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Got one from NW Angling last year with a CP for £250, the rod is excellent, I'm still a novice with the reel
Yeah, you got a crackin' deal there .
Got one from NW Angling last year with a CP for £250, the rod is excellent, I'm still a novice with the reel
This may only be of interest to me, but I'll post it anyway. I've owned the previous model Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (S4 based) phone/camera mash up for about a year now. It's a bit strange and a bit lumpy, but it works rather well and takes good photos. The vast bulk of the photos I post have been taken with it. I got it cheap because they were mostly ignored by the big phone retailers and most people don't even know they exist. The much slimmed down and less lumpy S5 version, the Galaxy K Zoom has been exactly the same. It's also beginning to be sold off cheap. I can well understand why many would shy away from them, but I suspect that there might be the odd angler out there that might find them as useful as I have. No need to take a separate proper camera for decent pics or have to accept inferior pics from a normal phone.
Samsung Galaxy K Zoom SM-C115 4.8" 8GB Unlocked Android 4G Smartphone Black | eBay
Just compare and contrast how much a standard Galaxy S5 would cost to buy. Second hand S5 Minis tend to cost around £200.
Just out of interest, how are you handling the self take aspect with it ?
I ask as I am considering swapping from my current camera setup (Camera with swivel screen + infra red remote so you can frame yourself & take the photo remotely) to using an Iphone which you can get a remote self take button for ...this would be as you say allot easier to carry about & the photo quality nowadays seems pretty good on smart phones so its becoming a viable option..
It's only just arrived, so I've no idea just yet. However, I tend not to try self-takes, even with my Canon G12 with remote and/or smile recognition. The S4 Zoom has a tripod screw thread, the (S5) K Zoom doesn't. I believe the K Zoom has smile recognition and a timer for self-takes, but don't quote me on that. I'm not entirely certain what the S4 Zoom had in this respect, possibly the same, but I never tried to use either.
Phillip: most iphone camera apps have a timer delay with a 'burst' option. That's what I use on the rare occasion I need to take a selfie when alone with a decent fish. If you get an iphone 6 I think the camera options are almost boundless.
You will need a gripper for it though, to attach to a bank stick or mini tripod (I got one in the £1 shop) - leaning it against a seat or whatever don't seem to work too well.
The smile recognition (assuming this means it takes the photo when you smile) sounds spot on for anglers....
... grabbed one of these for £3...... £3:00p? a bargain....
Hi Dan,
Useful rig box that - they are part of the 'boxes-set' that fits in one of these NGT Tackle boxes from Go Outdoors NGT Tackle Box System 7+1 (Large) | GO Outdoors and will fit in the rear container above the one supplied!
Tight Lines!
I've got one of these, it's a superb rig box. The weak point for me is the plastic catches but I'm guessing if I'm careful with it it'll last me a fair old time.While my wife was on an errand for our daughter, I popped into Cash Converters across the road, grabbed one of these for £3...... £3:00p? a bargain.