New lens system for iPhone

[Chris Dodkin]

A company local to me here in California has just come up with this rather neat lens solution for the iPhone

http://olloclip.com/index.html

The olloclip(TM) is a quick-connect lens solution for the iPhone 4 that includes a fisheye, wide-angle and macro lens in one small, convenient package that easily fits in your pocket. Nestled in the palm of your hand, the olloclip connects to the iPhone within 2 seconds so you’ll be sure to capture the image you want…if you don’t see the picture you’re looking for just flip it over and switch the lens.

Interesting idea - and all funded via the web as a startup.

 

[Hamish Gill]

What a fantastic looking little thing!
Compare this the silliness of attaching an slr lens to your iPhone ... $69 for this $249 for the slr thing there is no competition is there really!
I'm gonna have to get me one of these I think!

 

[Thomas brookes]

Great stuff!!!

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Why would anyone want to attach an SLR lens to an iPhone? Absolutely barking mad. However, as phone based cameras continue to improve there may be use for this little gadget.

Personally I'd rather carry a compact camera and get better quality and more verstility.

They really would be better of devising a way to connect an iPhone to an SLR, tethered, wireless or bluetooth, so you can use it as a viewing screen.

Rhat would be useful, especially to us tall people!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Interesting idea Milan - I have seen a company that makes Radar Detectors for cars produce one which uses the iPhone as the screen/User Interface, just as you describe - so the camera idea isn't far fetched.

[video=youtube;GPA7MoxIrz4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPA7MoxIrz4[/video]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPA7MoxIrz4

 

[Hamish Gill]

Its not only not far fetched it been a continually improving reality for at least a year possibly more

http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/dslr-camera-remote/

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Only one problem Hamish, you need a PC to tether the camera and then connect the iPhone to the PC. I would like to connect my iPhone directly to the camera. A lot less to lug around.

A shame someone cannot link a usb cable to iPhone running an app to allow live view and shutter release. Am I hoping for too much?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I believe with a wifi card in the camera, it's all do-able without a pc - just iphone/ipad

I have an article somewhere on someone shooting a shuttle launch this way I think

I'll dig it out...

 

[Hamish Gill]

Good point Milan!
I had it in my head it was possible too though ...
Surely wifi is the next step for cameras ...

 

[Milan Vjestica]

A wifi card will only link the storage medium to the remote device. Perhaps Nikon will do a wifi add on that allows a smart phone to access the camera controls. Just like tethering.

They should know it makes sense by now! Surely!

 

[Hamish Gill]

They have this

http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB/p...nnectivity/wireless/wireless-transmitter-wt-4

Not sure it would work with the onone app though ... ...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Here's the article I remembered about shooting the shuttle launch

http://scottaudette.com/?p=218

Not quite what we were talking about, but a very interesting read.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

http://www.phaseone.com/en/Software/Capture-Pilot/Overview.aspx

PhaseOne have an answer. Unfortunately you need to buy CaptureOne v6 at 300 EUR! I does support a lot of Nikon and Canon as well as, obviously PhaseOne and Mamiya!

Nearly there!