Black White Photography - UK (2019-05)

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Compatibility iPhone XR, XS, XS Max as a kit. Samsung Galaxy,

other iPhones and Google Pixel if bought separately

Guide price £175

Contact olloclip.com

OLLOCLIP SUPERWIDE +

TELEPHOTO PRO LENSES

Easy attachment

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Excellent build quality

Easy to clip on and off

Broad range of compatible lenses

Expensive

Only works with slim cases

or no case at all

Olloclip offers a

wealth of different

lenses to fit the latest

iPhones and, with the

multi-clip, Samsung and

Google Pixel phones too. The

top of the range Superwide Pro

and Telephoto Pro lenses are

noticeably larger and heavier

than the other lenses Olloclip

make, so as to gather more

light and reduce distortion.

The Superwide offers a 120°

field of view, while the telephoto

offers 2x magnification.

The lenses tend to capture

images higher in quality than if

using the native camera alone,

but £175 for the kit seems

fairly steep for the relative

jump in quality. An alternative

would be to buy just one of

the lenses for around £83 and

a clip for just under £17. The

clip works brilliantly and will fit

over most slim cases. It’s easy

to get on and off, adjust for

the clearest picture and slide

to the other lens if you have a

dual camera phone. The multi-

device clip allows the lenses

to be used on other phones,

so long as the camera is within

2.5cm of the top of the phone.

Other Connect-X lenses can

then be clipped in to create an

interchangeable lens system

that includes a 7x, 14x

and 21x macro lens.

Olloclip’s Pro lenses are larger

and brighter than the company’s

Intro and Essential lenses.

The Kúla Bebe 3D Lens
uses mirrors to form lo-fi 3D
images with a smartphone.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

KÚLA BEBE 3D LENS

Quirky option

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Compatibility Works with most iOS and Android phones
Guide price €69 (about £60)
Contact kula3d.com

Fun, lo-fi results

Eccentric, offbeat nature

Compatible with most

Android and iOS phones

Flimsy clip

Relatively expensive

If you’re a Lomography fan,
then you may well enjoy the
offbeat nature of the Kúla
Bebe 3D Lens. As the name
suggests, it captures 3D
images, but not in the latest
high-tech way that you might
expect. Instead, it is a fairly
rudimentary design that clips
on to almost any phone and
uses a pair of aluminium mirrors
to capture the left and right
eye view at the same time –
rendering them into a split-
frame image.
Using the app for iOS or
Android phones, you can then
create a variety of 3D output
images. Pictures can be viewed
with the included red and cyan
glasses, or as an animated
gif that switches between the

left and right view creating an

illusion of depth that Kúla calls

a Wigglegram. A paper 3D

stereo-viewer is also included

in the package, which allows

you to slot a smartphone in and

view your results in lo-fi 3D.

The clip seems a little flimsy

but it’s simple to use. This is not

a product for macro work, as

the optimal distance for the 3D

effect is between 2m and 20m.