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Re: Kodak Ektra

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Post by redial »

unicornporn wrote: post #92

Argh... For a second or two I thought to myself: perhaps this camera phone will have a lens with a sane focal length! But nope, massive wide angle at 26.5mm equiv once again. How about an actual general purpose lens at 35mm (or above 35mm) equiv for once? Some of the older iPhones were around 33mm if i recall things correctly, but all the (one lens) iPhones that now supports shooting DNG are stuck with a ~28mm lens.…

The second camera on the iPhone 7 Plus is ~58mm I believe, but it lacks OIS and the lens is a slower f2.8.

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Post by mirekrusin »

woodpanel wrote: post #49

I think they are doing the right thing. Taking pictures is a core feature of smartphone usage and smartphones took a lot of camera-marketshare. Vacations have become much more enjoyable since people don't have to carry the international sign of gullibility around their neck, the tourist's camera, that also weighs more than a phone, costs at least as much and has a terrible OS. I too think though that Kodak can't be s…

You mean vacations became nightmare since everybody is taking pictures everywhere, you can't enjoy nice views anymore easily

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Post by 205guy »

botexpert wrote: post #87
patrickg_zill wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually I used "leatherette" in the generic sense of "looks like leather". TBH I have no idea what material it is made of.

It's animal leather, at least that's what can be concluded from a quick Google search.

The arstechnica article linked in another comment calls it "artificial."

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Post by Paul_S »

The before and after pictures (mountains) are two completely different pictures. Is the trick that your photo gets substituted by a better one? That would actually be not a bad thing...

Anyway, this has got nothing to do with kodak cameras whatsoever, just licensing a brand name.

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Post by doublerebel »

Wow only a 5" screen, BUT with full HD resolution and a 3000mAh battery?? Can't get that anywhere! I know many HNers besides me appreciate a phone on the smaller side. Usually that means the screen stays at 720p (Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy * Mini, Sony Xperia Compact) and the battery suffers (Galaxy alpha has only 1800mAh.) $550 is not a mini price, though. I'll hold out for a couple good reviews.

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Post by kpil »

st3v3r wrote: post #101
astrocat wrote: post #93

There's a missed opportunity here... this is not a smartphone, because as a phone, it will suck. It's a smartcamera, because as a point-and-shoot running Android with a cellular data connection, it will probably be quite cool. As mentioned already, Nokia tried the "photography first" smartphonecamera - it didn't fly. Because, honestly, iPhones are already top of the line smartphonecameras. The cameras are ridiculousl…

"As mentioned already, Nokia tried the "photography first" smartphonecamera - it didn't fly." It didn't fly largely because it was running a 3rd rate OS that no one really wanted.

Also, "Nokia" is not a camera.

But anyway, there is probably a customer segment, but it might not be that large.

But the camera design language make sense, i think, especially the leather and larger knobs - even on a phone.

Functional-ish instead of apple minimalist - at least I can tell a difference from the rest.

But then maybe they should have a real lens and not a faked plastic thing around it to make it look bigger.

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Post by brudgers »

soared wrote: post #68
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…

I was pretty interested in this, but $550 seems to steep. What is that price point supposed to compete with? To low for iphone/pixel, too high for many other android phones.

That's at the low end of 'flagship phone' list price and I take $550 as a list price. If demand is high, then it will hold for a while.

For a person who is buying a phone in part around their interest in the quality of the camera and assuming the camera performs well, then it may be worth a premium.

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