APEXEL Phone Photography Kit Flexible Phone Tripod, 4 in 1 Lens Set,18X Telephoto Lens, Fisheye, Macro & Wide Angle Lens for iPhone 12/11//XS Max/XR/XS/X 8 7 Plus Samsung OnePlus

The media could not be loaded. Greetings to all. This is my second Apexel product. My wife bought me the Apexel 10 in 1 lens kit last month. I liked it so much that I decided to give this 18x lens a try. Check out my unboxing and test video using the extended range lens.The video is long but full of test videos. The macro and wide lens work just like the one I have already from the 10 in 1 kit. They screw together for the wide view. It’s my favorite lens to use for selfie pics and I use it in my Youtube video. I’m actually using it in the start of the video below. I do not ise the Macro lens as much. I do need to learn to take more Macro pictures. The monocular is great!. I like that they added a screw in locking mechanism so the lens won’t move during use.It comes with a lens cloth, a mini flexible tripod, adjustable smartphone holder with two screw in attachment points. It also comes with a bluetooth remote shutter. Even though the paperwork didn’t state that it would work with my iphone 7 plus, It connected through Bluetooth easily and worked with the built in iphone picture and video apps. It also worked with the app Apexel mentions in their instruction manual. If you hold down the button, it will take burst shots. The lens cover for the fisheye lens is loose but not a big issue.The monocular comes with a rubber eye cup so you can use it as a stand alone monocular without needing to use the smartphone attachment. I’m having a lot of fun with this kit. It’s easy to carry or pack. If you carry it, you will use it more. I do 95 % of my video and picture taking through my iphone as I do not have high speed internet. My laptop doesn’t get used much.The 18x telephoto lens has a rubber feel to it.

I did not expect much for the price, and that is exactly what I got. The 18x telephoto is the most usable, and provides ok results if you can keep it centered with the clip. The wide angle is only sharp in the center of the field and you have to be even more careful with the clip. The fish eye is...well, very much what you would expect from a cheap fish eye. The tripod is useless. I do think this is probably what you get with any of these inexpensive add on lenses.

I bought this for the telephoto and after spending two hours working with it, I must conclude that this does not work properly with the iphone 7 plus. I doubt it works with any of the plus models which have a 1X and 2X option because the telephoto cannot properly couple with the 1X lens. This will not work at all with the 2X lens. The telephoto lens does produce a picture, but the optical quality is poor and the ability to manipulate the focus ring on the telephoto is nearly impossible because the clamp will not properly hold the lens. So if you have an iphone 7, look elsewhere.

I have to say that for the price, I'm pretty impressed with these. I bought them because I was teaching a summer class on digital photography -- specifically using cell phones -- to high school students. I wanted them to show them different types of lenses and the kind of accessories available for them to improve their photography. The zoom lens goes pretty far but you're going to get some distortion and purple artifacts around the edges of things in your photo. But that happens with all cheap lens and I didn't expect this to compete with a good zoom lens. The wide angle probably had the least amount of distortion and did make a difference. The fisheye is mostly for fun but the students enjoyed it. The one that impressed me the most was the macro lens. I was able to take an extreme close-up of my fingerprint and other things. And when it says macro, it really means it -- you have to put your the lens no further than about an inch away from what you are photographing. It's meant to really capture closeups of things like texture. The students definitely enjoyed playing with that one.The tripod was able to fit my iPhone XS Max just fine, even with a case. The students used it for several other phones and no one had an issue with it fitting. I even tested the remote shutter button and it was pretty easy to pair it up with my phone through bluetooth. Overall, everything worked and was a great value for the price.If you are really serious about taking good photos with your phone, it helps to get some additional lenses. And while these are not professional quality, they are fun and you can get some good photos with them.

18x Zoom Review:This lens can blur the background like dslr.The image quality is bit reduced with the increase in magnification. But still the images can be enhanced by post-processing software like Snapseed.The minimum distance between lens and subject is minimum 2-3 meters.Lens clip has good grip on phone.Good quality lens body, sturdy body.Amazing thing is that it doesn't have any black border.You can use it directly on your eye to use it as a telescope.You can even shoot moon with perfect settings on phone.Great portrait photos can be captured by this lens.3 in 1 lens Review:- Awesome quality and strong build- Combo functionality in one- Minimum distortion in photos- No Chromatic aberration- No quality degradation- Clip has good gripFlexible Tripod:Best for photography anywhere just hang the tripod anywhere and start capturing. 360 degree rotatable head is good in shooting any angle.Good grip on phone.Remote helps a lot in taking selfie from a distance and while using Macro. Lovely combination of lenses and tripods for phone Photographer.