Sandmarc Macro Lens Review. Comparing a smart phone macro lens vs a camera macro lens

In this video I review the Sandmarc Macro Lens, and compare the smart phone macro lens to a camera macro lens. Given that the Sandmarc macro lens is relatively inexpensive compared to the camera macro lens i use in this video (the Tamron 90mm) it really gives anyone the opportunity to start shooting macro photos and videos; however, i really wanted to find out if the Sandmarc macro lens had decent image quality, or if it’s just a gimmicky gadget. You might be surprised what my results were after testing the Sandmarc macro lens.
|Gear used in this video:
○ SANDMARC LENSES - geni.us/bwjddoI
○ Sony A7S iii (Amazon) - geni.us/mR2Ye8g
○ Sony 24mm 1.4 (Amazon) - geni.us/AfW7
○ Sony Zeiss 50mm 1.4 (Amazon) - geni.us/gqk1a4
○ B Camera (Nikon D780) (Amazon) - geni.us/hSrB
○ Tamron 90mm Macro Lens (Amazon) - geni.us/AcKWJf5
○ Edelkrone Slider (Amazon) - geni.us/r8fapRD
○ Big light - Godox SL 150 (Amazon) - geni.us/bNDKRN7
○ Small circular light - Falcon Eyes SO-28TD (Amazon) - geni.us/16N5K7
○ Aputure Light Dome II Soft box (Amazon) - geni.us/xFaHMIo
○ My FAVOURITE tool for capturing audio (Amazon) - geni.us/hgPH
○ Condenser microphone (Amazon) - geni.us/unkJL
○ Tripod (Amazon) - geni.us/n8mTk
○ Ball head (Amazon) - geni.us/nD3m
|Some other gear I often use:
○ Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 (Amazon) - geni.us/6JI1
○ 2nd favourite tool for audio (Amazon): geni.us/vZf31F
○ Deity D3 Pro Shotgun microphone (Amazon): geni.us/KH8G
○ External monitor / recorder (Amazon) - geni.us/Yv1OlW4
○ DJI Ronin S2 (Amazon) - geni.us/2xqCV
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I've been curious about smart phone lenses for a long time, but never used one until Sandmarc reached out to me and offered to send me the Sandmarc Macro Lens to test out. I've always been a little skeptical about these lenses, especially a smartphone macro lens given how unique camera macro lenses are. I put the Sandmarc Macro lens through its paces, and came up with my own conclusion. After watching this video you should know if the macro lens made by Sandmarc is worth buying.
0:00 Intro
0:32 Photo and Video Comparisons
3:06 Sandmarc Macro Lens Info / Positives
5:07 Sandmarc Macro Lens Negatives
7:19 Is it worth it?

[@TymekStolarz]

What do you think of the image quality of the Sandmarc Macro Lens. Good enough for some cases?

[@TheSmkfts]

This was a fun comparison! And yes, this little thing is totally capable.

[@TymekStolarz]

Haha thank you :) it was fun making it. Very surprised that it could still produce decent images. More so photos than video but still worth having if you don’t have the other tools.