Snapzoom brings any smartphone closer to the action

I suppose that this is a satisfactory answer to some question for somebody, but I'm afraid I must admit that what and who escapes me altogether. :)

Another pat on the back for the under achieving retard child that is the smart phone. Yuppies yuppies yuppies yuppies yuppies.

How about posting useful realistic acessories for once? You know, acessories the majority would actually want to use?

Thank goodness! I was expecting some ridiculous kludge. (eyeroll)

I notice that they mention compatibility with all single and dual optical path scopes but don;t mention that you only get to use one of the eyepieces, thus losing half the total light. Just something to be aware of.

I actually think this is really clever stuff and would be a lot of fun. I loved the moon shot ... but of course, putting a mirrorless Panasonic or Sony on the eyepiece would get you a similar shot and you probably already have that adapter anyway. Still, if not too pricey it open up a lot of interesting casual imaging and video at distance.

Oh my! They must have been out looking for birds ... or something ... and there they had a mobile phone and a pair of binoculars. And no camera. And ... then they tried to hold that %&%¤#¤ phone to that %&%¤#¤% eyepiece. They saw something on the screen ... but it was impossible to hold it steady. So ... they came up with this. Good try guys ... but get a real tele capable camera instead. Much easier to use ... and takes better images.

Snapzoom= FAIL Anyone with binoculars, spotting scopes or telescopes is also going to have a real camera to use with them already . I have the Verizon HTC Droid DNA with 1080p 5" display and 1080p front and back cameras but if I want to use a pocket size zoom I use my Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 superzoom with 24-480mm eqiv zoom and 1080p60 that is not available on any smartphone.

If you want to come out with something useful come out with shoes without laces , It's now 2013 and using string to keep your shoes on your feet is stupid.

I agree with below why carry that? Just buy a DSLR...As they say on Dragons Den "I'm out"

Why would I carry that instead of a superzoom camera.

Oh my, another useless: "use" for the smartphone...

I like smartphones, don't get me wrong, even sometimes use the camera...

But if I'm going to carry a pai of binocular, or any other such contraption, will have to carry a tripod (otherwise forget about such photos), carry that chunky adapter... well I might as well carry a more capable camera. Or some superzoom... and skip the rest.
Look at the samples on the page - the quality isn't exactly exciting... and if I go to such lengths, I at least want some quality.

Why is it (like this weird rotational lens grip), that people try to do smartphone-everything.
They're practical, no doubt - but most of those add-on contraptions actually help at nothing.

If you're going to carry all that gear and bolt a tiny sensor onto a big set of bins, then why the hell would you not just go and get yourself a megazoon P&S? They're cheap, smaller, and take far better pics.

I would feel embarrassed for people who have the logical processes which leads them to buy stuff like this.

Its a great idea, but not for the average smartphone user... if you are a wildlife freak and already are used to carry a lot of equipment, this would be a great add-on that will make you dust-off all those old scopes and give them new life... i guess that concept might bring back to life a lot of different old devices.

I disagree jcmarfilph, I think this is actually pretty cool (now, I don't have smartphone believe it or not, but I do own numerous binoculars and telescopes!).. perhaps someday I will make use of this, or a similar type of adapter. Brackets of these sorts do indeed have utility, though this is the first one I see that adapts readily to binoculars.