NYC-based filmmaker Casey Neistat recently compared a $35 clip-on smartphone lens with a $7,000 DSLR (the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II to be precise) and superzoom lens. The results, to no one`s surprise, were not in the smartphone lens` favor. However, Neistat expresses surprise at the (admittedly very minor) capabilities of the cheap lens, saying, `So, I very gently, very reluctantly, recommend this total piece of sh*t $35 lens because it sort of almost works.`
That recommendation is given to potential buyers who need something to use with a smartphone. If a more capable lens and camera are within budget, the resulting content will benefit greatly from them, as the comparison screenshot below pretty clearly demonstrates:
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