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iPhone's Telescopic Zoom Lens Comes With a Case
Posted by Jason Chen at 5:50 AM on January 25, 2008
Now that manufacturers are creating add-on lenses for mobile phone cameras—similar to the one we saw at CES—they need to step up their game to attract your attention. This iPhone telescopic lens from Brando does just that, adding a nifty protective case to go along with the lens. The good news is that it does seem to zoom in a crapload (see photo after jump), but unless that lens unscrews from the body, there's no way you can call the iPhone "pocketable". [Brando]
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draconis2941
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
They make these for many types of phones including the Moto Razr that rides in way more pockets than the iFone could hope for.
How bout knocking of the cult of apple mantara Giz and offering equal time?
draconis2941
discounteggroll
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
if I hold it by the zoom and spin it around will it make the clackety noise like those new years party accessories?
discounteggroll
matto
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
Someone needs to buy one for Larry David.
matto
Ledsled
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
Oh and its only $14.77 over at dealextreme.com. Can't go wrong. Just can't.
[www.dealextreme.com]
Ledsled
Yifkong
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
Are they going to develop an iPhone tripod to prevent motion blur? If it's not in broad daylight, the iphone opts for ludicrously long exposure times in low light - basically the same conditions as being at maximum zoom.
Yifkong
EmptyRepublic
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
If that's more than $100 its not worth it. At that point you might as well save a bit more for a real camera that can do that instead of a weird add-on for a camera on a device that's only meant to take pictures of your drunk friend who fell on the floor because they drunk 9 screwdrivers and a rum and coke.
EmptyRepublic
Ledsled
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
Well, was intrigued and bought one just yesterday. :-)
I go to a lot of concerts and this might come in handy. The lens does detach from the casing. We'll see how well it works when it arrives.
Ledsled
OENOPHILE
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
OK, who in the hell is going to buy this?
Seriously, give me the name of one person who wants a major zoom lens for a 2.0 megapixel half-ass phone camera.
OENOPHILE
schrosa
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
Hey baby, want to see my iphone?
schrosa
Keebler
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
I love their description of the advantages:
Keebler
phungy
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
@Weihovah: haha, very nice
phungy
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
That's sort of cool, yet utterly friggin useless at the same time.
Kaiser-Machead
Weihovah
Posted 7:12 AM 25/1/08
it's still pocketable... people will just think you're happy all the time
Weihovah
Boognish
Posted 4:28 PM 24/1/08
Hey,Gizmodo still does posts about Gadgets! This fits the blog nicely, and for the price, if I had an iPhone I'd try it.
Boognish
strider_mt2k
Posted 3:48 PM 24/1/08
I thought it was just happy to see me.
strider_mt2k
archercc
Posted 10:12 AM 25/1/08
That is retarded!
Take a camera with such a small lense that it needs to be on the surface of the sun to get a clear shot and then magnify it, therefore needing even MORE light.
archercc
ackthbbft
Posted 10:12 AM 25/1/08
It looks like the telescope is removable, without having to remove the entire case. If you look at the pics on the seller's site, it looks like it slides on and off as needed. Not a bad deal for $19!
ackthbbft
malarkey21
Posted 10:12 AM 25/1/08
If you've played RE4, you will remember this picture. It's from the canyon section of the village level. I think you can buy this scope from the purple guy behind the building in the picture on the right.
malarkey21