IPhoneography 80 lvl: Useful Photo accessories

The iPhone beautiful camera and this is unlikely someone will argue. Recently, I told you about useful for shooting party applicationsWith which you can remove some of the restrictions and get away from the camera the best results. However, it still remains limited: it is a lens with a constant aperture, the lack of attachment to a tripod or microphone suitable for serious shooting. In this article, we'll look at a few "Softpedia" stuff that will turn your iPhone into a serious tool photography and filmmaking.

Lenses

iPhone has a 4-mm lens with a fixed aperture, in various models is somewhat different: in this iPhone 5c - f / 2.4, and iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus - f / 2.2. Given the small size of the matrix, iPhone lens corresponds approximately 30-35 mm lens SLR-cameras with a full size frame.

35 mm - this is a great focal length. It is typically used in photojournalism and documentary photography as a "broad normal" lens. In fact we have a semi-wide grip frame, making it ideal for outdoor shooting, and various scenes from everyday life.

Yet, 35mm lens is perfect. If you want to make a portrait or close-up of an object, then you have to get close to the subject of your photo. For some things it is normal, but sometimes, when shooting sports events or landscapes, photographers have to use 400-millimeter lenses that sometimes it is simply impossible. On the other side of 35 mm are almost on the verge of wide-angle lenses. If you want to remove a wide landscape, you need a focal length less than 24 mm.

Many companies began to produce lenses that improve the standard iPhone camera. They are attached to the iPhone camera one way or another and improve the parameters of the camera, giving you more room to compose. Such lenses are equally good for both photos and video for.

Beginning with the fundraising campaign on Kickstarter, Olloclip It was one of the first brands to produce detachable lenses for the iPhone. The company offers two sets of lenses. In the first set of "4 in one" includes wide-angle lens, fisheye, 10- and 15-fold for macro lens. The second set, "Tele" contains 2-fold telephoto lens and a polarization filter. All lenses are mounted on the corner of the iPhone, but because of its design, the first set is available for all models, while the second - only for the iPhone 5 and 5s (although it is likely temporary).

Another worthy manufacturer of removable lenses for iPhone - it Photojojo. He offers a very similar set of lenses, Which includes: fisheye, super-fisheye, wide-angle and a polarizing filter. Lenses Photojojo attached with the magnetic ring, the mating part of which is attached to iPhone something like double-sided tape.

The lenses of both manufacturers have very high quality. I like Olloclip because of their mode of attachment, although Photojojo are cheaper. Also quite interesting Photojojo super-fisheye. With any of the sets you get a wide-angle lens and telephoto that the equivalent focal length of 24 mm and 70 mm, respectively. Add to this a standard 35mm lens to your iPhone and you will be able to cover a wide variety of scenes in the photos.

Tripods

Holding the iPhone in the hands can be removed other than photos, especially if you use applications that allow you to manually set the shutter speed, for example Manual. On the video, things are a bit more complicated, so if you are going to shoot high-quality videos, you will need at least a small tripod.

One of my favorite tripods - it Joby's GripTight GorillaPod Video. iPhone is very good because the camera is that it is lightweight, compact and always at your fingertips. If you grab a large staff, it is likely to take, and "adult" cell, is not it? GorillaPod very lightweight and compact tripod that can be worn always with you, because he almost never takes place. Curved legs allow you to not only put GorillaPod any (even an uneven surface), but also to consolidate it at any tube or thread wrapped around her legs. As a result, you get a flat image, unattainable when shooting handheld.

I used GorillaPod for a month in the summer and I was able to make some great shots with long exposure. Model GripTight Video has magnetic feet and swivel head, which will be useful for capturing smooth panoramas.

Well, if you already have a good tripod and you want to install it on the iPhone, then you can do special adapters, which on countless markets. I like By Studio Neat GlifIt simple, quality is made and it can be hung on a bunch of keys. You can throw in a backpack and Glif for shooting video or time-Lapsoj.

image stabilizer

Remove the smooth video on the iPhone is very easy with the help of a tripod, but what to do in situations when you shoot on the move? In 1975, he invented the Steadicam, which has since become a Hollywood standard. In 2012 they inventedSteadicam SmootheeSpecially designed for mobile cameras, such as the iPhone and GoPro. With Steadicam Smoothee you can shoot with the active movement without worrying about camera shake. If you need to remove the video in a smooth motion, without stabilizer can not do. Now Steadicam Smoothee is only available for iPhone 5 and 5s, version for the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is still in development.

For hand-held shooting in motion can also be used tripods. With flexible GorillaPod it's pretty easy to do. To increase the stability of the tripod legs can be pressed to the chest, thus obtaining three points of support. In addition, you can chin hold the upper part of the phone, adding another foothold. You will not see the screen, in this case, but for a smooth shooting on the move, this technique can be safely to adopt.

Microphones

The biggest problem when you create professional videos with the iPhone is not the quality of the picture and sound quality. Built-in iPhone microphone is well suited for phone calls, but it can not record high-quality sound, especially if you shoot in an environment with outside noise. Fortunately, the iPhone is a good support for external microphones. Any microphone with a standard 3.5mm jack should work.

For such purposes suitable microphones RODE, eg RØDE VideoMic GO. It is very easy, fairly compact directional microphone with a short cable. VideoMic GO order of magnitude better built-in microphone, and, thanks to its focus, can record the sound of the scene, without clogging its background noise. If you want to use your iPhone to record video interviews or documentaries, you will definitely need a good microphone, like the RØDE VideoMic GO.

conclusion

You can always remove the stunning photos and video on your iPhone, if you will use it properlyHowever, no matter how you try, things will remain unattainable without additional equipment. In this article, we looked at the most needed types of equipment that you will need to achieve a higher quality material.

If you have to supplement what I have or want to share experiences in the use of certain Photoaccessories - welcome to the comments!

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