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Re: Kodak Ektra

#32

Post by dom0 »

kup0 wrote: post #22

This is actually an interesting product, but is there a reason they wouldn't make the aperture f/1.8 like the iPhone? I'm not aware if there may be downsides or hardware limitations to that. If cost is the only issue, it would seem worth it if you're making a photography-focused camera just to get as much light as possible into that sensor. Edit: Thanks for the information, fellow HNers :)

A 1/3 stop is ... not much. With different cameras with different lens designs and most importantly different sensors it's unlikely to be a significant contributor to a difference between two products.

The difference in transmission between two lenses with one having few (eg 50/1.x) and the other having a lot (eg superzoom) elements can get that large.

Re: Kodak Ektra

#35

Post by satysin »

simonsarris wrote: post #5
OJFord wrote: post #4

> Edit photos anywhere with Snapseed™ The "before" and "after" images [0] are completely different photographs! [0]: http://www.kodak.com/KodakGCG/uploadedImages/Consumer/Produc...

It's a continuation of scene. I think they were attempting a panorama where half was "before" and half was after, but the subject and feel of each side of the pano is just so different, that it hardly has a comparison effect! For a true before/after, see these images: http://kp.kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/before.jpg http://kp.kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/after.jpg

Eww that looks like the kind of thing you find in reddit's shitty HDR sub.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by simonsarris »

gwbas1c wrote: post #18
simonsarris wrote: post #2

Their "Specs" link at the bottom 404s! Ow. Much more info in this blog post: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/Consumer/Press_Center/KODAK_EKTRA... KODAK EKTRA Smartphone key features: * ANDROID 6.0 (Marshmallow) * Professional results from a 21MP fast focus camera sensor with F2.0, PDAF, OIS, Dual LED Flash * 13MP phase detection auto focus front-facing camera with F2.2 PDAF * Helio X20 2.3GHz Decacore processor with 3GB R…

Does it have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack?

Yes: http://www.kodak.com/KodakGCG/uploadedImages/Consumer/Produc...

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by heywire »

satysin wrote: post #35
simonsarris wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a continuation of scene. I think they were attempting a panorama where half was "before" and half was after, but the subject and feel of each side of the pano is just so different, that it hardly has a comparison effect! For a true before/after, see these images: http://kp.kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/before.jpg http://kp.kinsta.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/after.jpg

Eww that looks like the kind of thing you find in reddit's shitty HDR sub.

Agreed, the "before" picture looks so much more natural.

Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by patrickg_zill »

While it may seem an irrelevant detail, the camera-like leatherette case that flips or snaps open like the old camera cases did, not only made me smile but gave me hope that they were clued in enough to their market as to make it a success.
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