For a generation of young photographers, their smartphone is their first, and often only, camera. The reduction in image quality, thanks to the smaller sensors in smartphones, seems to matter little to those for whom portability and instant results are more important. Another limitation is the lens. Or, at least, it was.
Although there are already numerous conversion lenses that convert the fixed focal length lens on a smartphone to achieve a wider or narrower field of view, most of these reduce the image quality even further. The ExoLens range, with optics by Zeiss, is set to change all this. Yes, you read correctly: you can get Zeiss lenses for your smartphone.
Three conversion lenses are available. The first is a 0.6x wideangle, which converts the 30mm lens of an…