There’s no provision for dealing with variations in the distance of the clip-on lens from the phone’s lens.Unless you’re careful, you may seat the lens at an angle rather than flush against the phone’s case.There’s no way to make sure the center of a clip-on lens is aligned with the center of the camera’s lens.The clip-on mounting system is imprecise and insecure so it’s liable to distort your pictures. When I grope around in it for a lens, I risk getting the lenses dirty with my fingers, because they don’t have enough caps. The drawstring doesn’t close the bag very well, so they fall out. The velvet bag doesn’t work well for storage. Because they don’t have inside lens caps like serious lenses do, they’re harder to keep clean. The lenses have metal barrels I was expecting plastic. There are no instructions the most informative text I’ve found is Amazon’s product description. The set consists of a macro lens, a wide-angle lens with lens cap (and these two lenses arrive screwed together), a fisheye lens with lens cap, a plastic clip with a threaded opening that holds a lens, and a velvet bag. I wasn’t able to center the lens on the iPhone 6’s camera because the clip mount was on the edge of the phone’s body that may have made the distortion worse. The black corners are the lens’ interior, as if we were looking out of a tunnel, because the lens isn’t wide enough for the job. Notice that the balcony in the top left is out of focus. Quick sample: The “red hall” photo at the top of this post is a fisheye lens shot, using a tripod and self-timer.
If you still want to buy them, save yourself money and grief by ordering the identical product on Amazon.The best use of these lenses would be as a gift to a child.
The important question is “Would these lenses help me take better pictures with my phone?” Two quick pieces of advice: Now let’s take a close look at their product. I’ve already written about the vile practices of the LUX HD450 company. “The power of a $2,000 DSLR in your pocket!” If only it were true.