Engadget and The Wirecutter's best lenses for iPhone photography The linked post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. When readers choose to buy The Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. After more than 16 hours of research during which they considered 70 lens attachments and tested 15 models (with hands-on shooting that included a hiking trip through the Cascade Mountains and sightseeing on a Grand Canyon road trip), they found that Moment's Tele and Wide mobile-photography lenses are the best for avid smartphone photographers. The lenses offer image quality as good as that of anything they tested, along with a straightforward attachment system that doesn't lock you into using a case you don't like (unlike most of the competition). By adding extra optics directly on top of your phone's existing camera, lens attachments allow you to appear either closer to your subject or farther away from it without reducing resolution. This mimics the effect you'd get from switching lenses on a DSLR or mirrorless camera. But because you're putting additional lenses in front of an existing lens, many lens attachments produce photos with noticeable blurriness and color distortion around the edges of the frame. So you still have plenty of good reasons to go with an actual DSLR or mirrorless camera, especially if you plan on printing your photos. But smartphone lens kits are fun to play around with for photographers of all skill levels, and the best among them can produce surprisingly sharp images. Read the whole article at http://ift.tt/2iaqayh. There are links in the main article which will take you to the more detailed testing too.
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