Mobile photos

[flateckers]

Guys! Anyone dabbled in taking a scoped photo using a mobile phone?

[stolenfeather]

I have never tried it but I have seen some very successful pictures posted on SGL a couple of times!

Isabelle

[svetimas]

So I suppose we will soon see some examples?

[Psychobilly]

Steelrat is the man for this...

have a look back at some of his work...

http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-sketches-unconventional/59184-mobile-phone-lunar-imaging-3-different-camera-phones.html

http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-sketches-unconventional/67412-moon-tal1-phone.html

Quite a few others are using mobiles as well but its Matts work that really stuck in my mind...

Billy..

[svetimas]

Who needs a camera then you have phone?

It really looks good. Haven't had any idea that you can take such pics using phone.

[Psychobilly]

These are likely to be afocal images where the camera is held up to the eyepiece of the scope.

Some folks have made holders for their mobile phones so they can be aligned with the EP's

Billy..

[svetimas]

Yes, i saw such things. I even saw some people in this way attaching a DSLR with a lens and taking a shot through eyepiece. Thought cant remember the result they got.

[Starflyer]

Here's a Lunar X pic I took through an 8" dob with an iPhone, probably the worst camera on a phone these days

[Psychobilly]

Greatstuff Ian

My vote for the worst camera on a phone goes to the Orange San Fransisco...

But I can forgive it for all the other things it does for £99...

Billy...

[mark7331]

You should check out Quatermasses albums. He started out using his mobile. Pretty amazing.

Stargazers Lounge - Quatermass's Albums

[LukeSkywatcher]

Here's a Lunar X pic I took through an 8" dob with an iPhone, probably the worst camera on a phone these days

I agree. The Iphone camera is rubbish but that image is not too shabby.

[flateckers]

Starflyer wow! Pic and a half. Iphone i have and the camera isnt a selling point.

[Starflyer]

Have a go yourself That was the best out of about 30 pics, so don't be put off if your first one's a bit blurred, just take a load and look at them later.

Thanks for the kind comments btw

[RIR]

......... an iPhone, probably the worst camera on a phone these days

Apart from the Blackberry Curve 9300

Ian.

[Psychobilly]

The best mobile phone camera I had was on a Sony C902 "Cybershot"...