Photographers looking for more flexibility
with the iPhone 4 camera can now go nuts with magnetic-mount fish-eye
and wide/macro lenses.
Apple has generally received positive reviews for the quality of the
iPhone 4 camera, but it does suffer from one problem endemic to all
phone cameras and compact cameras: you’re stuck with just one lens.
CompuExpert is looking to change that, offering Digital King fish-eye and 2-in-1 wide-angle/macro lenses
especially for the iPhone 4. They connect to the iPhone using special
magnetic mounts—no disassembly required—and they work with or without
the iPhone 4′s flash.
The lenses were designed by Japan’s Todo Seiko. The fish-eye lens
enables iPhone 4 users to capture a 180° field of view, or use the
distortion at the edges of the image to create those classic fish-eye
effects. The 2-in-1 wide-angle/macro lens is perhaps more interesting,
though: as a wide-angle lens, it features a 0.45 magnification and a 90
to 100 degree viewing angle: great for fitting a whole group or room
into a shot when you can’t get very far away from your subjects. The
macro function also offers 4× magnification for those intriguing
close-up shots.
The Digital King lenses are available now, with the fish-eye lens going
for $59.99, and the 2-in-1 wide-angle/macro lens going for $49.99. Both
come with a carrying case "that wasn’t knitted by your grandma.”
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