First off I'd like to say that I am in no way a professional so be nice! I just thought I'd share my thoughts on this product and its compatibility specifically with our beloved devices.
Some Back Story
Around a month or two ago I stumbled onto an XDA thread that claimed that the ring around the Nexus 5’s camera is magnetic and could be used for things like add on lenses. I read some information claiming this and that for example I read that the magnet would interfere with the OIS or that the white Nexus 5 has the magnetic ring but not the black one so I decided to wait it out. Fast foreward a while and it seems like Photojojo released some information and even a short video demonstrating a lens working with the Nexus 5! Immediately after that I bought a polarized lens and a wide angle/macro lens (The wide angle lens consists of two lenses put together, one of them being the macro lens and the other one which does not do anything by itself) They got to my house VERY quickly and I was very impressed about that!
The Products
Let me start by saying that the lenses do work, you can apply a magnetic ring if you want (I tested with and without, the skinniest ring is the only one that fits), if you are just using the lenses with the magnets built into the Nexus 5 the magnets are not strong at all so be careful (Don't drop them) and the OIS does not seem to be affected at all.
My black Nexus 5 with the skinniest magnetic ring attached
Here is an image of all the lenses, the provided magnetic rings with adhesive backs and my Nexus 5 (The little lanyards on the lenses are attached to a magnet which also acts as a cap for the backside of the lens)
Macro Lens
The macro lens attached
This is as close to the little dinosaur I could get and stay in focus without the macro lens on (The little dinosaur was a free gift provided by Photojojo!)
This is as close I could get with the macro lens on
Wide Angle Lens
The wide angle lens attached
A picture taken without the wide angle lens
A picture taken with the wide angle lens
Polarized Lens
The polarized lens attached
A picture of polarized sunglasses without the polarized lens attached
A picture of polarized sunglasses with the polarized lens attached
Thank you for your time I hope I've helped anyone who's on the fence about picking some of these up! I plan on ordering a super fisheye lens soon which is their newest magnetic lens product and when that time comes I will update this thread!
Happy Holidays!
Hey guys so I had a chance to get some more pictures outside and I've got some bad news. It seems like my original review was not completely accurate, I'm not sure why but when I went out today to get more pictures my results were very different. The following pictures are the Photojojo lenses on and off, when they are on they are kept in place by the Nexus 5's built in magnet.
Macro Lens
Without the macro lens on
With the macro lens on
Wide Angle Lens
Without the wide angle lens
With the wide angle lens
Polarized Lens
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Without the polarized lens on
With the polarized lens on
Conclusion
I came to the conclusion that adding the magnetic ring onto the phone adds a little bit of space which is needed for the phone to get into focus and while it is a little unsightly it works a whole lot better and the quality of the pictures are much better.The following pictures are the Photojojo lenses being held in place with the magnetic rings with adhesive backs that are included. I decided to leave the macro section out because the macro lens is the only one that seems to work well regardless of if you have the magnetic ring on or off.
Wide Angle Lens
Without the wide angle lens
With the wide angle lens
Polarizing Lens
Without the polarizing lens
With the polarizing lens
Happy Holidays!
There we go, from this point on I will be using the magnetic ring thats included...
I still plan on picking up their super fisheye lens so stay tuned!
If anyone else has any experience with the Photojojo lenses please chime in as I would love to hear your experiences with this product and how it works with out Nexus 5's!
Thanks for the write up...
You said that with the macro lens you DON'T need to use the supplied magnetic ring?
That's good news for me then.. Lol
Also you said that you are going to keep the ring on... Even though its unsightly... What about painting it or plastic dip black?
Now off to find a macro photojojo lens
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that rainbow...
abbz123 said:
that rainbow...
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Gotta be Hawaii.
Ep3n3wp said:
Thanks for the write up...
You said that with the macro lens you DON'T need to use the supplied magnetic ring?
That's good news for me then.. Lol
Also you said that you are going to keep the ring on... Even though its unsightly... What about painting it or plastic dip black?
Now off to find a macro photojojo lens
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That's right the macro lens worked well with or without the magnetic ring supplied by Photojojo!
I thought of painting it but it would eventually come off so I'm just gonna leave it.
abbz123 said:
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It's our winter haha
ralphwiggum1 said:
Gotta be Hawaii.
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You're right!
Great review,
from the shots you've taken, it seems Macro lens is the only one worth getting.
rayz93 said:
Great review,
from the shots you've taken, it seems Macro lens is the only one worth getting.
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Thanks! Haha its up to you but remember that the macro lens does not come by itself it comes with another portion that doesnt do anything by itself but when combined with the macro lens it becomes the wide angle lens!
Ill get more macro shots uploaded soon then...
in the mean time enjoy this!
My question would be is after removing the magnetic ring the resin left on the lens itself. How hard would it be to remove?
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Where do you buy the lens?
jcarlm said:
My question would be is after removing the magnetic ring the resin left on the lens itself. How hard would it be to remove?
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I have applied and removed 2 magnetic rings on my nexus and there is no residue or scratches but please do be careful
wyrman said:
Where do you buy the lens?
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http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
I believe amazon might have them as well
Hi, on my phone rear camera lens is scrached and photos are blurry. Where i can get new camera lens and is it possible to change?
Hi, I need help!
Have any of you bought and used wide angle lens for lg g4? there are several options out there but I really need to be sure before ordering:
1) camera won't take blur images and videos with the lens
2) black edges of the lens won't be visible on images and videos taken ( this is very important part )
3) majority of lenses will cover the flash light and laser focus parts, so will my smartphone's focus still work well.
4) lens can be mounted well
I have a brown lather back g4. I really like pics of my phone but can't effort to upgrade it to G5 for wide angle feature.
have any of u used any wide angle lens with a success? Is it worth it? please share experience.
any advice appreciated!
Hello,
Today I replaced the destroyed glass of the camera. I cleaned the Camera Module inside of the Backcover
Now I mean the autofocus don't work correct. Look at these pictures.
At the first Picture I set the focus to the lamp. At the second to the bottle caps.
What do you mean?
I was just curious which lense corresponded with which camera mode. I did this by covering each lens with my fingers, here's what I found:
TOP: ultrawide
Middle: standard
ok... good so far...
switch to 2x mode ... still using middle lens! WTF. Did Xiaomi lie? I noticed the zoom quality was pretty terrible, this explains it.
What do you guys think?
In good light condition, it use bottom Lens.
But in dim light, it is a digital zoom.
Ah can confirm! See I really wish it just used the 48mp crop in good light. The telephoto quality is worse than a crop!