Nokia 6280 with SLR optics
Resently the cameras on cellphones are getting better and better. How ever the optics on them are mostly crap made of cheap plastic.
Then i spawned the idea “Why not oparate an SLR lens on to the cell?”
This hack will give you 36x optical zoom on your cell just because of the crop factor + the zoom of the lens you may use. I’d strongly recomend using a prime lens for easier calibrating the focal distance.
I chosed to use a Nikon 50mm f/1.4…
The first thing to do is get rid of the old crappy one…
1: Remove the plastic back of the cell
2: Remove the 4 torc-screws and gently pry of the lid, exposing the electronics.
3: Now it’s time for the really delecate stuff, getting the old lens off.
The promblem is that Nokia in all their wisdom glued the lens on the camera and to get i off, you’ll have to brake it by gently prying a screwdriver in between the lens and the tube holding it.
4: Now it’s time to put it all back together again (do step 2 and then 1)
5: You need to get a hold of a c-mount/SLR-lens converter… Like the one i used in the Super zoom on a surveillance camera. article.
6: Carve out a hole in the backplate to fit the converter. Remember the hole should be exactly above the CCD-chip, this is very important!!!
7: Use about 7 layers of moulding tape to hold the converter on to the backplate.
8: Assemble the phone and mount your lens.
Get ready to shoot!
NOTE: The downside of this project is that the a little wobly on the camera so focusing can be a little hard to do… And do to the fact, the nikon lens isn’t optimized for such a small chip the pictures taken, will have some light stribes along the sides of the foto.
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That hack totally blows my mind. I So want one!
When does pre-orders start?
“Nokia 6280 with SLR optics” - despite the fact that this lens comes from an SLR this is NOT an SLR applocation.
Nice little hack though - completely impractical, but lots of fun.
Cool nuff stuff you made with that phone dude. See you at work
hehe… kewl stuff….
but whyyyy????? ;o?
NOTE: The downside of this project is that the a little wobly on the camera so focusing can be a little hard to do…
The other downside is that this would be really uncomfortable to put in your pocket.
“Is that a cell phone with an SLR lens on it… or are you just glad to see me?”
“made in finland”…don’t see to many Nokias made there, even though they are based there.
There are some special edition or some such Nokia’s, that are made in Finland. Executive models, with gold plating and diamonds for buttons… Or so.
Anyways, I’ve noticed some readymade 6xzoom things for, among others, N6280. On e-bay etc. Anyone know, if they’re any good? I quess any quality, or lack there off, would apply to any of the zoom thingies, that have been around for earlier camphones…
thnx… nice site
Nokia 6280 con zoom OPTICO 36x…
Posiblemente el mejor movil del mundo, ahora eso si no es que te vaya a entrar en el bolsillo del pantalón xD Increible como se le va la cabeza a la gente….
““made in finland”…don’t see to many Nokias made there, even though they are based there.”
My Nokia N95 is made in finland….!!!!
good work !
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article , but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
Hi, nice very nice page..!
WOW! Tat’s really coool….
I have been looking for sites like this for a long time. Thank you!h
I wanted to thank you for the time you spent building this page.
“Is that a cell phone with an SLR lens on it… or are you just glad to see me?”
hehe…
thus ending the common misconception that Nokias are made in Japan.
Good stuff.
Why not just use a C-mount CCTV lens? They’re pretty cheap, much smaller and there is less wasted glass. A SLR lens is focussing light onto a plane the size of a 35mm film. Since the sensor in a phone camera is much smaller you don’t need all the glass.
Nice site and cool idea…
you would look soooooo cool taking a call with that at your ear…I don’t think so…this just proves how far cellphones have progressed in imaging…try hacking your SLR to enable it to make a call…you can make a cellphone take a picture…you can’t make a camera make a call…just accept the point & shoot market will be dead in less than 5 yrs, and the camera makers will be making more money from the cellphone business than they will from the camera business…if they are not already…and Dennis, fyi there are millions of Nokia phones manufactured in Finland, and Jarska, none of the ones with gold, platinum or diamonds are made in there, they are manufactured in the UK
i want the nikon optical zoom nokia hp too!!
good stuff but whats the point of it? Cant be used as a cell phone any more (atleast not a convenient one).For photography, why not use the original camearas :-)?
Bulk nokia’s are made in some cheap-ass sweatshop.
But E90 and other high-end products are
still being produced in finland.
what a waste of time while you play around with your phone i will do the sensible thing and just buy a digital camera.
hey,
that’s really cool but i need full details of project can u tell me cost of the lens and the project cost !
wow.. amazing stuff.. thanks for sharing…?? where can I get lens for my K850?
Homor* this is not waste of time.. its called knowledge.. the more you have the better it is..!!!
i do like that but the problem is that it is very raski an how we will put it in our poket.
Wow! This is amazing, great article… gotta get it now
Justin
How much does something like this cost? And how much time does it take to modify? Does it always work?
I would love to make something like this, its very interesting.
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