Technical Tutorial – iPro Lens System My First Look….By David Hayes

The case comes as part of their Starter Kit with the case and a storage handle that can be attached to the case at either of the two indicated points. The case has a nice secure, rubberized feel to it and fits snuggly to the iPhone5. In the top left corner of this screen shot you can see the bayonet mount for the lenses. (While the case does allow for a flash port, you can’t use the flash once a lens is mounted.)

Mounting the case on your iPhone is a breeze as it separates into two sections that allow you to slide your iPhone into the bottom section, then the top section over your iPhone. The two pieces lock together securely with no gap between them.

Here’s a shot of the front of the case sans iPhone. As you can see, it does only give minimal coverage to the front of your iPhone but enough to protect from everyday wear and tear. The good thing about this case is that you don’t have to remove any screen protectors you might on your iPhone so your screen remains safe.

The handle serves double duty in that you can attach it to the case to give you a steadier hold while shooting…and it is designed to hold all the lenses in the system. I like this feature a lot as I’m always fumbling around with loose lenses while using another system.

The handle screws apart and each lens comes with its own storage compartment that screws into the handle, one into another much like a staged rocket!

The handle then will attach to one of two points on the case and like I stated, it does give a firm hold while shooting either stills or videos. It will only attach in landscape mode…a portrait option would have been nice as well but I suppose you could still hold the rig in portrait mode. I’ll have to give this some practice!

Both are well made and well designed. I found using the handle as a storage container “in the field” to be a safe and convenient way to carry my lenses and always felt my iPhone was protected from my rough ways. Also…the lenses attached to the bayonet mount easily and securely…and were easy to switch one to another. Enough said about the case and handle!

Here’s a product shot of the Wide Angle lens giving you a couple of different perspectives.

Here’s another product shot with the Wide Angle lens mounted on the case. This gives you a feel of the slim profile both the case and lens give the user. Very unobtrusive!

Another perspective of the case and Wide Angle lens…

And for those of you who like “Specs”…here they are. I figured a screen shot from their website was worth a thousand words.

Likewise, here’s a series of product images showing off the Super Wide Angle lens.

Okay. That’s about all I wanted to say this time. It’s my plan to put both of these lenses through their paces in different shooting situations and using different apps. (I’ve already tried them out using Hipstamatic’s Hipsta Pak and the results are very fun!) I’ll then share all of this in future articles. Until then, I’d like to leave you with four different triptychs showing the possibilities of the Wide Angle and Super Wide Angle lens. The first set is from iPro Lens…the remaining three I put together to help give you a feel. (They’re not “art” but hopefully you can get the idea of what’s possible with the iPro Lens System.)