My take on the $35 iPhone 4 Telephoto Lens

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I honestly do not remember where I read about the Photojojo iPhone Telephoto Lens but remember thinking it must be a joke.

Photojojo iPhone Telephoto Lens

Chuckled and went to read about it anyway. After reading their humorous write-up and looking closely at the images provided. I realized I had no use for it at all. But of course I bought one anyway.

“But of course I bought one anyway.”

The iPhone 4 kit was on back order and took nearly three weeks to arrive. If you order the iPhone 4 kit today (March 6, 2011) it won’t ship until March 21st.

Mine arrived last night. First thoughts:

• Well packaged.
• Comes complete with;
  • lens (front and rear caps)
  • stand
  • cleaning cloth
  • back case
  • small black cloth carrying bag
  • instruction manual
• Surprisingly well build components. Not Nikon level craftsmanship but pretty well done.

My only real complaint is the back only case – I prefer a case with front and back coverage for my phone. A smaller disappointment is the minimum focus distance of  3 meters.

Today I took it out to play a bit. I mounted the iPhone onto the  supplied stand and braced it upon a garden fence in my front yard. (yeah – I know.)

Click on the following images to enlarge:

iPhone 4 only lens at widest setting

iPhone 4 only lens maximum zoom

iPhone 4 with Photojojo 8x telephoto lens installed

iPhone 4 with Photojojo 8x telephoto lens installed AND maximum digital zoom

Pro D/SLR quality it ain’t: but it is functional.  And would be very handy if you were a spy. Well, except for the 3 meter focal distance thing.

I will carry it and look for opportunities to use it.

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