that I got were REALLY subpar to me, so I returned it. Since I had to attach a metal ring to the camera lens so that the lens could stick to it, I couldn't really justify it. Like I said in my earlier post I really like the easy macro because it's on a band and I can easily remove it. If I found a fisheye that was on a band like that I might get it, but idk the image quality wasnt that great either and the metal ring was really a turnoff Use amazon, buy it and if you dont like it then return it
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I tried to hold the lens just to take a test picture but the magnet interferes with the OIS, in some positions it caused hard vibrations within the N5's camera lens that was also visible in the camera app preview picture.
I would be careful with this lenses! I think the magnets in the N5 are designed for the OIS and not for some cheap 3rd party lenses. Gladly my OIS still seems to work flawless (This seems also to be why Google is not advertising such feature)
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Oh boy!!! I can now confirm this. After a long time I couldn't control myself and bought another set of lenses from Amazon and decided to stick the provided ring to the phone lens. Macro lens seemed to work fine however as soon as I mounted the wide angle lens ... OIS started freaking out so bad I can't even begin to describe. You can feel the vibrations and see it on the screen as well. I immediately removed the lens and put it away. OP was right about this little thing ... I won't be using wide angle lens to avoid any permanent damage to OIS in the phone .
Any kind of strong magnet will also disorient the directional sensor while using google maps. I was wondering why the turn by turn navi would randomly tell me to make a U-turn.
Test for yourself. Pop open google maps and locate your position. Then put a magnet near the top half of the phone, you'll see your directional pointer spin away.
Stay Frosty said:
All of this effort to turn a phone into a camera... Why not just buy an SLR and enjoy real photography? Hell, even a cheap point and shoot blows away any phone camera.
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Yeah good luck. A dedicated camera like an SLR or a point and shoot won't be there when that spur of the moment photo presents itself to you.
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Stay Frosty said:
All of this effort to turn a phone into a camera... Why not just buy an SLR and enjoy real photography? Hell, even a cheap point and shoot blows away any phone camera.
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So much NO in this post. "real Photography"? Please. The fact that a photo is taken with a phone vs a DSLR vs medium format vs etc etc is irrelevant. You don't need a (relatively) expensive camera to take good photos. You need creativity and opportunity, that's it.
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I was almost tempted to buy one to play with my N5 camera.. but reading this thread made me worried..
Now I used that little money and bought a wireless charger... should be coming to me tomorrow..
Good to know -- thanks for the warning, you just saved me some time/money no doubt!
On the fence on this one...
Got a Note1 right now, obviously, no OIS, the flex doesn't have it either.
I use the camera app FV-5, and have EXCELLENT result. I use my device a TON for the
camera, to document problems with machines I work on, including some macro shots, indoor
lighting most of the time, so the camera quality is important to me.
Could someone post a few photos? Would be nice if someone was using the FV-5 app, in
macro mode so I could see how well it holds up.
TIA!
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On the fence on this one...
Got a Note1 right now, obviously, no OIS, the flex doesn't have it either.
I use the camera app FV-5, and have EXCELLENT result. I use my device a TON for the
camera, to document problems with machines I work on, including some macro shots, indoor
lighting most of the time, so the camera quality is important to me.
Could someone post a few photos? Would be nice if someone was using the FV-5 app, in
macro mode so I could see how well it holds up.
TIA!
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I would suggest the Note 3 if you enjoy taking a lot of pictures!
p51d007 said:
On the fence on this one...
Got a Note1 right now, obviously, no OIS, the flex doesn't have it either.
I use the camera app FV-5, and have EXCELLENT result. I use my device a TON for the
camera, to document problems with machines I work on, including some macro shots, indoor
lighting most of the time, so the camera quality is important to me.
Could someone post a few photos? Would be nice if someone was using the FV-5 app, in
macro mode so I could see how well it holds up.
TIA!
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I just made a Flex camera thread. I take a lot of pictures as well. The camera seems pretty good. Probably not as good as the G2 though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50687586
THANKS!
I'll check it out
sweets55 said:
I just made a Flex camera thread. I take a lot of pictures as well. The camera seems pretty good. Probably not as good as the G2 though.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50687586
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Everyone's opinions are different I realize, but my person opinion of the flex camera is that it is so incredibly bad that I almost returned the phone for that reason only. I love taking pictures, and assumed it would have a good camera because it is so similar to the G2. Upon getting it home, I took several pictures and took the same pictures next to my wife's new xperia Z1s. The Sony makes the LG look like a complete joke. The whites on my pictures are as blue as blue can be. Anything dark is blotchy as all hell. The pictures in general look grainy, especially on the G Flex screen, but even if I take them off of the phone they look bad. Out door pictures are better, but inside the flash only makes matters worse as far as the blues. Its just hands down the worst cell phone camera I have used in years. I tried a few different apps on the market in hopes that it would help, but I found most to be really slow, or not any better than the stock app. If you are a picture taker, personally, I'd recommend anything other than the G Flex. Aside from the screen and the camera, it is a good phone that could be made great with vanilla android if the community every figures out the bootloader... but if your interests are the camera... pass on this one. Its down right awful. If you're not concerned about the phone's size, check the xperia out. The camera on my wife's phone is phenomenal. In any situation it takes beautiful photos from the stock app with zero effort.
Check out these Flex pictures in the review. They look pretty good to me for a camera phone that is.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubergizmo/sets/72157640981795754/
LG G Flex Review
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/02/lg-g-flex-review/
therealciviczc said:
If you're not concerned about the phone's size, check the xperia out. The camera on my wife's phone is phenomenal. In any situation it takes beautiful photos from the stock app with zero effort.
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The problem I have with the Z Ultra, is no LED/flash. The low/poor lighting might be an issue, from some of the
sample photos I've seen. The Xperia Z1/ZU only are 5" screens.
My Note1 is a 5.3, looking to go to a 6" screen this round.
LG G Flex 30 Day Challenge, Day 10: The Camera
http://www.phonedog.com/2014/02/28/lg-g-flex-30-day-challenge-day-10-the-camera/
sweets55 said:
Check out these Flex pictures in the review. They look pretty good to me for a camera phone that is.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubergizmo/sets/72157640981795754/
LG G Flex Review
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2014/02/lg-g-flex-review/
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great... now I'm hungry for desserts and a burger....
I like the camer compared to the htc one... but i dont like how i get the blueish tint. And fixes for this or camera app that doesnt do that?
If you don't mind rooting and flashing, this is great news.
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We will see what we can do once you get KK. Sharpness, colors everything.. Low fps fix and what not 
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I know that LG G4 camera is one of the best smartphone camera on the market, but if I can further improve camera with this little peace of hardware it will be more than welcome..does anyone has experience with it...
Yap. I bought a pair of cheap lenses for my G4 from local shop. It's also available in Amazon. They are interesting, if not awesome. Actually it depends on what's your purpose of using those lens.
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I have a fisheye lens from a previous smartphone. I'll give it a shot tonight...
vansmack said:
I have a fisheye lens from a previous smartphone. I'll give it a shot tonight...
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Link to lens?
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Link to lens?
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I bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HLYEES2
And have only used it with a Nexus 5 to mediocre results - will try it on the G4 tonight.
I was think of getting one as well but seems like this phone lens area is not magnetized. My nexus 5 has magnet around the lens so that lens just sticks to the phone but not. On G4. I know that because nexus 5 always sticks paper clips on my lens but G4 doesn't.
I guess clip on will do..
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vansmack said:
I bought this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HLYEES2
And have only used it with a Nexus 5 to mediocre results - will try it on the G4 tonight.
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I'd love to see some samples with it if you could post some up?
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Amazon has deal with some kit wide, fisheye and macro for $7
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...20&ascsubtag=b736caf7981f4185822b097dde24c680
Coupon code NQNLZX8V
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nipun1110 said:
Yap. I bought a pair of cheap lenses for my G4 from local shop. It's also available in Amazon. They are interesting, if not awesome. Actually it depends on what's your purpose of using those lens.
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By adding another element to the camera you are actually decreasing the quality of photos. Only improvement you will get is varying the focal lengths, if that is what you are after then attachable lens is your solution.
I've seen some with a stick on metal ring and magnetic lenses which may work better. But then as others have said, I'm skeptical of the optics quality. If anyone has seen anything like this with decent optics let us know :good:
I purposely didn't buy an expensive one knowing that the optics simply aren't great, but it's a great little toy for $10....
Focus is the real challenge...both phones I've used with the lens have struggled with auto-focus and OIS - the lens just tricks the internals. However, the manual mode of the G4 made it much easier to use, but it's still hard to tell on the screen. These are little low light as I was racing sunset after work. As with most photos, they're much better (as is focus) in better light conditions. I also didn't crop these to provide the full effect - you'll likely have to crop photos with this superwide fisheye. I struggle to keep my fingers out of the shot some times.
https://goo.gl/photos/5FqFAVJipR4geFjy7
https://goo.gl/photos/rRoTSHyZqaSUz5LR8
https://goo.gl/photos/orHVjwbRGsoKbjSk8
https://goo.gl/photos/s38XgRpKnCRBgish8
Element seriously need to make a case like this for the G4. Especially since the big seller for the G4 is it's photo capabilities! They could PROFIT. I'd be first in line.
I had a ZTYLUS one for my S4 that I wish was available for my new G4 as well too. Siiiiiiiigggghhhh. The first world problem of owning a new phone.
Say "cheese", then rate this thread to express how photos taken with the LG V10 come out. A higher rating indicates that photos offer rich color (without over-saturating), sharp detail (with all subjects in-focus), and appropriate exposure (with even lighting).
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Fuzzy and too much contrast
all pictures from front camera are fuzzy looking and facebook picture posts or videos are blurry and very poor quality. I come from Note 4 and I never saw this
Saw some shrooms...
a_ghost said:
all pictures from front camera are fuzzy looking and facebook picture posts or videos are blurry and very poor quality. I come from Note 4 and I never saw this
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I'm having this exact issue. My photos across all three cameras are blurry and full of noise. I have a G4 as well, and my photos come out perfect. Software glitch maybe?
...all of the cameras have lenses which are flush to the exterior
Try cleaning the lens' areas and make sure there are no protective films on them.
..just a thought
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clockcycle said:
Saw some shrooms...
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awesome, thanks for sharing.:good::good:
Excellent picture quality and camera software.
Very good for a Cell Phone.
Always love LG's camera.
Nothing to complain
Camera
The camera is about the only think i'm liking on this phone right now....
rsfellman said:
The camera is about the only think i'm liking on this phone right now....
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Do you enjoy Music and Audio?
http://www.head-fi.org/t/782706/lg-v10-new-ess-chipped-flagship-android-phone-from-lg
perfect
Couple of question
Hey guys!
I want to buy V10 this week
I would like to know
1.Is V10 in white color going to be dirty?
2.Will LG release stock roms?
3.Which one is better in auto mode?G4 or V10?
4.Is it worthy to buy V10 instead of G4?
What do u think should I buy G4?
sorry for grammatical problems
Thanks
supersmart said:
Hey guys!
I want to buy V10 this week
I would like to know
1.Is V10 in white color going to be dirty?
2.Will LG release stock roms?
3.Which one is better in auto mode?G4 or V10?
4.Is it worthy to buy V10 instead of G4?
What do u think should I buy G4?
sorry for grammatical problems
Thanks
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Why dont you answer?
I cant stand the front facing camera's. Terrible quality. So grainy. The rear camera is much better.
garz said:
I cant stand the front facing camera's. Terrible quality. So grainy. The rear camera is much better.
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The front cameras are ok. The rear camera is awesome. I never seen such good camera on a phone. Comparable with a DSLR camera.
I have V10 H961N (rooted) and G4 H815(rooted) too. Exactly the same camera on both. The same quality. The software on V10 has more option than on G4 (almost on video)
The camera is not the worst I've seen but compared to Nexus 6p it's quite bad. Even G4 has better quality pictures, which is indeed strange. Most of the photos I take are blurry, or have weird edges around them. Even when it's a sunny day. I did expect a lot more, but I won't say the camera is complete sh*t.
Sounds like your lens is dirty.
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The camera is not the worst I've seen but compared to Nexus 6p it's quite bad. Even G4 has better quality pictures, which is indeed strange. Most of the photos I take are blurry, or have weird edges around them. Even when it's a sunny day. I did expect a lot more, but I won't say the camera is complete sh*t.
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faearai01 said:
Sounds like your lens is dirty.
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It could be scratched too. I picked up a used V10 and had the same problem. The scratches weren't easily noticeable but when you looked in the right light you could see them. I ended up ordering a new lens and it works awesome again. I have new G4 I compared the pics with and they are pretty much identical. As for the 6P taking better photos it's close but no way. I had a 6P and the V10 takes much more realistic photos with less blur. There is no manual mode or OIS so good luck with the motion and night shots. After owning many phones this is the best camera hands down, second is the Note 5. I tried the S6, Note 4 and 5, Turbo and Turbo 2, MotoX Pure, 6P, G4 and the V10 within the last month or so along with a couple not worth mentioning.