I received a question about the effectiveness of a bubble lens guard for the THETA X. These are about $16 on Amazon and comes with three sets of circular sticky tape. The video below covers install and shows three shots in different light conditions. I’m thinking of driving down to an indoor space later and taking more shots. The lens does adversely impact the image. However, if you’re using the camera in harsh, rugged conditions, it could be useful to extend the life of the camera at the sacrifice of some image clarity. It’s raining today and I could not test in direct sunlight on the lens guard.
attached with sticky tape
Blue circles are sticky tape.
contents
- 1 set lens guard
- 3 sets of sticky tape (1 set already on lens guards)
- 1 blue triangle pry tool to remove lens guard
- 1 silicon cap for the lens guards (white silicone)
- instructions in English and Japanese
image with lens guard
all screengrabs taken from the same image.
11k, HDR, auto
