MIAO LAB HD 20-40X Zoom Lens with Tripod Telephoto Mobile Phone Lens Telescope for iPhone13 Samsung Other Smartphones Hunting Camping Sports

This is the best budget Zoom lens for mobile devices I've ever found anywhere, and it even rivals the most expensive and professional lenses on the market, both in terms of build quality and the image results it provides.I was astonished to discover that this lens was capable of producing photos almost the same as my thousand dollars zoom lenses for my DSLR and mirrorless cameras, all for a device you can carry in your pocket.The lens is made of very sturdy metal and it feels a little heavy to the touch compared to the cheap plastic ones you find in the market. It's also bigger than most mobile zoom lenses. Because of this, it is most recommended you use it on a tripod. Despite its weight and size, it's very easy to carry in it fits even in the smallest of backpacks.The lens has two adjustment rings, one below for zoom (from 20x to 40x) and another in the top for focus. These are very sturdy and tight which is excellent for fine-tune precision adjustment allowing you to get the best image quality in any composition.It comes with a ring that allows you to attach the lens to any 1/4" tripod or adapter, and with a vise-like mobile lens adapter which once put on the smartphone stays very tight and firm making it nearly impossible for it to move much less drop the device. The tip is made of rubber covered with a microfiber cloth so you can tighten it and it won't scratch the screen.Also comes with a plastic table-top tripod which is very basic compared to a more professional metal one, but it's still appreciated that it at least comes with one, which is also easy to package and carry around.Check out the pictures for sample images both during the day and night. Speaking of the latter, I was also quite surprised to see that this lens helps a bit to reduce blue/green glares from strong light sources, which is a nuisance with every newest generation smartphone camera due to their increased low-light capabilities but with still small lenses, making the use of ND or CPL filters optional.All in all, this has been the best camera lens I've ever purchased in terms of price and quality, and I would very much recommend it to anyone, both professional and casual photographers alike.

I tried this with the flagship samsung, apple, and oneplus devices. It does not fit any of them. I tried it with an older phone and it also did not fit. Would have been nice for them to say something informative instead of claiming "fits 99% of phones". They only need like 4mm more space and we'd be good.Secondly, while the main attachments are metal and wonderful build quality, the tripod is the cheapest plastic junk, made of the the same plastic as a cheap comb. If this fit my phone I would use it with a different tripod. I'm surprised they even bothered to include such a cheap tripod. A good small tripod isn't that expensive, and this system does work with a standard tripod.

Update: A new software update (iOS 15.1 or higher) gives you the ability to turn this off. Go to settings, select camera, and then turn off “Auto Macro.” This completely solves that problem :-)If you set up the telephoto lens over your main camera, the iPhone 13 (and maybe the other iPhones with multiple lenses; I didn’t try it on an 11 or 12) automatically switches to using your 3x or .5 lenses because the main lens now has less light coming in. You can’t disable the automatic switching, so the only way to make the camera take the photo is by keeping your fingers over the other two lenses…or maybe bringing some painters tape and keeping them covered. Either way, your 3x and .5 get all smudged (or sticky) while you battle against the camera that’s hell-bent on “helping” you by automatically adjusting its settings in response to this invading lens attachment.When I kept my fingers over the two lenses that I wasn’t using, I could force the camera to take a photo through the attached lense, but this was clumsy and awkward and it was difficult (nearly impossible) to cover the lenses, balance the heavy lense, and have a hand free to focus that lense.Pictures turned out OK in the dead center, but got blurry quickly as you moved towards the edges. Maybe that could have been improved if I could have adjusted the focus more comfortably, but I’m not sure.To have more control over the lens, I downloaded a manual camera app for about $8 called “ProCam.” That gave me total control over the camera, but I’m not a professional photographer. If you are familiar enough with DSLR features to use that app successfully, you’re probably not trying to attach a telephoto lens to your camera….you’d just use the DSLR. So, although the ProCam app did allow me to bypass the auto-switching of the lenses, it became too advanced for this beginner to use proficiently.Overall, I liked the idea and had high hopes for some little league action shots, but for the mommy sports enthusiast, I think the best photos are still being shot with DSLR cameras….or by parents who get just a little closer than you are supposed to! 🤣