Photojojo provides a convenient telephoto lens for iPhone

The iPhone makes a great at-the-ready camera. Those of us appropriately sidearmed with an iPhone usually keep it easy to grab, which makes it the perfect device to yank from our pocket and snap a few pictures. And while the digital zoom is an awesome feature, it has limitations, and usually ends up killing the final photo quality. So, you're stuck with the convenience of your iPhone versus its inevitable limitations as a camera.

Photojojo has a solution. The iPhone Telephoto Lens screws onto an included iPhone case, allowing you to get up to 8x the normal amount of zoom. The lens fits in your pocket when you're not using it, so it's not like you're hauling around a huge accessory to go with your iPhone. Even better, the iPhone Telephoto Lens comes with a tripod. As most professional photographers will tell you, using a tripod is the single best way to improve your photographs.

The lens package is available for both the iPhone 3/3GS and iPhone 4. For US$35, you get the lens, a case and a tripod. It's a pretty good deal to help improve your iPhone pictures.

[Via Cnet]

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The Plaid Cow

If you are just looking for a quick and easy tripod mount (without the lenses), The Glif works well.

http://www.theglif.com/

February 15 2011 at 10:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

exnewt

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opusmark/sets/72157626052412638/

Comparison of iPhone camera, plus 0.68 wide angle, 180 degree fisheye (corrected too), and 8x telephoto

February 14 2011 at 9:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Cy Starkman

I don't find the iPhone(4) perfect to yank out and start snapping. Actually when I've needed to do just that it has let me down.

While the phone is instant on the camera app is anything but and then if it was last in video mode you switch and wait..... and then you go to finally shoot as the autofocus is jumping about and damn..

Just missed 3 police clubbing a disabled man after they pulled him off his wheelchair. After which they denied it and as there was no evidence to the contrary.

My DSLR is faster..

Moments are snappy, iPhone camera ponderous

February 14 2011 at 7:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

exnewt

Found it on good ol' eBay with a wide angle and semi-fisheye (160 degrees). Really not bad for casual photos where you don't have a "real" camera.

February 14 2011 at 6:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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mastahype

@exNewt, What exactly did you find, this item or just something similar?

February 14 2011 at 9:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

exnewt

For those who ask - I found the exact same item with 2 extra lenses (wide and fisheye) on eBay.

February 14 2011 at 11:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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