In this part of our 2019 seasonal gift guides, we’re moving on from cameras to focus on lenses. There have been some great ones released over the last year. And there have also been one or two unusual ones. Here are some of our favourites.
Moment’s new smartphone camera app focuses on giving maximum control
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Moment, the company most famous for its smartphone lenses has started branching out into smartphone software. Their newly launched app, MomentPro, is now available for both Android and iOS. It’s focused on giving the user more choice, offering complete manual control over exposure, focus and white balance, as well as a couple of other neat tricks.
Moment lenses for Smartphones: Thoughts after a month
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You may remember that a little while back I wrote a first look at the Moment lenses (these: Moment lenses) and I was pretty impressed with the build quality. The image quality was pretty good too. One of my concerns, though, was that they are pretty large and heavy compared to other lens systems that I’ve used in the past and I wasn’t sure whether that would affect how I used them or not. We all know the old adage of the best camera is the one you have with you. So I thought that maybe because of the size and weight, I would eventually decide that I couldn’t be bothered to carry them around with me, which would make them not that useful.
First look at the Moment Lenses for iPhone X
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Many of us love taking photos with our smartphones and the cameras on phones are getting better and better. I’ve been super impressed with the cameras on the iPhone X. In fact, other than the fact that I am one of those people who always wants to get the latest tech, the cameras are the most important reason I upgrade my phone almost every year.
Now you can attach filters to your phone with the Moment Lenses 62mm thread mount
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With a new year comes new products. There’s already been a couple of new ones announced yesterday by DJI, including the DJI Osmo Mobile 2. And here’s another one for mobile photographers and filmmakers from Moment Lenses.
Moment lenses have become rather popular and are often found in the serious mobile photographer’s toolbag. But one of the biggest questions they’ve received concerns the use of filters. Specifically, how the heck do you attach one? Moment have answered this call with a new 62mm filter adapter, allowing photographers and filmmakers to use many of their existing filters.
The best settings to create cinematic footage on your mobile phone
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For some, the humble mobile phone is their weapon fo choice when it comes to shooting video. For others, it’s simply what they have with them at the time. But regardless of which category we fall into, we want to get the best footage we can. A phone’s only ever going to be so good, but that doesn’t mean we can’t make the effort. In this video from the folks over at Moment Lenses, we see how best to use Filmic Pro to get the most cinematic footage out of our phones.
