Apple Now Offers New Wide-Angle Accessory Lens with Optics by ZEISS

Wide-angle and telephoto lenses feature the same aspherical lens technology that was previously reserved for high-end DSLR cameras and have brought them straight to the Apple iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus as a compact mobile accessory lens. All of the lenses also incorporate the proven T* antireflective coating from ZEISS, which minimizes reflections at the glass-to-air surfaces and improves the transmission of light. The innovative ExoLens bracket, which connects the ZEISS lens to your phone for a truly portable setup, which even fulfills professional demands, is made from precision-machined aluminum and includes soft interior liners to ensure a perfect fit and protection from scratches. The substantial and secure bracket also features an integrated standard tripod mount (1/4”–20) and cold shoe mount, allowing for compatibility with additional accessories such as a microphone or external video light.These wide-angle accessory lens kits include the ZEISS Mutar 0.6x Asph T* wide-angle lens, machined-aluminum ExoLens bracket, soft device-specific liners (for the iPhone 6/iPhone 6s or iPhone 6 Plus/iPhone 6s Plus), lens hood and lens caps, and two microfiber lens pouches.

Leading the collection is the new ExoLens with optics by ZEISS Mutar 0.6x Asph T* wide-angle lens. The lens is virtually distortion-free thanks to its aspherical design, has exceptional edge-to-edge contrast and achieves a unique picture quality. The wide-angle lens (35 mm-equivalent focal length f = 18 mm) is ideal for landscape, architecture and creative shots with unusual perspectives. It’s also perfect for the many videographers now filming professional-quality 4K videos on their iPhone, who want a wider shot than their narrow iPhone camera currently offers.

The ExoLens with optics by ZEISS Mutar 0.6x Asph T* wide-angle lens and the telephoto ZEISS Mutar 2.0x Asph T* (35 mm-equivalent focal length f = 56 mm ) lens both feature an afocal optical design, which is different to traditional interchangeable lenses for system cameras. This means the lenses have infinite focal length, i.e. the focus is set at infinity. This enables photography of objects from infinity to the close-up range, the limits of which are defined only by the technical properties of the mobile phone camera. Protection against dust and water spray makes the wide-angle and telephoto lenses perfect for the challenges of outdoor use. Meanwhile, the macro lens is the first and only mobile lens to offer continuous focus adjustment function, giving a 40–80 mm focal length (35-mm equivalent). This enables the full-frame capture of objects with diameters of between three and twelve centimeters. An optionally attachable and semi-transparent diffuser serves as a spacer, allowing light to shine evenly on the object and enables convenient focusing, even with a short object distance and shallow depth of field.

Key –

¹⁾ iPhone^® is a trademark of Apple Inc.

²⁾ EP = Entrance pupil diameter of smartphone camera = f-number

³⁾ Equivalent focal length including smartphone camera referring to 35 mm format (36 x 24 mm): f = 28 mm

⁴⁾ Assumed mobile phone camera optical parameter referring to 35 mm format equivalent focal length f = 28 mm, sensor diameter Ø_{im = 6 mm, minimum optical distance MOD = 80 mm, min. magnification β = 0.058}