Today was pretty crazy, so it looks like it's time for a product review!
I've been so busy trying to catch up with work after my vacation that I only just this morning had time to open my new Photojojo camera-phone lenses! There are two... a wide-angle ($20) and a fisheye ($25) which you can get as a set for $40. They attach to your phone in front of your existing camera lens, and stay in place magnetically thanks to a little adhesive ring that sticks on your phone...
Here are some snapshots I took. The first image in the sequence is with no lens. The second is with the wide angle lens. The third is with the fisheye lens...
The wide angle lens is pretty nice. It adds just enough extra width to make scenery shots a little easier. It also doubles as a macro lens, which is equally impressive...
The fisheye lens is kind of goofy. It probably works better on the older iPhones with a smaller lens hole, but on iPhone 4 you get some serious vignetting in the corners because it has a bigger lens. This is disappointing, since Photojojo doesn't warn you... but, it's still a way to fit an impossible amount of stuff into your shot...
Overall, I'm happy with my purchase, with three things in mind...
On the plus side, the lenses come with keyring loops so you can always have them handy and lens caps to keep them in good shape. This is pretty sweet, though my keys are getting almost too big to manage now...
If you're wanting some lenses for your phone, head over to the Photojojo Shop!
I love comments! However, all comments are moderated, and won't appear until approved. Are you an abusive troll with nothing to contribute? Don't bother. Selling something? Don't bother. Spam linking? Don't bother.
PLEASE NOTE: My comment-spam protection requires JavaScript... if you have it turned off or are using a mobile device without JavaScript, commenting won't work. Sorry.
Atom Entries Feed Comments Feed
Very cool how portable the lenses are. Love the photo of the morning glory-looking flowers whose name I no longer recall.
My keychain minifig is a stormtrooper.
Those are really cool! I love the fisheye effect, but can’t decide if the vignetting bugs me or not. The wide angle is definitely worth $20 though. Thanks for the review!
me thinks this might also work with sprint evo. i am frustrated with its macro abilities and this might do the trick! thanks, dave.
Your keyring looks a lot like mine! I need to edit out some junk, actually…
I’m with you on the black corners around the fisheye photos. A bit too much. Otherwise, cool!
Wow. A Lego version of Greedo. I had no idea such a thing existed, much less for use on a key chain.
just wanted to again say thanks again for this review. these are items i never would have known about if it weren’t for you. yesterday i ordered the wide / macro lens and received word that it shipped today. happy girl wiggle!
I hope you like it… now that I’ve been playing with it, I’m wondering how I ever lived without it! Seriously, so many times I’ve struggled to “fit” everything into my shot and it’s SO much easier now! 🙂
Pretty cool!
I love to take photo with my iPhone. 🙂
Yeah, what HelloHaha said… 🙂
This looks awesome and I’ve never met a photography iPhone app I didn’t try so I’m totally sold.
While these will work for my iPhone 3GS, I’m curious if they will work for my Palm Pre? It already has a metal ring around the camera.
And since Becky is raving about these here and on Twitter, that’s two peoples opinions I respect.
Awesome photos, Dave. I think I might “need” one of these.
What a fun find.