Expert's Rating
Pros
- Magnetic attachment avoids the need for a case
Cons
- Requires adhesive-attached magnetic ring around iPhone camera
- Too much distortion to recommend
Our Verdict
Best Prices Today: Telephoto Phone Lens
This article is part of our roundup of iPhone camera lenses.
I wanted to test a telephoto lens from Photojojo, and one isn’t included in its Iris system, so we turned to its Magnetic iPhone and Android Lens Series, which includes several kinds of lenses, including a 2x telephoto. However, the lens quality is too poor to recommend on its own or in combination with other systems.
We saw significant blurring and distortion creeping into even the central square framed around the lens center, meaning even slight or square cropping wouldn’t eliminate some of the problem. The telephoto should have been at least worthy of snapshots and online social media, but we find it falls short of even that mark.
The magnetic attachment system is ingenious, but in practice, we found the tiny lens difficult to manage and clean.
Separately, the lenses in the Magnetic Series are $20 each; there’s also a $50 bundle that includes a fisheye lens, wide angle lens, and 2x telephoto lens. For $100 you get all five lens in the series (the before-mentioned three lens, plus super fisheye and polarizer lenses) and a pouch.
Best Prices Today: Telephoto Phone Lens
Author: Glenn Fleishman, Senior Contributor
Glenn Fleishman’s most recent books include Take Control of iOS and iPadOS Privacy and Security, Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, and Take Control of Securing Your Mac. In his spare time, he writes about printing and type history. He’s a senior contributor to Macworld, where he writes Mac 911.