BEST iPhone Telephoto in 2024? | Ultimate Lens Shootout!
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2024
- A detailed comparison of iPhone telephoto lenses from Beastgrip, Sandmarc, Shiftcam, ReeFlex, Freewell and Moment... How do they work with the iPhone 15 Pro/Max?
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:33 Pool test footage
1:24 Why use lenses?
1:57 Size & Weight
5:30 Lens Mounts
8:18 Filters
10:53 Accessories
14:09 Trees test footage
15:42 Chart test footage
18:47 Wrap-up & Recommendations
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FYI, I got a message from an engineer at Moment after he watched this video and he thinks I might have a bad lens. So they're sending a new one and a new case. I did a review video of this back in November and I posed that question, however, I've seen reports of edge softness and chromatic aberration from others too, so there are some issues. Long story short, when I get the new lens I'll compare it to the current one and post the results in the article on my website. And if they're really different or better I'll do an update video. I'm also contacting Freewell about their lens. I'll keep you posted. :) -BC
The fact that they can have a ”bad lens“ is telling IMHO
Can the Reeflex Lens work with the iPhone 13ProMax?
Thanks. I am very interested in Freewell’s response. I also got a Freewell telephoto lens about a month ago and got the same results, the edging being very soft. My Freewell 1.33 anamorphic lens is fine.
Freewell responded and said the lens I got was “an early model“ and supposedly it’s been resolved. I’m hoping they’ll send me a new one soon to retest, but I don’t know when yet. All the other lenses are excellent though so I do recommend those.
Thanks for the update
The video we all wanted to see. YT is full of people just promoting one brand or the other. Thanks for making those video.
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Very useful. Thanks for sharing it!
Amazing video! Thank you so much for having invest the time on doing such tests! Best lens comparison on UA-cam no questions!
Thanks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! A great tutorial the production of this video is easy to watch, very informative and at a perfect tempo to learn
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much for this, it helped me a lot!!
Wow, great video with lots of information to absorb.
Excellent video. Very informative and helpful. Thorough too. Many thanks.
Thanks for this great review! really what i was looking for - greatly made - no fuss and a lot of footage and content to see for yourself. great work
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video 🔥
Wonderful content. Thank you very much for the useful information, you probably saved many of us time and money.
Wow, that Beastgrip lens is pure quality, on the shopping list!
Great video, thank you.
Nice test❤
Thanks for the review. I'm using the Reeflex and I'm not disappointed.
Great to hear. I just got mine in the last few weeks and so haven’t used them much but I’m going to do a full review video on those as well, so far pretty impressive.
Awesome & Thanks Sir :)
Thank you for a very interesting video. Would it be possible to use the Beastgrip lens along with Neewer cage and a step down adapter?
Great Review "One of its kind" please do compare the ultra wide 16-18mm lens also.
Thanks! Yeah more coming including anamorphic.
Huge thank you! This THE video that I had been waiting for! May I suggest that you include a price comparison?
I tend to shy away from exact pricing just because it changes so often, but I do mention in the video that Beastgrip is the most expensive, and then you should also check out the article I wrote because there I go into more detail about that - link in the description. Thanks for watching!
Just clapping and thanking 👏
I owned Sandmarc lenses and their 58mm telephone can adapt Neewer 43-67mm step up ring for standard 67mm filters.
Great video.. only missed some dof portrait comparisons
Yeah I focused on traditional video here not photography. Thanks for watching!
Beastgrip really pulls away from the older moment and other value options, with sandmarc still hanging in there as a good mid ground pick. This could make a really good series, will you do something similar with anamorphic and wides too Blake?
Yeah the anamorphic I’ll do for sure, the wides all seem to work fine regardless of the brand... But I couldn’t do them all in one video because this already was 20 minutes long. 😃 But yes, more videos on the way including a more detailed look at ReeFlex. Thanks for watching!
I have settled on the Reeflex-G Series and Beastrgip.
Nice choices. :)
This video was very enlightening for serious iPhone photographers, offering a lot of time-saving tips and solutions for many confusions. Thank you so much for your efforts. By the way, can we expect a similar video comparing other lens lineups?
I am planning to do one on anamorphic lenses and potentially some others, along with a couple dedicated videos on ReeFlex etc. Thanks for watching!
I own the whole Sandmarc lens set, I use a step up ring and can use a 67mm Freewell magnetic VND, Black Mist Pro filters, and Moment bloom filters... so you can use standard filters with all the Sandmarc lens except the fisheye lens as it does not have filter threads.
That’s great. I don’t have any of their filters and I don’t have a 43mm step up ring as thats not a typical size mount, but looks like a good option for using 3rd party filters.
@@iphoneographers My Sandmarc lens have an inside thread of 40.5mm that I use a Amopofo step up ring 40.4mm to 67mm, for my filters. Works very well and the ring in inexpensive.
Спасибо большое за данное видео.
can u do this for other lenses too? for the wide + fisheye
Can you compare the anamorphic lens from each company
Thanks for the comparison. Are you planning on making a similar video for the anamorphic lenses?
Yes indeed!
@@iphoneographers That would be awesome 😊
will you be doing a video for the wide angle lenses because to me thats the most important one
I actually wasn’t going to because they all pretty much work well with all the phones, however there are differences in the various brands… So by popular demand I’ll probably do it now. :)
The comparison we’ve been waiting for. Can you compare also the wide angle lens?
Most likely. Wasn’t planning to but it’s now under consideration. :)
I'm delving into photography and recently upgraded to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. I'm heading to Monument Valley, particularly Forest Gump Point, to capture some stunning shots. Do you have any advice on bringing the background closer? Also, I'm considering investing in a telephoto lens. Any recommendations?
great review thanks a lot. just wondering... thought the blackmagic camera app is for video... how do you use it for still photos?
Yeah it’s a video camera app. For still photos I use the native camera app or a dedicated photo app like Halide or Reeflex. Thanks for watching!
Nice comparison!
If you make a Part 2. Here are some ideas.
Flare test!
Two of those lenses are known for having red flare, vignetting, light leak.
Which lens work on the 3x and 5x.
These lens vs main camera "2X" 48mm on the more recent iPhones.
Addressing the mis-marketing of these lenses as "58mm".
Also,
Switching to the 37mm plate for the beastgrip 1.7. Would had been faster and better. That adapter was mainly developed for the 3x and 5x. Loses a little bit of image quality for usability.
Are the Sandmarc Telephoto Lens the V2.
Thanks for the suggestions. :) I’m actually working on several other future videos so I’ll keep this in mind. And the Sandmarc telephoto I got about a month ago so I assume it’s the latest one. Sidenote, I also just got their 6x telly so will be testing that soon as well.
@iPhoneographers a little correction: The T-Series 58mm and 18 Moment Lenses have a ring that comes off of the edge. A screw-on lens filter mount is used for filters with this new system. The other thing I noticed is that the drop-in lens mount is not inserted in the Moment case correctly (as seen at 08:10 of video). This will highly affect lens performance.
Yeah thanks - I don’t have the filter mount for the T-series yet, but the anamorphic slides on and this one screws on, which I do like better than the M-series.
Regarding the case, I got this one really early right after the new phone launched and it’s got the 3D printed lens mount insert. So it’s connected correctly but it definitely may not be as precise as it should be. Moment is actually sending me a new lens and case to compare.
@@iphoneographers thanks for responding! It's cool of you to read and get back to people in the comment section. Unfortunately there can be minor issues with early production runs of products. That's just how it is. That being said we always try to take care of all our customers and make these issues right. I hope that package gets to you soon and fixes performance issues. Hit us up any time if you have questions. Keep up the the great work you are doing!
Hey mate, I just bought the beast cage for my iPhone XS Max, they said they don’t have m-mount plates. Do you know where I can get some or do I have to MacGyver one in 3D print?
Great video as usual Blake! Do you think the Beastgrip lenses are future proof because of the wider mount opening in case phone sensors get bigger? Also, could I use the Beastgrip lenses with say an IPhone 12 or 13?
They’re probably more future proof than others, but not guaranteed. I have lenses for my 12 Pro Max that don’t work on the 13 Pro Max. But since the 13 they’ve all worked very well. This 1.7x has been around for I think 16 months now or so and still works great as I showed with the latest gen phones. Thanks for watching!
Excellent job of comparing lenses. I’d like to also see the iPhone at its “48mm” setting in the mix too.
Yeah I’ve done that in some previous videos with anamorphic and I will again when I do a video on those comparing them, but I was only using the Blackmagic Camera app and it doesn’t technically have that setting. I have to use the native camera app to get the official virtual 48mm. Thanks for watching!
@@iphoneographersThat makes total sense, maybe I have a different question then… I’d like to see a comparison of the native 24 lens at 2X (48mm) compared to stacking a third party lens on a native lens to get roughly an equivalent view. So which is sharper?
Using a third-party tele lens on the 24mm you’ll get much better results in photography as it’s the 48MP camera vs. 12MP on the virtual lens. Also, you can get more shallow DOF with a lens. With video the sharpness is pretty much the same depending on the lens brand, but the 48mm virtual lens doesn’t degrade the quality in video mode.
The Sandmarc telephoto lens has a 43mm filter thread. I use step up rings to attach larger filters to avoid some vignetting with smaller filters.
Do you have their ND? I don’t have theirs, but it looks like it has the 43mm ring on it but going to a larger filter. Not sure if that’s just an adapter on the filter or if it’s built that way in a proprietary fashion.
@@iphoneographersI have the Sandmarc Polarizer: it has a 43mm filter thread. It screws perfectly into my 17-43mm step-up ring, and obviously it screws into the Sandmarc telephoto. The Sandmarc Polarizer is one inseparable unit, with a 43mm thread.
@@iphoneographers You were incorrect about the Sandmarc lens not using 3rd party filters, I use step up rings to my 67mm Freewell VND, Black Mist Pro, and Moment bloom filters... works easily.
@georgewoolf6300 Yeah I was looking at their filters and mounts, not step up rings which looks like a good option. I need to pick one up.
Have you tried an see if the freewells case fits the t serise moment lens?
They are proprietary mounts.
Fantastic comparison! I have been a moment user for a number of years but lost faith in the quality of their lenses and have switched to the reflex g series. I loved the magnetic system for filters they have. I haven’t had to really put them through their paces but am impressed with the results so far. the only point i would make is that the production version of the game series lenses are different to yours. The Tele and wide are larger and now use a 67mm filter with the need to use an adapter. Will you be getting this version and testing those?
Interesting. I just got these two weeks ago and they’re supposed to be the final versions. But I haven’t used them enough to know. The ones I tested last fall were just loaned and I only had them for two days and I had to ship them back for their Kickstarter campaign. But I will look into that. And I’m actually going to do a dedicated review of just the ReeFlex soon. Thanks for watching!
@@iphoneographers I will look forward to that video as i always find your videos informative and uncluttered with unnecessary info.
Hello, Thanx for all your support and video reviews... I am an iPhoneographer~
I get this flickering or glitch type effect in my videos whenever I use the 5x zoom with my beatsgrip 1.7x lens on my iPhone 15 pro max is this a common issue or is there a certain setting I need in the native iPhone app to resolve this issues ??
Haven’t had that issue. But whenever I hear people talk about flickering I typically think of too fast of shutter speed. Are you using an ND filter? I always try to shoot with the 180° shutter rule to get ideal motion blur. Otherwise, not really sure.
@@iphoneographers Ok I will try that, Than you~
I recently bought an anamorphic or 1.55x lens on Aliexpress and I really like it, but it doesn't have a brand, I only notice that the side edges, when I move the camera suddenly, tend to lose a little quality. Greetings from Colombia
Yeah moving the camera with the anamorphic and using image stabilization you can get some vignetting, so try turning IS off. But sometimes it’s just there and you can crop in post production to get rid of it. Thanks for watching!
Hi, random question.
I want the sandmarc phone case because it has Magnet on the back.
But I prefer the Reeflex telephoto lens over the sandmarc one.
Would the Reeflex lens fit on the sandmarc case?
Thanks
Yep! ReeFlex has both standard cases and MagSafe cases too.
If you have a cage/case with a 17mm mounting point, will a 17mm to 37mm step-up ring allow you to use the Beastgrip lenses?
Yes, on most cages that should work. Probably wouldn’t do it on a case though because of the weight of the lens.
I recently received my Sherpas. I hope I made the right choice
They’re very good, minus the telephoto. That is on the 15 Pro Max, if you have an earlier phone the telephoto should work fine. And if not, I’m hopeful they’ll fix this issue or replace any defective lenses. Freewell is a good company.
I have a question. What file system should I use on my SSD? I use PC (Windows). I have an iPhone 15 Pro. I want to shoot in Apple LOG and edit AE and AP@@iphoneographers
Do these lenses work over the iPhone 15 Pro Max 5x camera? Could you do a video showing some shots using that camera?
Most do not work on the 5X.
size and weight... how well will that work when on a DJI osmo mobile 6 ... I would think not very well.
That gimbal won’t hold telephoto lenses very well, but it’ll do ok with lighter anamorphic or some wide angle lenses.
is it possible to use the iphone camera app CINEMATIC MODE with theese lens ? Sandmarc looks balanced in terms of size and quality
and using portrait mode or the "adding later" portrait mode for taking photo in iphone 15 pro camera app new feature.
It’s possible, but you definitely get mixed results. Here’s a video I did… ua-cam.com/video/ZEFRlM-TQW0/v-deo.htmlsi=Ap3Gmw0s-7z5dnWH
Could you provide a link (or additional information) to the adapter you used, around the 14:38 mark, to attach the Beastgrip lens?
That is a 17mm to 37mm adapter that comes with the Beastcage. There’s a link for it in the description of the video with details.
@iphoneographers so you can't buy the adapter by itself, then?
That I’m not sure about. You might contact Beastgrip and see if you can get one separately.
Reeflex seems to be out of their MagSafe case for a IPhone 14 Pro Max. Do you know of an alternative Mag Safe case that will accept ReeFlex lense? Many thanks.
Sandmarc uses the same 17mm mount. Or a number of cages like from Neewer, SmallRig and Beastgrip do as well. But Sandmarc prob only MagSafe option.
@@iphoneographers Many thanks.
A couple of things come to mind here. I have to wonder what a photo comparison would be like because with video, the entire sensor is not being used. A comparison with photos should give the viewer a better idea of the image quality that’s to be expected from these lenses. Also, I think a more fair and accurate result would be attained if each lens was used with its proprietary case/mounting system. Using multiple lenses on the cage lends itself to some of them being at an improper distance from the sensor. Otherwise, a well thought out video. 👍
Actually using the cage makes it more precise. In my experience cases and those mounts can sometimes be slightly off if the phone or mount aren’t exactly positioned.
I mainly focus on video on this channel, but yeah photography you can get great results using the 48MP sensor. Thanks for watching!
Between Reeflex and Beastgrip its too much difference in quality image? I was seeing that the Reeflex mount is not that massive, but I am able to sacrifice that because of the quality if it worth it
They are pretty similar. Reeflex are smaller and use a 17mm mount.
Great video. Question though:
If shooting RAW with Halide application for example on iPhone 15 pro: wide lens 24mm x 1 will become a 40mm.
Still gonna be a 48MP raw photo or way less?
I need 48MP for shooting a painting but the original 24mm on iPhone 15pro and need 48MP RAW image for decent printing definition (300DPI)
Thanks your great work!
As long as you use the main 24mm 1X lens you’ll get the 48MP. Regardless of what conversion lens you put on it. That’s really the beauty of it. It also makes it more useful in low light (for different looks) and also for creating more shallow depth of field.
It seems a real shame that, other than Beastgrip, the manufacturers have generally gone for proprietary filter and lens mounts. I'm particularly disappointed that Moment, having made a new lens design, have stuck with their rather clumsy filter arrangement.
I will be interested to see if your replacement Moment lens is any better than the one you have. I have an iPhone 13 pro and invested in the Moment system but was so disappointed with the results that I have got rid of the lenses now.
I wonder if the very large exit pupil of the Beastgrip lens will allow it to be more compatible with new iPhone cameras in the future.
Price ?
Great comparison! I'm really surprised that Moment and Freewell were among the worst performing lenses.
Me too! Moment watched this video and they’re sending me a new lens, so I will update it if it changes. They’re wondering if I got a bad one. I’m not sure on Freewell because all the other lenses work great. I’ll update the associated article when I have news. Thanks for watching!
16:11 The charts aren't even aligned between the shots, and they're not even cropped to the chart so it's hard to see the details.
The chart or tripod never moves, but each lens is mounted to the phone, removed and then a new lens and case is put on the phone and put back in the rig, so none of the shots are 100% exactly the same.. And on top of that, all these lenses aren’t the same focal length. Some are 60mm, 58mm or 2x or 1.7x. They’re all cropped to the same right edge show any softness or aberrations.
Be careful when buying the moment T series gold flare anamorphic lens I wouldn’t want you to crack it again like what happened with the 1st one the M series gold flare lens
😂 Yep!
Be honest man, what’s your favorite lens brand?
The ones I use the most in my own work like short films etc. are Beastgrip. It’s not only because of the image quality, but I like how I can use bigger, traditional filters that I already own. To me that’s very important. And all their gear is super solid, especially their cage. But I don’t do travel kind of stuff and that wouldn’t work for it. So there you go. 😃
@@iphoneographers well that’s a good choice, I use moment lenses for filmmaking and travel
@gabricks1224 Moment were by far my most used and favorite from about the iPhone 8 to the 13 and then it changed once we got the bigger sensors. So I really like them and the T series, just need to figure out whether they work well enough on the latest generation phones (i’ve been having issues as I demoed). But definitely a solid option!
@@iphoneographers well I got the moment anamorphic lenses Blue and Gold flare 1.33x T series, I’m still waiting for the filter mount to arrive and I tested both of them and they work well on the 15 pro max
it realy annoy me that some compagny does a case for all iphone model, but the other brand even Samsung, they are like '' hey here a little clamp to fit are pricey lenses. but we dont care''
even reeflex, their app is iOS on thier site
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As i see reflex is the best.
ReeFlex are definitely good.
@@iphoneographers but what you recommend?…. I want the best. I cannot choose between “ Moment” or Beastgrip?
Proprietary lenses are a non-starter for me...
Why use an iPhone when there are smartphones with an inch matrix?
first
I have the Freewell 1.7 tele. It's junk. Pure junk.
Yeah it’s really surprising because all the other lenses in their lineup are quite good. Definitely hoping they fix the issue soon, which I’ve been told they are…
😆 iPhone: Let’s use all cameras and the lidar sensor at once to apply our computational photography to get amazing images and videos.
This Creator: Let’s block all cameras with cheap a- glass
6:47 because all of these come from the exact same far east factory 😂
Using the main camera with the fastest aperture and biggest sensor gives the best quality by far - the other ones degrade the image quality quickly. So yes, you use lenses to get the best telephoto or ultra wide results.
Hi, thank you for such a great comparison.Just an addition to the reeflex lens. It also comes with a bag and a lens hood.
Yeah I literally just got those lenses and I inadvertently left that information out. I’m doing a full review of them soon and I’ll include that. Thanks for watching!