ShiftCam LensUltra 60mm - In-Depth review with iPhone 15 Pro 

Glad to be of help! They really should have more information about it, it's not the end of the world, as long as you know how to fix it. I suspect they avoid talking about it because it is such a downside of the lens.

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You're welcome :) The funny thing about those photography RU-vidrs with thousands+ followers is they will say how great and useful the lens is when reviewing it, or when making a video about "iPhone accessories you should get", but they NEVER use the lenses when making their own videos, and when they make a normal "get good video from your phone" video they don't mention them either. It's as if they know the phone is better off without them. What you need is a variable ND filter for outdoors, lights for indoors, and a good microphone system, not add-on lenses.

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Yeah, no one has contacted me LOL. I think someone else is going to have to do it. To be really honest: I'm going back to my mirrorless and investing in a new Fuji body and a 70-300mm lens to get better wildlife shots. If you want what your phone doesn't offer, you have to go big or go home.

You're welcome! I'd love to do a comparison with other lenses, since I suspect I might have been unfair to Shiftcam just 'cause all these lenses have similar issues once you dig into it. But I'm not going to buy them! I doubt I've endeared myself to the other companies enough for them to send me free samples, eh?

Thanks! That's a really tough question. Honestly I think if you consider "Portrait mode" and "Cinematic mode" requirements, you aren't going to find anything that works reliably. It would have to not block the other lenses and/or LiDAR sensor, which would mean it was truly enormous and impractical. The best you can hope for is one that has significant benefits in terms of magnification/bokeh while maintaining sharpness. IMO the Beastgrip 1.7x lens is the most likely candidate for that, like I say at the end of my video, but I doubt Portrait/Cinematic modes will work with it either, because it still blocks the lenses you aren't using.

@@JerCantShutUp appreciate the fact you took the time to answer. Totally makes sense now, thank you!

Yeah if you'll believe it, I had a Zhiyun Molus G60 on the way when I shot this, but it hadn't arrived yet! The scene with the mirror really wasn't part of the image quality testing, for what it's worth, I was just trying to demonstrate the mechanics of using the lens. For sure shooting into that random mirror isn't a good representation of the lens quality! Thanks for watching :)

You mean for the video recording? Yeah sure. I shot this in the default camera app but have switched to Blackmagic Camera for recording videos now, then locking the SS at 180 degree shutter angle. Won't make this add-on lens any better, but improves the choppiness of the video :)