I believe it's because of social media especially Instagram and smartphones which lead people get into photography. Everyone seems to be taking photos, right?
Few years back, the DSLR cameras became a trend. It's like a must have camera for every family. But because of smartphones, a lot have discovered how it can already do the job. Like for an iPhone, it already has a reliable camera even for low lights! I guess this is how the mobile lenses came about.
Manufacturers saw the demand since smartphone users began to use their mobiles as a compact camera. They offered lenses - fish eye, wide and macro and others - so a user can maximize his/her usage of the phone's camera. And I must admit, it's a pretty cool invention!
Because of these small lenses, I get to enjoy my phone's camera more. I was able to shoot wider to show my friends in Facebook or followers in Instagram the entire landscape or whatever it is I am shooting. I'm also able to shoot cool looking photos through my fish eye lens.
I bought mine from my friend's online shop - onlinemarketph. I just don't know if she still sell these. I bought mine at around Php900 (roughly about $21).
Here's a comparison of the shots. I used my iPhone5 and a tripod so you can clearly see the difference and because it's raining, I took the shots from our doorstep.
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| Excuse the dirt in my tripod! Sorry! Hehe |
COMPARISON
normal, wide lens & fish eye lens
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| normal shot from iphone 5 camera |
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| sample shot using the wide lens |
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| sample shot using the fish eye lens |
Both lens - wide & fish eye - the edge of the lens are seen. I guess it's designed like that... at least for the brand I got. Maybe other brands have better framing.
MACRO LENS
When using the macro lens, you have to be really close to the subject. The phone camera & the lens will do it's own focusing. It focuses on the nearest surface or subject.
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| sample shot using the macro lens |
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| another sample, quite blurry because the flower was moving |
I'm super glad that my friend introduced these lenses. You won't use these every day but these lenses are definitely a boredom killer. I usually use these when I'm bored at home or on events/family gatherings. It's so fun to have something to play with!
What can you say about these mobile phone lenses?
Disclaimer: The first two (2) photos aren't mine. Photo credits to the owners.
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