A Minimalist Sub-$40 Filmmaking Rig for iPhone 17 Pro (With One Notable Caveat)
A Minimalist Sub-$40 Filmmaking Rig for iPhone 17 Pro (With One Notable Caveat)
The updated JJC MagSafe Filter Mount could be one of the most versatile and affordable ways to use 67mm ND filters on an iPhone — including the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. The JJC MagSafe MFS-III even works with some Android phones, such as the Pixel 10 Pro, using Pixel Snap. If you’re aiming for proper filmic motion blur with ND filters, this ultra-simple setup may be one of the best sub-$40 minimalist filmmaking rigs available — though there is one important limitation you’ll want to know about.
This video covers: ✔️ What’s included in the JJC MFS-III MagSafe Filter Mount box? ✔️ Device Compatibility (what models of iPhone and Android does it work with?) ✔️ Using it with cases (Freewell, Apple FineWoven, etc.) ✔️ Best ND filters to use (budget + premium) ✔️ Using the JJC filter mount on Pixel 10 Pro + Android phones with MagSafe stickers ✔️ Cold shoe + tripod mounting ✔️ Light-leaks — are they a problem and how to fix? ✔️ How it compares to premium dedicated options like the Freewell Pro Filmmaker Case.
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Joanne Carter is a British photographer, photography journalist, editor and curator and the founder and editorial director of TheAppWhisperer.com, an independent international photography publication established in 2009.Her journalism, criticism and commentary have appeared in The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, Vogue Italia, LensCulture, Popular Photography, Android Magazine, NikonPro, DPReview, Which Digital Camera and Which Camera. She has lectured internationally on photography and mobile art, served as a juror for international photography awards, and exhibited her own photographic work across the UK, Europe, South Korea and the United States.Alongside her editorial work, Joanne's photographic and postgraduate research explores death, grief, memory, representation and social inequality through contemporary photography, participatory practice and visual research methods, with the longer-term aim of developing this work through doctoral research.Through TheAppWhisperer, she continues to publish independent photography journalism spanning contemporary photographic practice, mobile imaging, photographic apps, computational photography and emerging imaging technologies.Joanne is available for editorial commissions, photography projects, judging, curatorial work, speaking engagements, consultancy and selected collaborations.
