NEEWER18mm 100 Wide Angle Lens 0.5X Magnification with 17mm Thread Lens Clip & 67mm Filter Adapter Ring, Also for Phone Cage/Case/Clamp/Backplate, LS-42 PRO

This was a gift for my partner who loves to take pictures. I had done a lot of research and wanted a lens that could fit over her phone and amp the quality of the photos. This was the perfect choice and worth the investment. It fits easily over an iPhone and does not need that much adjustments. It is also light and portable to take anywhere. For a beginner influencer or photographer I would recommend.

Great lens for the iPhone. I’m using the 16 pro max so there isn’t an issue with using this lens on the latest iPhone. Before I move on with this review, I’ll state that I went through three of these lenses before getting one that’s nearly perfect. The first one was good and works very well for portrait photography, this was the main reason I purchased it. With this same lens, I saw not so sharp images with distant objects like trees. The leaves lacked detail. Up close objects are very sharp and clean. Great for portraits. The second (a replacement) had terrible image quality. The center of the lens had bad distortion, a reversed salad bowl effect. The edges were clean but the center 2/3’s was badly distorted. Along with this replacement, a third was purchased. Two were delivered at the same time. I figured the more I can test, the better chances of getting a good one. The second one is nearly perfect. Very sharp across the image with very little distortion in the extreme corners. Leaves on trees are extremely sharp, taking photos of the night sky of the Milky Way and constellations using night mode on the iPhone is awesome. The stars are a great way to test image quality. **Note** I am not using the clip on attachment that came with the lens. It is not secure enough and there is now way to perfectly center the lens over the camera. Get a case from Reeflex or Sandmarc with 17mm threads to attach the lens. I’m using the BeastCage from BeastGrip for precision alignment of the lens over the iPhone camera. Comparing this lens to others I have (BeastGrip 1.7x telephoto & Reeflex 2x telephoto) I find that the image quality is on par with the more expensive options. However you may have to test a couple of these before getting a good one, but hopefully not. Maybe I received a couple from a bad batch. Made on Monday or Friday LOL. The lens is smaller than the 1.7x from BeastGrip & doesn’t weigh as much. It is also smaller and lighter than the Reeflex 2x with the same image quality. The photos show the night sky with great detail. I have a lot of light pollution in my area, so I had to edit the photo fairly heavily to bring the details of the Milky Way out. I also provided crops of the trees and corners at 48mp. A 24mp image will look even better at the corners if you have an iPhone that uses the 48mp sensor. I do recommend this lens, just get a dedicated case for your iPhone model from Reeflex or Sandmarc, I do not recommend using the lens clamp attachment that comes with it, it’s not secure enough & is difficult to perfectly center over the main lens. Hopefully you’ll get a well made copy with your first purchase…. also, if you use a high-quality polarizing filter with the supplied filter adapter that comes with the lens, you can get some really nice images with a dark blue sky and remove the glare off of objects either from the sun or reflections. The last few samples were taken using a polarized filter.

Substantial color distortion, incredibly bulky form factor, if I could leave 0 stars I would. Go for the moment anamorphic instead.

Excelente

This should be considered a "fun" product and not actually for anything serious. The lens itself is pretty high quality, and the case it comes in is nice as well! It didn't seem to cause any problems with the image quality of the photos I took. The first photo of my review is blurry because I used a 5 second exposure and I didn't have a tripod, but it shows the kind of interesting effects that you can get with an anamorphic lens. It wasn't blurry because of the anamorphic lens. One thing I did notice was a ton of barrel distortion, which is too bad because it's pretty much impossible to avoid with a wide-angle lens like this.Other than the barrel distortion, the other reason I wouldn't use it for serious work honestly isn't the lens, it's the mount. If you're really going to crank it down to make sure it is going to stay in place, it puts a ton of pressure on your phone's screen, which isn't ideal. And even then, it will still move and cause vignetting and/or tilt the lens so that your anamorphic effect is diagonal.Additionally, there is some really insane lens flare when bright lights are in the frame (see second photo).In all, it's fun to mess with but I wouldn't use it to actually film anything unless I found an alternative mounting option. At the time of my review, this lens costs $80, which is a bit pricey for a toy, but it's well-made enough to justify the price.

I bought the 7x telephoto lens and was initially pretty jazzed about getting tight close-ups from a distance. Unfortunately, the lens has a serious vignetting problem and photos have a pronounced "hot spot" in the center. So I sent it back.

Great lens

I wish this brand had an even more close-up macro zoom option. Still, this lens does what is advertised and greatly enhanced macro photography. Attached I have photos with (right) and without (left) the lens. The image is of purple deadnettle. I wish the lens also had a stabilization feature, but still able to take clear photos, just takes more time.