Credit: Zeiss/Funky Space Monkey
Best camera is the one you have with you – that frequently means the camera in your phone, & the cameras in top-of-the-range phones are remarkably good, despite the compromises required to cram them into the tiny space available in a phone which has skinny-jeans-compatibility as a major design parameter.
Many solutions to the limitations of phone cameras are available, & the German lens maker, Zeiss is about to provide one more for the iPhone 6 & 6s, as well as their Plus variants. Three lenses will be available, as shown in the image above: telephoto, wide-angle & a zoomable macro lens, plus the aluminium bracket. Lenses will be attached to the phone by screwing into the bracket. The bracket will also provide a thread for attachment to a standard tripod, plus a mounting point for other accessories.
Release is promised before mid-2016.
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