Are iPhone "Camera Lenses" Worth Using in 2024?

[@RanftEvan]

Thanks for watching my creative experiments! This one was a fun question to answer.

[@Nikkisowner0]

What are your filming with for this video?

[@hemanpoh]

Are the lens Moment M mount or T mount? As the claim to have solve the softness on the T

[@ruben619448]

Just an fyi, the Blackmagic camera app has built in desqueeze for anamorphic lens. That app is the gold standard for professional video

[@legniak1]

Yeah, and it came out 2 days after I paid $10 for Cinema P3 app 😂

[@yolijwrites]

Just installed. Thx.

[@mauricebakley2705]

Appreciate the perspective on these. It does appear that you have the M series, which would explain some of the extra softness you experienced. I had M series since iPhone 12 Pro Max and did the trade in program to upgrade to the T series for a few of them now that I’m on a 14 Pro Max, and there is a noticeable difference so far. You’re also spot on with the observation about being intentional about the purchase and use. I went in having one set of expectations of how and when I’d use them, and that shifted, but now they get solid usage, either for flavor or enabling shots that really wouldn’t work otherwise. For example, I thought the use case for the 58 mm would be to 2x the tele for more reach … but really, making portraits and increasing real bokeh on closer in subjects proved the better use case. Those who are regretting not having something between the 1x and 5x on iPhone 15 pro max might appreciate having the T series on their 1x. The macro lenses really are wildly different (and better IMO) than the built in option, if you’re into that style, with a really shallow depth of field (to the point where you need to focus stack sometimes). The fisheye is just kinda fun (and sometimes practical in tight spaces). But yeah, all of this does mean carrying a small sling and futzing with lenses and filters - really can’t pocket it. As someone who came from DSLR and has gone “down” to the phone as my primary camera, I’m ok with it, but you have to do what works for you - definitely not for everyone.

[@Mettlehead]

the "as creatives we think new gear will make an immediate difference (for the better) but we actually have to learn to use it" statement in this video is SO REAL. I keep learning it the hard way damn it. But honestly, it is such a gamechanger to just do the 5 minute tutorials usually built in before diving into "hacks" etc. as they real do get you comfortable, are self-affirming (subtle acts to reassure you that you can learn new things, it's not too hard to learn, not to give up on new gear or mediums, processes too soon etc.) and small little steps over time ADD UP. It can be tedious but you don't have to be an EXPERT right away. if you struggle with perfectionism don't let it get you to stop progressing. Just do 5 minutes of learning of a new tool and it (toxic perfectionism and mindset) will slowly start to concede to trusting the process. 💖🤘

[@JustCallMeSonny]

Nice story. I’m still getting new gear 😂

[@mstp14]

6 mins in and the answer is clear. You dont need any pf those. Not even for general pro photography. Most of their effect can be done post with sufficient photo/video editing wizardry 😄 The lenses are for specific cases that you MAYBE want once every few hundred photo/videos. And even then they are finicky and likely to give subpar results.

[@2071photo]

I think you may have gotten the older versions of these lenses because they also just recently released their t* upgraded lenses which they showed in a video to work much better than the older lenses. I only looked into it because I still have the older version of the lenses and was bummed they are no longer compatible.

[@TyresePeoples]

You really missed the point of the telephoto lens. You’re supposed to use it to INCREASE the zoom of the phone not use the same zoom you already have. Wish you would’ve talked about that

[@MrTsolar]

Agree. With the gear I have currently, I have to choose between 4k60 HDR or 20x optical zoom. I want to know for sure if I can stack a 2x lens on the iPhone 16 Pro’s 5x camera and get a 10x optical zoom, or go really crazy and get 30x optical zoom with the 5x camera and 6x Sandmarc telephoto lens. If you watch one of my videos, you’ll see why I need the zoom. I can’t legally get closer to what I’m filming.

[@getfmlr]

Respectfully, Moment capitalized on a time when phones didnt have more than one camera. The excitement was real but once you actually started shooting with these, all pocketability went out yhe window. Each of these lenses protudes out to a point where you can no longer put your phone is your pocket. And carrying out a bunch of these, small as they are is still a hassle. I would say with todays phones with 3 and up to 5 cameras, these are obsolete or not necessary. Sold mine many many years ago.

[@mstp14]

Amazing take. If portability is no longer the case, might as well get a full camera.

[@LuskyGamer2367]

Lame

[@ThomasJeffersonWolfcall-kn3bx]

It's called a fanny pack, bro.

[@getfmlr]

@@ThomasJeffersonWolfcall-kn3bx still have to fiddle around with 3 or 4 different lenses and a specific case to use them, when I can just pull out my phone that has those focal lengths (except maybe macro? Which is niche anyway). Oh and I can still use a fanny pack. Point is I already paid for the phone that has all that. Why pay more (and not cheap either) to get all the same things and have to carry them around and swap them out eveytime I need to change focal length. With the inbuilt phone, one button press and voila.

[@123fourfivesix-g4i]

I've gone the phone camera lens route. What it came down to was if I'm going to be carrying around lens to shoot and to produce better-quality pictures that my phone can't take on its own, I might as well just carry an actual camera that hands down will capture better pictures and use better lenses. Now if I was a content creator strictly for social media and was focusing more on video then at least the anamorphic lens would be worth the extra hassle of carrying around lens.

[@chaylasoul8834]

Just in time! I was researching these for the fisheye and portrait lens specifically. I'm also interested in the cinebloom, I would use that filter the most so please make a video on it!

[@oscarnmhaffmans]

Just one addition: adding lenses may block the Lidar sensor.

[@maximolopez9135]

You are right on the learning curve and the advantages that this lenses can provide for a content creator/photographer/videographer, my recommendation is (which i didn't saw you mention it) its that you can use the lenses in all the other cameras, for example (in my experience) using the Tele 58mm on the iPhone Tele lens gives you more reach and improve (in my opinion) the bokeh of the lens. If you mix and try different stuffs with all the cameras may creative possibilities can open up. In my case I have the 18mm ultra wide which I use on my Pixel 4XL for the main camera and with the Filmic Pro app, when using the app with the settings 4K+ 60p the crop is really aggressive and the lens gives back more FOV than the main lens without the crop which is really useful. Other than that, great content.

[@rosej168]

Loved seeing ATL featured. Great review. Cheers.

[@MiaHessMusic]

Thank you for all your hard work!

[@casperhilmand]

Imo People would, with no doubt, be better off with a 10 year old dslr and a prime lens. Remember your first pictures - they weren't great but were necessary for learning. Fail fast and limit cost - not getting into overpriced iPhones(that Apple actually can screw with for making you want to buy the newest one)

[@jdsd_]

I like the Freewell Sherpa lenses way more, they just feel like they are a lot higher quality. But the Moment lenses are smaller and lighter, so probably better for travelers with very limited space.

[@legniak1]

Beastgrip anamorphic lenses are awesome. I have the gold flair moment anamorphic but prefer Beastgrip gear

[@collinmcballin]

Was that 58mm lens a m series or t series..? I had m series and it was no good haha

[@chrisbenn]

I am confused! The Lenses dose not cover the Main camera on the Iphone?

[@mrpixeldot]

Sure it does, the main camera is the one in the bottom left corner

[@mydowntime6850]

Fish eye lens is the best imo. My wide lens kinda got dated when I upgraded phones.

[@Ad1lette]

guys is it worth it if i just want a lense to have more zoom while keeping the quality?

[@spamspasm8183]

Dunno about the other lenses but a VND is worth using on iPhones when you need it.

[@jax_cph]

FYI Anamorphic de-squeeze 1.33 and 1.55 is also on the much better Blackmagic camera app. else you can do it editors like n Blackmagic Resolve

[@vanshgupta6108]

I’ve iphone 13 and i want to use it but I couldn’t find the cover on the website idk what to do

[@jakelarntz]

I was wondering what was up with the original upload! Makes more sense now!

[@CosminRotaru]

I was watching the first version and it stopped midway with video unavailable 😊 The anamorphic images were just wrong.

[@jakelarntz]

Yeah same thing happened to me! haha I was gonna ask in the comments if he de-squeezed the footage, but I didn't realize Moment made a proprietary app to do so. @@CosminRotaru

[@CosminRotaru]

@@jakelarntz filmic pro does that as well, blackmagic camera and probably others.

[@computergeak]

Great video! I think it was about time to review some of Moments lenses, now that the iPhone lens quality is so good. Also, did you move to St. Louis?

[@OLDGUYSK8R]

Great video! As just getting into the world of content, creating myself I have gained some clients already and I want my video quality to get better. This was super helpful. Definitely subscribed.

[@Trademark5454]

Is iphone camera slightly better than galaxy s24?

[@Tinito1984]

Im always wondering if the moment lenses scratch the iphone lens when you attach them and make the twist to lock it. Anyone knows?

[@moisesmvera]

Me encantan los productos que hacen los chicos de Moment, pero éste video me parece... ¡ GENIAL !, Enhorabuena por el trabajo

[@justinpearson3696]

Man if this is Atlanta I need some photo spots 😂

[@rosej168]

I was thinking the same thing. 😂

[@ianharper6015]

Thanks for an interesting video. I have an iPhone 13pro and about 18 months ago I invested in a number of Moment lenses. In general, the results were very disappointing and I have now sold them all. All in all, a disappointing and expensive experiment.

[@RealEstateJakeVA]

That graffiti picture is a crazy shot 🔥

[@diegos1456]

Very helpful deffo had to subscribe 🙌🏾🔥

[@ryansantaana]

Did you use the M-series or T-series lenses?

[@PutTheCookieDown]

Okay so what was the fisheyes len’s name?

[@nicolamietta]

Hi, where did you buy that fantastic (plexiglass ?)stand for your monitor ?

[@ATCM914]

I'm looking for the best lens to attach and record my daughter's soccer games

[@ruvamsi]

Think you'd be better off buying a GoPro, even a used one

[@abinpakji683]

how is the tele lens?

[@kevinsim1514]

Hi Evan, could you review the Kase 135mm for iphone please?

[@SeeninSosua]

Krog Street bridge! Classic

[@judeemclaughlin7394]

Made my husband watch this. And yes I want more on the cinebloom. I was looking at that.

[@tfisher]

This was very useful to me. Thank you very much!

[@shreyashgupta4643]

Pretty sure these locations are from 17th Street Atlanta 🤩

[@bigfwopl4873]

Ayyyyy I didn't realize you were based out of ATL?

[@cordelldejager]

The moment lenses are the most shite quality lenses tbh especially with the 15 series. they don't work with the 15 series since the sensor is different. That's why the images are so bad and blurry. You should try beast grip

[@Ke7inz]

Maybe One day iPhone put aps c sensor 😅

[@lead-dog]

Great video. Thank you

[@RicardoBarbosaEVGA]

Evan FTW! Right orientation of the anamorphic lens this time. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@Lev_elUp]

Intro music name please

[@Kids11111]

Mate, great content. Just a tiny nit pick- you speak like you’re on the telly reading out the news.

[@chewinggum9101]

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[@The_SUN1234]

Its to expensive for something that does little to nothing.

[@standardangles]

Nice vid! Just wondering, where’d you get your bomber jacket from? At 2:48 in the vid. Thanks!

[@Duesay]

Style oh shit you’re in Atlanta I’m in Atlanta. Can I get your email for music videos?

[@starbeam3464]

These look like the M series lenses that aren’t designed for modern iPhones you need to do a review with the T series…….?

[@kimduboisphotographeanimaliere]

I don't have a Iphone and I will never buy one but it kind of cool ahaha

[@NullBlox]

so there is no photo editor out there or free plugin/app that can create fisheye photos from default photos..... Your video makes it sound like you have to have this to accomplish that look when thats just not the case. Also if you use Gimp or Photoshop and take a quality photo to start then you can make a more quality fisheye look than what that app and lens are producing for you no?...

[@Toppu]

Nah, looks like a gimmick and a hassle to me. Who would even be the target audience for these? Influencers? Photography enthusiasts will go for DSLRs. And a professional photographer showing up for a shoot with a set of these will definitely raise eyebrows.

[@getfmlr]

Seems like a gimmick now but you have to realize Moment started offering these at a time when phones didnt have more than one camera. So at the time, being able to do wide angle and telephoto was only possible using these external attachments.

[@Toppu]

@@getfmlr sure thing, I'm aware of that. But even a few years ago, was the fish-eye effect really THAT popular? To me it just looks like something you'd buy and then forget about a couple of weeks later. Again, this is just my opinion.

[@getfmlr]

@@Toppu not saying you are wrong. It's just at the time it was nice to have the option when your cell phone only had one camera. The most popular models were the wide angle and the telephoto lens. These days cellphones have both so the external attachments are redundant.

[@shyshy1894]

@@ToppuTrue. Also I think most dslrs have fisheye post-processing effects anyways. I know my Nikon does :/

[@diegos1456]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aqewore]

What’s app 4:56

[@OhYaSure]

Sidenote: square space sucks. You don’t have complete control. Lol.

[@Antonovlabel]

❤❤❤

[@RanftEvan]

Thank you!

[@drak_darippa]

lol you look so uncomfortable at your desk

[@MR-AK]

Iphone has fake digitally processe images. If you want real quality pro level stuff get a Sony Xperia.

[@TheLastYG92]

You in my city I see