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Will.i.am Introduces iPhone Camera Accessory with Slide-Out Keyboard

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Psychj0e said:
I wonder if it also works as a battery pack? I could see a lot of people ditching their DSLRs for this. Certainly has the right number of megapixels.
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Ditching a DSLR for this?
I don't think so.
Looks and functionality aside, I'll entertain the merits of your "megapixels" comment; however, there is so much missing from this (decent flash, multiple lens configurations, etc.) there is no way a serious photographer would replace their SLR with it.

If you were just using extremely dry humor, I retract my rebuttal. :)

Regardless, there's definitely a market for it. I'm just not impressed, especially given the price.
 
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extricated said:
Ditching a DSLR for this?
I don't think so.
Looks and functionality aside, I'll entertain the merits of your "megapixels" comment; however, there is so much missing from this (decent flash, multiple lens configurations, etc.) there is no way a serious photographer would replace their SLR with it.

If you were just using extremely dry humor, I retract my rebuttal. :)

Regardless, there's definitely a market for it. I'm just not impressed, especially given the price.
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I am jesting about the DSLR comment. Although if it did act as battery pack, and the camera is good (like £299 good) then it's a good idea & then I could imagine people buying it. I'd be interested to know which camera brand provided the gubbins for this.
 
macnerd93

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200 quid for this? Jesus, no thanks.

Just bought two Nikkor lenses the 70-300 and the 28-100 for half this for my D90 :) It did come with an F65 SLR and bag full of random accessories too xD.

I can never get use to tiny crappy phone cameras or point n shoot cameras, give me a backpack full of lenses and a DSLR body and I'm all set :). Phones are so poor in low light its laughable.
 
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Soks said:
I'd buy it...

...if I had a trillion Dollars.
......and a gun to my head. :D
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Then as soon as the nasty people with the gun leave sell the damn ugly thing on eBay and make a profit most likely of some sad teenager...

I personally place the ulgy bling version right up there with those gold plated and diamond encrusted iPhones you can buy.
 
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Kissaragi

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I'm going to have to see that thing every time I come to MR now until a new story comes along.

Quick Apple, release some iMac news!
 
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Marcus-k

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castlema said:
It is overpriced. The black one does look pretty good and if they are using a quality sensor the ability to use the phone as the camera control is something that there has been interest in for some time. $318 is more than I would pay, but if it were in the $150 range I would consider it.
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They are definitely not using a quality sensor since they're not even using one at all. This is the version without a built in camera, it's just a lense. For 299$ you get a bad plastic keyboard and probably functionless lense. (I wonder how expensive the version with an actual camera in it will be!)
 
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LaunchpadBS said:
if these hipsters ruled the world we'd still be listening to music on vinyl records, forget touch screen phones. Soooo needy, always have to stand out.
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Vinyl sounds way better than a CD recording though, has more bass and depth to it. I've got vinyls in my collection 60+ years old Dixeland Jazz Albums etc they play perfectly. I have CD's from 1990 what have basically flaked away.
 
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