📱 2022-08-25 20:10:03 – Paris/France.
iPhone shooters may soon get the chance to use a new line of lens filters called Pan's iPhone Magnetic Filter System that easily snaps onto any recent model thanks to MagSafe.
This system is the brainchild of YouTuber Mediastorm who founded Pan's Scheme, the company that developed and produced the filters. The general idea has two parts: a base that magnetically snaps onto the back of compatible iPhones, and then the filter that mounts to the base. Based on current designs, this means the Pans Scheme filters are compatible with the iPhone 12 and 13 models and most likely the new iPhone 14 devices due to arrive next month, if they retain the same lens module.
There are five filter types to start with: ND Filter Bundle, Black Mist, Cross-star, Blue Streak, and Gold Streak. What stands out about each of them is that they can work with all three iPhone rear lenses. Rather than an external lens or clamp filter that blocks one or both of the other lenses, these have been designed to cover the entire array, so changing lenses has the same effect. Since there is nothing to adjust or configure, you can simply take your photo after switching.
This approach isn't unique to Pan's Scheme, but the way the company has implemented it is much more transparent than others. NiSi, for example, recently launched a set of iPhone filters that mimic the design of full-size camera filters, but they don't mount to the iPhone as well as Pan's Scheme shows, which is much more transparent.
The company says rigorous testing ensures users won't experience ghosting or unwanted effects when using the filters, and they've been designed to work for both stills and video capture. The ND Filter Pack, for example, has four filters that emulate multiple f-stops to suit various exposures. The Blue and Gold Streak filters each come with two filters to suit portrait or landscape shooting.
What's not clear is how these filters might work with cases, especially those with supper MagSafe. Based on current renders and images, the best fit appears to be when the iPhone is not covered by a case.
PetaPixel will take a closer look at these filters to see if the usability and results are as claimed once the filters become available. Pan's Scheme announces that it will launch a Kickstarter campaign on September 6 to officially launch the products, but does not yet know what it plans to do for longer-term retail availability.
SOURCE: Reviews News
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