An absolutely excellent review! I purchased this lens today, prior to viewing your review, andI can say, with confidence, that I made the correct decision. Thank you so much for your clarity!
Thanks so much for a great straight forward review. I have been going back and forth about making a purchase. Your review mirrors my thought process. I enjoy my Nikon DSLR, just thought this would be a nice addition to my iPhone 14Pro. So I sit and wonder, do I sacrifice quality for convenience. But, of the reviews I have watched I appreciate what you have done the most.
Thanks so much. Yeah it’s a trade off for sure. I personally find myself bringing the proper camera along most days so it’s less useful for me but I could absolutely see it being useful for someone who shoots landscape or cityscape with their phone
I would not really recommend it. I would instead invest in a camera. I think it'll be a pain to stabilized this lens on a tripod and focusing on sports will be a challenge as it is all manual focus. Instead I would set a budget and purchase a used mirrorless or dslr system with a telephoto.
Thanks for the information ! I’m grateful your review is making me pause and think more carefully on whether to buy this or go for a telephoto lens for my rarely used DSLR….
I agree, there are some image quality issues that make this challenging to use. I think it’s more compelling as a video option though. Some of the warping might be from davinci image stabilization though you definitely need to stabilize because of camera shaking at this focal length even with a tripod. Mixed bag
This was the best review on this product. Thank you. I will be buying because I think it works for my needs. It’s small and super portable and quality seems more than decent
Thanks for your review, I was thinking on buying it, I will be using it while traveling without a camera, so I guess this will work!
Happy Birthday in advance! Hope you have great time in Yosemite!! 🎉
Thanks man! Still hoping to find a camping spot!
Hi there! Awesome review man thank you, and hope you find a great birthday camping spot!
Thank you! No dice yet. Fingers crossed
An absolutely excellent review! I purchased this lens today, prior to viewing your review, andI can say, with confidence, that I made the correct decision. Thank you so much for your clarity!
Excellent! So happy it was helpful and that you are happy with your purchase
Thanks so much for a great straight forward review. I have been going back and forth about making a purchase. Your review mirrors my thought process. I enjoy my Nikon DSLR, just thought this would be a nice addition to my iPhone 14Pro. So I sit and wonder, do I sacrifice quality for convenience. But, of the reviews I have watched I appreciate what you have done the most.
Thanks so much. Yeah it’s a trade off for sure. I personally find myself bringing the proper camera along most days so it’s less useful for me but I could absolutely see it being useful for someone who shoots landscape or cityscape with their phone
Is this a good choice for high school football videos - of my son’s senior year
I would not really recommend it. I would instead invest in a camera. I think it'll be a pain to stabilized this lens on a tripod and focusing on sports will be a challenge as it is all manual focus. Instead I would set a budget and purchase a used mirrorless or dslr system with a telephoto.
Thanks for the information ! I’m grateful your review is making me pause and think more carefully on whether to buy this or go for a telephoto lens for my rarely used DSLR….
Depends on your use case for sure, but if you want to shoot wildlife, definitely get the DSLR lens
Video warping is absolutely horrible. No way you can use that for video. That deer video had horrible warping going when you moved the camera. No way.
I agree, there are some image quality issues that make this challenging to use. I think it’s more compelling as a video option though. Some of the warping might be from davinci image stabilization though you definitely need to stabilize because of camera shaking at this focal length even with a tripod. Mixed bag
@@MatthewRaifmanso what lens would be best for zooming in on a high school football game?
This was the best review on this product. Thank you. I will be buying because I think it works for my needs. It’s small and super portable and quality seems more than decent
Wonderful! So glad it was helpful. It’s a very cool idea