Photojojo lens attachments work with the Nexus 5. apparently, the ring around the Nexus 5 camera lens is a magnet and the lens attachments are a perfect fit.
go to the link below for a vid of the attachment and some pics:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1q6jv7/nexus_5_camera_has_magnet_ring_builtin_for_addon/
i still want Google to fix the camera software (auto focus and shutter speeds, camera app itself, etc), but i'm starting to wonder when Vic Gundotra stated months ago that the Nexus device will have an "insanely great camera"...maybe he was alluding to lens attachments for the Nexus 5?
it kinda makes sense...especially if Google purposely designed the Nexus 5 with a magnetic ring specifically for lens attachments. it's possible they may release their own lens attachments through the Play store.
go here for Photojojo lens attachments.
didn't see a thread posted here about this, but please delete if this is a duplicate.
i don't know how well it will perform combined with the ois. if the sensor and the internal lens moves because of the ois shouldn't also the external lens move? i'm not an expert in photography, but i think that if the sensor moves it probably will be out of the focal point of the external lens leading to crappy photos.
KoRRo89 said:
i don't know how well it will perform combined with the ois. if the sensor and the internal lens moves because of the ois shouldn't also the external lens move? i'm not an expert in photography, but i think that if the sensor moves it probably will be out of the focal point of the external lens leading to crappy photos.
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The lens isn't the thing that moves in OIS, it's the sensor. That's what allows for the images to stay stable even when there's movement. So, it shouldn't matter.
Samcobra said:
The lens isn't the thing that moves in OIS, it's the sensor. That's what allows for the images to stay stable even when there's movement. So, it shouldn't matter.
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In this video it seems that also the lens are moving...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5NeUMuVXM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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KoRRo89 said:
In this video it seems that also the lens are moving...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5NeUMuVXM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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That's the G2 camera, not the N5.
I don't know if they use the same OIS technology though.
The lens doesn't move, the sensor does.
Just got my 3 lenses from Photojojo in the mail for my Nexus 5 and the magnets do not work. The magnet in the phone pushes the lense away. So the polarities are wrong on these lenses. Also the metal rings that come with them are crap. They fall off very quickly. Unfortunately I will have to return these lenses. I was looking forward to using them
I just received the marco and fish-eye lenses. The macro works but the fish-eye is the wrong polarity. I called Photojojo and was told the polarity is random and that they can't test to make sure they send a Nexus 5 friendly lens. This is very unfortunate. The macro is just ok. The fish-eye would have been cool. I'm returning both.
These are very expensive. This generic set is probably just as good at a fraction of the price http://amzn.to/IDG1Ti
I ordered the Patuoxun lenses and they the same polarity as my nexus, they don't stick to the camera lens, they repel. Has anyone had any luck with these sticking?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E616CE2/
r0ck0 said:
I ordered the Patuoxun lenses and they the same polarity as my nexus, they don't stick to the camera lens, they repel. Has anyone had any luck with these sticking?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E616CE2/
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Has anyone found the correct polarity for our phones? Link please!
yeah im wondering what lens work with the nexus 5
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Used the more or less well known http://www.dealextreme.com/p/univer...ent-for-digital-cameras-and-cell-phones-14953
Samples (the shots are in macro focus mode, as close as i could get it to focus with that lighting)
1st one: with macro lens
2nd one: stock sgs2 lens
3rd one: with wide fov lens
Tiny review:
- easy to install and remove (its magnetic) and has lens protection stuff to carry the lens with you
- the macro is pretty good, the wide angle has more fish eye that it should for that angle, and you can see the black edges, but it does the job
- both have slightly blurry edges (but not nearly as blurry as ive seen in other reviews)
- cheap ($16)
- macro is where its the most helpful as you can now take pictures of tiny insects and the like, much closer than stock ever could. movies of tiny spiders are fun ;-)
Hi,
I'm interested in getting this.
Thanks for the review.
Hopefully fits mine I had the 2000mAH battery, so the casing changed.
Watch out, SGS2 has a wide angle lens and vignettes with many such lenses. Me got a fisheye from USBfever. No vignetting in movie mode though, seems to have less wide angle in movie mode.
qureyoon said:
Hi,
I'm interested in getting this.
Thanks for the review.
Hopefully fits mine I had the 2000mAH battery, so the casing changed.
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Get it. I have the 2000mah battery and the batter cover has no impact on the use of this lens. The metal ring just sticks onto the camera area (the rectangle region). Use of other cases would not affect it either.
Just ordered one. It's got to be worth a risk at only £6.80 ($10.37) & free shipping.
If I remember I'll report back once I've got it.
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Watch out, SGS2 has a wide angle lens and vignettes with many such lenses. Me got a fisheye from USBfever. No vignetting in movie mode though, seems to have less wide angle in movie mode.
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More specifically, the still cam of the SGS2 looks like a 20mm lens on an APS-C crop frame DSLR (Nikon D90 for example), and the movie like a 35mm lens.
In traditional full-frame equivalents that'd be 30mm (wide-angle) and 50mm (normal), respectively.
lambstone said:
Get it. I have the 2000mah battery and the batter cover has no impact on the use of this lens. The metal ring just sticks onto the camera area (the rectangle region). Use of other cases would not affect it either.
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when you say the metal ring sticks to the camera area, does it mean 1 side of the ring is adhesive? does it leave any residue when removing? covers the flash?
shot this VIDEO with stock sgs2 camera
Why is it mostly out of focus? Can't the SGS 2 focus that close or does it take a while to autofocus?
First off I'd like to say that I am in no way a professional so be nice! I just thought I'd share my thoughts on this product and its compatibility specifically with our beloved devices.
Some Back Story
Around a month or two ago I stumbled onto an XDA thread that claimed that the ring around the Nexus 5’s camera is magnetic and could be used for things like add on lenses. I read some information claiming this and that for example I read that the magnet would interfere with the OIS or that the white Nexus 5 has the magnetic ring but not the black one so I decided to wait it out. Fast foreward a while and it seems like Photojojo released some information and even a short video demonstrating a lens working with the Nexus 5! Immediately after that I bought a polarized lens and a wide angle/macro lens (The wide angle lens consists of two lenses put together, one of them being the macro lens and the other one which does not do anything by itself) They got to my house VERY quickly and I was very impressed about that!
The Products
Let me start by saying that the lenses do work, you can apply a magnetic ring if you want (I tested with and without, the skinniest ring is the only one that fits), if you are just using the lenses with the magnets built into the Nexus 5 the magnets are not strong at all so be careful (Don't drop them) and the OIS does not seem to be affected at all.
My black Nexus 5 with the skinniest magnetic ring attached
Here is an image of all the lenses, the provided magnetic rings with adhesive backs and my Nexus 5 (The little lanyards on the lenses are attached to a magnet which also acts as a cap for the backside of the lens)
Macro Lens
The macro lens attached
This is as close to the little dinosaur I could get and stay in focus without the macro lens on (The little dinosaur was a free gift provided by Photojojo!)
This is as close I could get with the macro lens on
Wide Angle Lens
The wide angle lens attached
A picture taken without the wide angle lens
A picture taken with the wide angle lens
Polarized Lens
The polarized lens attached
A picture of polarized sunglasses without the polarized lens attached
A picture of polarized sunglasses with the polarized lens attached
Thank you for your time I hope I've helped anyone who's on the fence about picking some of these up! I plan on ordering a super fisheye lens soon which is their newest magnetic lens product and when that time comes I will update this thread!
Happy Holidays!
Hey guys so I had a chance to get some more pictures outside and I've got some bad news. It seems like my original review was not completely accurate, I'm not sure why but when I went out today to get more pictures my results were very different. The following pictures are the Photojojo lenses on and off, when they are on they are kept in place by the Nexus 5's built in magnet.
Macro Lens
Without the macro lens on
With the macro lens on
Wide Angle Lens
Without the wide angle lens
With the wide angle lens
Polarized Lens
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Conclusion
I came to the conclusion that adding the magnetic ring onto the phone adds a little bit of space which is needed for the phone to get into focus and while it is a little unsightly it works a whole lot better and the quality of the pictures are much better.The following pictures are the Photojojo lenses being held in place with the magnetic rings with adhesive backs that are included. I decided to leave the macro section out because the macro lens is the only one that seems to work well regardless of if you have the magnetic ring on or off.
Wide Angle Lens
Without the wide angle lens
With the wide angle lens
Polarizing Lens
Without the polarizing lens
With the polarizing lens
Happy Holidays!
There we go, from this point on I will be using the magnetic ring thats included...
I still plan on picking up their super fisheye lens so stay tuned!
If anyone else has any experience with the Photojojo lenses please chime in as I would love to hear your experiences with this product and how it works with out Nexus 5's!
Thanks for the write up...
You said that with the macro lens you DON'T need to use the supplied magnetic ring?
That's good news for me then.. Lol
Also you said that you are going to keep the ring on... Even though its unsightly... What about painting it or plastic dip black?
Now off to find a macro photojojo lens
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that rainbow...
abbz123 said:
that rainbow...
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Gotta be Hawaii.
Ep3n3wp said:
Thanks for the write up...
You said that with the macro lens you DON'T need to use the supplied magnetic ring?
That's good news for me then.. Lol
Also you said that you are going to keep the ring on... Even though its unsightly... What about painting it or plastic dip black?
Now off to find a macro photojojo lens
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That's right the macro lens worked well with or without the magnetic ring supplied by Photojojo!
I thought of painting it but it would eventually come off so I'm just gonna leave it.
abbz123 said:
that rainbow...
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It's our winter haha
ralphwiggum1 said:
Gotta be Hawaii.
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You're right!
Great review,
from the shots you've taken, it seems Macro lens is the only one worth getting.
rayz93 said:
Great review,
from the shots you've taken, it seems Macro lens is the only one worth getting.
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Thanks! Haha its up to you but remember that the macro lens does not come by itself it comes with another portion that doesnt do anything by itself but when combined with the macro lens it becomes the wide angle lens!
Ill get more macro shots uploaded soon then...
in the mean time enjoy this!
My question would be is after removing the magnetic ring the resin left on the lens itself. How hard would it be to remove?
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Where do you buy the lens?
jcarlm said:
My question would be is after removing the magnetic ring the resin left on the lens itself. How hard would it be to remove?
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I have applied and removed 2 magnetic rings on my nexus and there is no residue or scratches but please do be careful
wyrman said:
Where do you buy the lens?
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http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
I believe amazon might have them as well
So I've read many mentioning that the ring on our lenses work with some fisheyes to hold the lens in place. Also, I've heard it messes with stabilization. Can someone point me in the right direction?
flexnix said:
So I've read many mentioning that the ring on our lenses work with some fisheyes to hold the lens in place. Also, I've heard it messes with stabilization. Can someone point me in the right direction?
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i bought one set of lenses (fish eye, macro and wide lens).
and yes theoretically, n5 camera supports these lenses as it has a magnet around the camera but i faced some problems (idk if it was a problem with the lens i bought or a design flaw of the phone)
The macro lens attached alright but the fish eye lens couldnt stay in place (as it is bigger and heavier). i corrected that issue by attaching a metal ring around n5 camera and hence the lens's magnet stick perfectly on that metal ring
and i didnt noticed much difference in stabilisation.
rollerdyke44 said:
i bought one set of lenses (fish eye, macro and wide lens).
and yes theoretically, n5 camera supports these lenses as it has a magnet around the camera but i faced some problems (idk if it was a problem with the lens i bought or a design flaw of the phone)
The macro lens attached alright but the fish eye lens couldnt stay in place (as it is bigger and heavier). i corrected that issue by attaching a metal ring around n5 camera and hence the lens's magnet stick perfectly on that metal ring
and i didnt noticed much difference in stabilisation.
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What lens kit did you get? I've been looking specifically for a macro lens for the N5 but I can't get a straight answer from anybody on polarity consistency. Here are the lenses I am looking at:
http://www.amazon.com/Leegoal-Detachable-iPhone-Camera-Smaller/dp/B005C3CSXC/
http://www.amazon.com/VicTsing®-Fish-Eye-Magnetic-Easy-Use-connected/dp/B00QIGOKRE/
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
The Photojojo lenses are the only ones I have been told have consistent magnet polarity, so they should always work on the N5, but they aren't higher quality than the Chinese knock-offs so their price isn't really justified.
Anyone have a good recommendation?
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What lens kit did you get? I've been looking specifically for a macro lens for the N5 but I can't get a straight answer from anybody on polarity consistency. Here are the lenses I am looking at:
http://www.amazon.com/Leegoal-Detachable-iPhone-Camera-Smaller/dp/B005C3CSXC/
http://www.amazon.com/VicTsing®-Fish-Eye-Magnetic-Easy-Use-connected/dp/B00QIGOKRE/
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
The Photojojo lenses are the only ones I have been told have consistent magnet polarity, so they should always work on the N5, but they aren't higher quality than the Chinese knock-offs so their price isn't really justified.
Anyone have a good recommendation?
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lol im sorry but i dont even understand the words you wrote haha
I just bought the cheap chinese versions for >$10 as i just wanted to give it a go, Im not a photography expert... sorry, cant help you anymore
Does anyone know a suitable lens kit for oneplus 2. Because the camera module is on the upper middle of the device, usual lenses like in the picture cannot clip to the camera.
hdineth said:
Does anyone know a suitable lens kit for oneplus 2. Because the camera module is on the upper middle of the device, usual lenses like in the picture cannot clip to the camera.
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Hey, I bought one of these for my OnePlus 2 and it fits just fine. Quality is great, image quality is acceptable (have to zoom in to avoid vignetting).
Blitzwolf 3x camera lens.
https://www.blitzwolf.com/BlitzWolf...ns-Hood-with-Universal-Locust-Clip-p-162.html
can u post some shots with it... to see the quality..
Does everyone have these extreme lense flares / reflections on night shots? Don't think I've ever seen it this bad... Hopefully they'll be able to improve this through software updates
Lens flare is a big problem on the P6P even during the day when the sun rays hit at an angle #Won'tFix Unfortunately it's a lens problem and can't be fixed with software
If not fixed I hope it can be reduced... Is extreme in some cases
I haven't noticed a single flare at all with night shots the street lights or even in doors in direct lighting, sometimes at a certain angle in previous phones I have had it but nothing on my p6p
Yeah, it's bad.
Not as much as that but I do get that.
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Does everyone have these extreme lense flares / reflections on night shots? Don't think I've ever seen it this bad... Hopefully they'll be able to improve this through software updates
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Yeah. I went to a festival here in Korea called the lantern festival, so it's held mostly at night and I had a buncha shots I had to throw away because of the flare, and a lot were hazy, I thought maybe it was my camera lens being dirty but the next shot was fine after the processing.
Haze and lens flare
Haze
45 degree turn from the previous photo, no issues
One of the better shots but too much HDR
I'm having massive lens flare on my pro like you op. other photos in this thread are acceptable imo. I can't tell if there's an issue or not. it's horrible, no matter what street light or x-mas light its pointed at. and night mode shots, forget it. too bad there's no way tom compare shots unless they are side by side.
running the latest 8.4.300.xxx18 version for the camera app. it drastically fixed front camera preview. so not sure if this issue will be fixed or if my cam is effed (no lens protector and tried it with no case also)
Come on guys when you say you aren't getting any flare. It depends how close you are to street lights. It doesn't happen at a distance from strong street lights. I get it on P6P and am sure you will if you try it. It is not faulty as I had same issue on S21 Ultra main lens but not as severe. Here's a shot I took
I didnt notiece it much. Maybe because of snow
Swingal said:
I didnt notiece it much. Maybe because of snow
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Need to be much closer
Here more examples closer to light and further away
My opinion is, that P6P has problem with the flares, but main problem I see is that Nightsight tries to lighten up the scene, and thinks that the flares are shadows that should be lightened up. But I admit, I pointed my pixel to light source and id did show some flaring, but not as much as your photos.
all phones do that. Even my s21 ultra and my gf's 13 pro max
hello00 said:
all phones do that. Even my s21 ultra and my gf's 13 pro max
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Nah man, maybe to some degree, but this is ridiculous. I still have my previous phone, Oppo Find X2 Pro, and it's not even nearly as bad there. I'll post some side-by-side comparison shots soon
P6 (Pro) has heavy lens flare, it's a known problem. Hopefully Google can somehow tune it down with software updates.
What also helps is making sure that the lens is pristine, meaning you need to make sure its properly cleaned before you make photos. Even a little bit of smudge or dust or something can cause lens flare. Hopefully that means it's a software thing-y.
It's got absolutely nothing to do with dirty lens, that purple lens flare is light bouncing off the lens or sensor inside.
Seany72 said:
It's got absolutely nothing to do with dirty lens, that purple lens flare is light bouncing off the lens or sensor inside.
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Are you talking from experience? Having the camera bump cleaned does help with lens flare, just try it out yourself. There was a reddit discussion about this and people were adamant about it, I tried it out and it somewhat helps.
Also, your "logic" is not quite thorough.
If there is dirt/smudge/whatever above the lens/camera, of course that could cause lens flare, since that will reflect/redirect light. With a rough surface, reflected light rays scatter in all directions.
For reference
I get lens flare when using Canon L lenses (and one of them retails just under £2000) it is the nature of the beast shooting into bright sources of light though a lens.
MrBelter said:
I get lens flare when using Canon L lenses (and one of them retails just under £2000) it is the nature of the beast shooting into bright sources of light though a lens.
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Correct, some degree of lens flare is almost unavoidable. The P6 has, however, relatively heavy/often lens flare present - that was not present (as heavily) in previous Pixel phone iterations/sensors. Hopefully Google can somehow tune this down. It's distracting and most often or not ruins an otherwise great shot.