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ShiftCam's MultiLens Camera Cases for iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro Now Available
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*disclaimer* - I've been shooting pro video and editing pro video for about 20 years though. If that makes a difference?
I have all the Moment lenses and use the Filmic Pro video and still camera apps. Moment glass is great, particularly the anamorphic lens.
But the investment is substantial.
Absolutely. It’s around 700 usd for all the lenses and a case. IMO not worth it.
I’d have some cash invested in a gimbal and put the rest towards an iPhone 11 or 11 pro.
The thing to remember here, as an apparently professional video creator is that it's physics. Yes - you can get amazing results with the right kit - but at the end of the day you're strapping a piece of glass onto another piece of glass (or plastic!) and that is always going to be a trade off.
YES- some of these external lenses are big and bulky - but they do give you a tonne more options if you want to make some decent content on the phone BUT of course there's the financial trade off as well as the practical 'bulk' trade off.
IMO you have to balance them both. If you are a professional film maker and you're shooting movies on an iPhone with a 1k investment in lenses/filters and a gimbal I don't see the point in not investing in an actual camera which will handle and perform equally if not better. If you're kitting a phone up so much it loses the initial point of having the 'always ready' device.
Sure - I've used my phone on paid gigs- I've also used it to prove a point about shooting on a mobile device.
Once you need more than a small pouch for a mobile kit - you're possibly devaluing the reason to be shooting on a mobile device.
I'd say that 90% of people using a mobile setup professionally are doing it to prove a point.
YES- some of these external lenses are big and bulky - but they do give you a tonne more options if you want to make some decent content on the phone BUT of course there's the financial trade off as well as the practical 'bulk' trade off.
IMO you have to balance them both. If you are a professional film maker and you're shooting movies on an iPhone with a 1k investment in lenses/filters and a gimbal I don't see the point in not investing in an actual camera which will handle and perform equally if not better. If you're kitting a phone up so much it loses the initial point of having the 'always ready' device.
Sure - I've used my phone on paid gigs- I've also used it to prove a point about shooting on a mobile device.
Once you need more than a small pouch for a mobile kit - you're possibly devaluing the reason to be shooting on a mobile device.
I'd say that 90% of people using a mobile setup professionally are doing it to prove a point.
Odd, I purchased a case just like this last year within a month of the new phones being released. I use it occasionally for up close photos but past that nah. Just strange this is being discussed months later.. obviously a different brand then I purchased.. go figure.
These cases have been around for a long time - but this one is because it's for the new phones and it's CES..
Right, that's why I really don't get the hype behind it. This has been released already, just not this specific company which I guess is why it is mentioned. Just strange to me since I've been using it for months on and off already... but I guess the whole CES thing is what grabs people?
Yep, I hate all the crying about "just use a DSLR" like there's something wrong with trying to get more out of the cameras on an [infinitely more portable] iPhone. Why is it wrong to desire pictures at a level somewhere between "stock iPhone" and "inexpensive DSLR"?
I mean, sure there's better equipment available than this, but that describes the equipment--DSLR or other--owned by literally everyone in this thread.
Umm, I think it does slide?
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As Seen on TV, order now and get a second one free (just pay handling)
Pictures of people looking directly at the lens are typically the worst types of pictures.
I beg to differ
_DSC7592 by needfx, on Flickr
_DSC1574 by needfx, on Flickr
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I beg to differ
_DSC7592 by needfx, on Flickr
_DSC1574 by needfx, on Flickr
_DSC3729 by needfx, on Flickr
IMG_6358 after by needfx, on Flickr
IMG_6828_after by needfx, on Flickr
Looking pretty good to me, & many others...
MacRumors really should take down this entire article. Shiftcam appears to be a fraudulent scam that is incapable of delivering on their promise. They were slightly communicative at the beginning about production/shipping snafus (but only after being pestered by backers on social media), and they've since gone silent running and there's no guarantee that they ever will ship anything.