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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2120635, member: 46237"]That's good to know. I never checked for a self timer. Since I already have to hold my phone when taking the picture with my current setup, it was a moot point. I was just thinking if I went for a copy stand, cell phone adapter, and clip on macro lens that it would have been useful.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem with this though is that while FV-5 gives me access to fine tune the focus to be able to take a macro shot, the cell phone camera has such a wide angle lens that I have to get the coin only a couple inches away from the camera. At that point, I can't get the lighting right. The Galaxy Note 4 is a BIG phone.</p><p><br /></p><p>I highly recommend FV-5 though in general. They use the hardware SDK for the camera phones to really give you as much manual control as possible. If you have a decent camera phone, this will make it better, and it's only a couple bucks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 2120635, member: 46237"]That's good to know. I never checked for a self timer. Since I already have to hold my phone when taking the picture with my current setup, it was a moot point. I was just thinking if I went for a copy stand, cell phone adapter, and clip on macro lens that it would have been useful. The problem with this though is that while FV-5 gives me access to fine tune the focus to be able to take a macro shot, the cell phone camera has such a wide angle lens that I have to get the coin only a couple inches away from the camera. At that point, I can't get the lighting right. The Galaxy Note 4 is a BIG phone. I highly recommend FV-5 though in general. They use the hardware SDK for the camera phones to really give you as much manual control as possible. If you have a decent camera phone, this will make it better, and it's only a couple bucks.[/QUOTE]
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