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Almost every carrier gives you a 2 (two) WEEK TRIAL period on new equipment, after those 14 (fourteen) days are UP, and yes I spelled it like that to stress the fact, you can either EXCHANGE or RETURN and get your money back, minus the restocking fee....
I don't understand how so much nonsense can come from such a small thing, OMG, my phone doesn't have auto-focus, I can't get a clear picture cause my hands aren't stable. I could have sworn you were buying a phone, not a camera
The rest of the phone sucks anyways right, such a horrible crappy keyboard, the speed of the phone is so slow compared to the others, even the capabilities are horrible, however did I get mobile hotspot on my device, who wants that garbage.... People just find so much to complain about these days, and all that was sarcasm I hope you people understand
12-07-11 04:55 PM - Mature? I'm on the ragged edge of senile! But my purpose wasn't to make excuses for RIM. It was to demonstrate something. I have my own issues with the 9900, i.e., battery life. Upgrading specs while downgrading the battery seems like a Bad Idea. The only reason I haven't returned it is that I really like the phone otherwise, and at least some others are getting good battery life, so hope springs eternal. But a BB with battery life like an Android isn't exactly the smartphone Sweet Spot.
But I digress.
There are too many people around here saying that the lack of AF makes the camera "useless", etc. The fact is, AF has advantages and disadvantages, and the best approach is to understand what they are, and choose accordingly. People are claiming that the 9900 is "no good" for taking photos of business cards, which is something that business people may want to do. Someone reading these assertions might believe them, but they're false. You can take passable, readable, pictures of documents and business cards with the 9900. If that's the only thing you need AF for, then you shouldn't be skittish about getting a 9900. That's all I wanted to demonsrate.
Some people need AF for more demanding things, such as taking close-up photos of pruducts such as fine jewelry, etc. For them, the kind of photo I took just isn't good enough, and they should get a phone with AF.
I happen to like to take pictures of beer. I find a nice pint of IPA incredibly photogenic, just before I drink it. I get teased about this, but I wanted to be sure I could do this with the 9900.
The 9900's EDoF camera has advantages too, notably absence of focus lag and, well, extended depth of field. People who actually take time to learn the various camera options will find that it's far from useless. This isn't an "excuse"; it's just an observation. It may well be that most people really need AF. But it doesn't help anyone to claim tbat you simply can't take usable close-up photos at all with the 9900.12-07-11 07:29 PM - Here's another sample of close-up. I hope others will try this and post in this thread, for the benefit of people looking for examples of close-up photos in one place.
In this instance, I was in a bar with dim lighting. I used Text Mode again, from about 2 feet this time, with zoom, and flash. The money is there to give you an idea of the scale. I think it's quite readable.12-08-11 05:35 PM
