Telescopic lens for smartphone.
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Legacywr

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14,002 posts

207 months

Sunday 28th September
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I was interested in getting some binoculars or similar, but I became aware of lenses that you can fit to your phone camera, anybody have any experience?

Something like…

https://ebay.us/m/fFgQIv


vaud

56,215 posts

174 months

Sunday 28th September
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You won’t win awards with it - if you can keep the phone stable (and assuming it doesn’t confuse the image stabilisation) then it might work. The challenge is any shake is massively magnified. Google for images taken with it.

robsa

2,431 posts

203 months

Monday 29th September
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You can get phone adapters for monoculars and such, if that isn't too big

https://youtu.be/4rRXGwrZoUQ?si=97F0GBuJDo6mrE2Y

Bill

56,462 posts

274 months

Monday 29th September
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Legacywr said:
I was interested in getting some binoculars or similar, but I became aware of lenses that you can fit to your phone camera, anybody have any experience?

Something like

https://ebay.us/m/fFgQIv
£20? It'll be st, frankly.

Probably best start with asking what you want to do?

Legacywr

Original Poster:

14,002 posts

207 months

Monday 29th September
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Bill said:
Legacywr said:
I was interested in getting some binoculars or similar, but I became aware of lenses that you can fit to your phone camera, anybody have any experience?

Something like

https://ebay.us/m/fFgQIv
£20? It'll be st, frankly.

Probably best start with asking what you want to do?
The original idea was just for sight seeing from a distance.

Legacywr

Original Poster:

14,002 posts

207 months

Monday 29th September
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Bill said:
Legacywr said:
I was interested in getting some binoculars or similar, but I became aware of lenses that you can fit to your phone camera, anybody have any experience?

Something like

https://ebay.us/m/fFgQIv
£20? It'll be st, frankly.

Probably best start with asking what you want to do?
The original idea was just for sight seeing from a distance.

Bill

56,462 posts

274 months

Monday 29th September
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I asked a similarish question and got some good pointers: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...