New Yongnuo phone uses Canon lenses
Nov 5, 2018 12:31:42 #
Nov 5, 2018 12:38:59 #
More proof that just because you CAN do something, it doesn't necessarily follow that you SHOULD do it. Remove all of the attractive features of a high resolution smart phone by attaching it to a big hunk o'glass and remove the advantages of a good lens by attaching it to a "camera" with a sensor too tiny to make use of its capability.
Why, oh why?
Andy
Why, oh why?
Andy
Nov 5, 2018 14:17:28 #
ottopj wrote:
https://newatlas.com/yongnuo-yn450-android-camera-canon-lens-mount/57098
A marriage made in hell ! ....
Nov 6, 2018 09:20:53 #
AndyH wrote:
More proof that just because you CAN do something, it doesn't necessarily follow that you SHOULD do it. Remove all of the attractive features of a high resolution smart phone by attaching it to a big hunk o'glass and remove the advantages of a good lens by attaching it to a "camera" with a sensor too tiny to make use of its capability.
Why, oh why?
Andy
Why, oh why?
Andy
Since most phones which have image capability have minuscule sensors, one might suppose that you are correct to presume that the Yongnuo "phone" would be equally handicapped ...
Since I am an inquiring mind, I clicked through to the link ...
And, I thnk that the relevant paragraph (for us) is that the phone has an MFT/m43 sensor.
"Photographers can make use of an 8 megapixel camera out front but Canon's EF camera lenses can be mounted to the device's body to feed its 16 megapixel Panasonic MFT CMOS sensor, with user interfacing taking place on a smartphone-like 5-inch Full HD multi-touch display."
THAT's probably a particularly good thing for Canonophiles!?!
I think that it could be a potentially positive trend if OTHER lens mounts are eventually adopted since it will probably force the "real" camera makers to up their game AND lower their retail prices.
Nov 6, 2018 09:30:10 #
alfeng wrote:
Since most phones which have image capability have... (show quote)
Good point. But I still don't think it would have any practical uses. You're just not getting either the pixels or performance out of those lenses on even an m43 sensor. And the "camera" is larger than a cell phone but smaller than a pocket bridge camera. I used to have a little Olympus 12x "Superwide" camera that shot at 16 megapixels. I'd carry it around in my shirt pocket for documentation photos at work. Nothing like that on the market now, however, to my knowledge.
Andy
Nov 6, 2018 16:30:00 #
Canon bought Yongnuo several years back,be a nice payday for someone....
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