p3rmafrost March 9, 2023 Share March 9, 2023 Hello Everyone - I recently picked up this cheap-o lens kit from amazon and wanted to share a couple of photos. These were taken with a Google Pixel 6 Pro and the orange filter from the kit. Several of the photos are at a 4x optical zoom and the phone has a hard time with the refraction so a couple aren't as sharp as they could be. The kit is here if anyone is interested: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TRXTPSG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Bonus photo - The Sallylightfoot Molted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme March 9, 2023 Share March 9, 2023 Seems like the photos are blocked.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3rmafrost March 9, 2023 Author Share March 9, 2023 Weird. I wonder if they were too big. Let's try again, this time with fewer per post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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howaboutme March 9, 2023 Share March 9, 2023 I have this same kit and find it okay. I have a 6a. I believe (but don't know for sure) it's the exact same as the others available, just rebranded. I find it hard to get things to look right mostly because I don't have enough patience to sit there and play w/ the different ways you can stack the filters. What exactly did you use? Just the 1 orange not stacked? Did you adjust anything in the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3rmafrost March 9, 2023 Author Share March 9, 2023 I'll check in a minute, it was one of the orange ones, no stack, no camera adjustment. I wanted to see what it would produce "raw". I'll give you the name of the exact lens in a couple min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3rmafrost March 10, 2023 Author Share March 10, 2023 19 hours ago, howaboutme said: I have this same kit and find it okay. I have a 6a. I believe (but don't know for sure) it's the exact same as the others available, just rebranded. I find it hard to get things to look right mostly because I don't have enough patience to sit there and play w/ the different ways you can stack the filters. What exactly did you use? Just the 1 orange not stacked? Did you adjust anything in the phone? I swear I'm losing my mind these days. I replied to your question in the wrong thread. The lens was the "gradual orange" one. No stack, just clipped it over the camera. Upon closer inspection I realized the gradual orange is a gradient from orange to clear. I didn't realize that when i picked it out of the pack, going forward I'll be trying out the plain orange one and see what the results are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta March 10, 2023 Share March 10, 2023 Have you tried changing a white balance or color temperature setting on your phone camera when using it? They look sharp and reasonably exposed, but a little on the green side to my eyes - maybe a different setting when using it would compensate for that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme March 10, 2023 Share March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, p3rmafrost said: I swear I'm losing my mind these days. I replied to your question in the wrong thread. The lens was the "gradual orange" one. No stack, just clipped it over the camera. Upon closer inspection I realized the gradual orange is a gradient from orange to clear. I didn't realize that when i picked it out of the pack, going forward I'll be trying out the plain orange one and see what the results are. Haha, no worries! You have twist it to get the best result. Patience is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3rmafrost March 10, 2023 Author Share March 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, DaJMasta said: Have you tried changing a white balance or color temperature setting on your phone camera when using it? They look sharp and reasonably exposed, but a little on the green side to my eyes - maybe a different setting when using it would compensate for that well. I can, but I haven't. My hope was that these lenses would take reasonable pictures quickly. Way back in the day I was a professional photographer, so I could break out the gear and really get to messing with settings, but I haven't wanted to go that far. My phone does a pretty easy color temp adjustment so I can play around with it when I have a little more time. If I have a chance over the weekend I might do some comparison shots with the different lenses and put them up so folks can see what they look like with minimal effort. My light is a T5/LED hybrid that I have set more on the white side, so it isn't too tough for me to get decent photos right out of the camera. The orange filter dropped a little extra blue out, but it was honestly not much of a difference. I think the real test will be taking some shots when my tank is under a full moon light cycle. That tends to be a nice dark blue with some good florescence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta March 10, 2023 Share March 10, 2023 Yeah, I think those orange filters are generally designed for pretty blue lights, so it could be just that more is cut out than needed for the whiter spectrum lights. I run similar on my tank and have been reasonably happy with the phone camera plus a little color temperature adjustment after the fact unless it's the evening where it runs more blue. It looks like that adapter uses standard threaded filters, so maybe you could find an 85C filter to fit it and have a similar effect but just not cut out quite so much blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p3rmafrost March 10, 2023 Author Share March 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, DaJMasta said: Yeah, I think those orange filters are generally designed for pretty blue lights, so it could be just that more is cut out than needed for the whiter spectrum lights. I run similar on my tank and have been reasonably happy with the phone camera plus a little color temperature adjustment after the fact unless it's the evening where it runs more blue. It looks like that adapter uses standard threaded filters, so maybe you could find an 85C filter to fit it and have a similar effect but just not cut out quite so much blue. Good call on the 85C. Come to think of it, I might have one in my kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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