We must admit the iPhone’s camera takes a pretty decent picture, but for some that is not enough. Some people are paying up to $100 for a case that has a built in lens. This makes it hard to put on and remove. Luckily for us USB Fever has come up with quite a pleasant alternative that works for anyone.
USB Fever is now offering three tiny magnetic lenses that do not and unnecessary bulk that is hard to put on and remove. One lens is a wide-angle lens, the second a telephoto and the last a fish-eye lens. All of which magnetically cling to a supplied self-adhesive metallic ring.
You can also use these lenses with any webcam or small lens camera such as the iSite. The wide-angle has a .67x zoom with Super Macro, while the 2x telephoto lens does exactly what you’d suggest. The fish-eye lens offers a 170-degree fish eye view in four groups. Even if you are not a professional iPhne photographer you can pick up these three lenses for $16.99 each.
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I’d be intrigued to discover what difference these make to the snaps. These solutions all seem a little desperate, to be honest. The camera is fine as it is, and far better than any large touch-screen smartphone I’ve ever had.
I bought the three lenses (wide-angle, telephoto and fish-eye lens), the telephoto lens does not work on the iPhone. The results are really bad, it looks like you are looking pipe.
Also because of the iPhone’s curved back the lenses do not sit straight, So it is not ideal.
Does anyone know where to buy them? Please tell me. Thank you. baiyicheng@126.com
These are fantastic! I bought them at photojojo.com where there is also a write up and tests done on them. I think I paid $40 for the entire set. They are so much fun and I get some of the coolest looking photos with these, not to mention having the coolest add on gadget in whatever group I’m in.
Paul, mine did not come with a telephoto, but rather a Macro lens. Using it as a telephoto would indeed render horrible results, but using it as a macro is splendid. Put it to within an inch of your subject and the distortion and focal length make it my absolute favorite. Its too bad this review mentions it as a telephoto, because its not.
These are loads of fun. Pick them up and have a ball.