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ExoLens With Optics By Zeiss Ships For iPhone
14 June 2016
ExoLens has announced the availability at Apple stores of its Optics by Zeiss lens kit for the iPhone. The kit includes a wide-angle, telephoto and macro lens with lens hoods, lens caps, an aluminum bracket, a microfiber carrying case and lens pouches for $199.99.
ExoLens. Three-lens kit includes Zeiss wide-angle, telephoto and macro converter lenses with hoods and a mounting bracket.
The wide-angle and telephoto lenses bring the same aspherical lens technology of high-end dSLR lenses to an iPhone as a compact converter lens. All of the lenses also incorporate the T* antireflective coating from Zeiss, which minimizes reflections at the glass-to-air surfaces and improves the transmission of light.
The ExoLens bracket, which connects the Zeiss lens to your phone, is made from precision-machined aluminum and includes soft interior liners to ensure a perfect fit and protection from scratches. The substantial and secure bracket also features an integrated standard tripod mount and cold shoe mount.
"The quality of an image is decisively influenced by the lens and its technical properties," said Dr. Winfried Scherle, executive vice president of Carl Zeiss AG and head of the Zeiss Consumer Optics business group. "The ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss series has achieved the best possible technical balance between small size, light weight and high image quality to provide ambitious mobile photographers with high-quality tools to support their creativity."
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications for the Optics by Zeiss kit includes:
ExoLens WITH OPTICS BY ZEISS SPECIFICATIONS WideAngle Telephoto Macro Optical Design Zeiss Mutar Zeiss Vario-Proxar Aperture 2mm Focal Length 18mm 56mm 40mm to 80mm Magnification 0.6x 2.0x na Elements/Groups 4/4 5/3 3/2 Focusing Range 0.05m to infinity 0.036m to infinity 78mm to 30mm Image Field 100° 42° 75° Coverage 68mm 273mm 111.3mm (far
35.6mm (close)Magnification ratio
at min. focus0.088 0.022 0.055 (far)
0.172 (close)Coating Zeiss T* antireflective coating Diameter 44mm 44mm 34mm Length 29.0mm 33.5mm 12.5mm Weight 83g 91g 41g Bracket iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus PRICE, AVAILABILITY
The kit is available today for $199.99 at retail Apple stores and the online Apple Store. Inidividual components will ship later this summer, the company said.
For more information see the news release below.
ExoLens Brings Legendary Zeiss Lenses to Your iPhone to Seriously Step Up Your Mobile Photography Game
ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss wide-angle lens kits are available today at Apple retail stores and Apple.com for the iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus
ITASCA, Ill. -- ExoLens, an accessory brand dedicated to elevating the mobile photography category, has announced the availability and shipping of ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss. Together, ExoLens and Zeiss, a market leading brand in professional lenses, have developed the first aspherical lenses for mobile photographers that will forever raise the standard of mobile photography and videography.
"The joint goal of ExoLens and Zeiss is to bring never before seen quality and versatility to the rapidly growing market of mobile photographers and videographers," says John E. Fellowes, chief executive officer of Fellowes Brands, which owns ExoLens. "The collaboration represents a truly pivotal step in the development of accessory lenses for mobile phones."
With more than 170 years of experience engineering professional optics, Zeiss has gained unrivaled trust among professional photographers and cinematographers in the industry. The series of three high-performance lenses (wide-angle, telephoto and macro) is a new breed of mobile photography optics that will allow the massive community of iPhone photographers and videographers to tell a deeper story with gold-standard gear.
The wide-angle and telephoto lenses bring the same aspherical lens technology that has been previously reserved for high-end dSLR cameras, straight to your iPhone as a compact mobile accessory lens. All of the lenses also incorporate the proven T* antireflective coating from Zeiss, which minimizes reflections at the glass-to-air surfaces and improves the transmission of light. The innovative ExoLens bracket, which connects the Zeiss lens to your phone for a truly portable professional setup, is made from precision-machined aluminum and includes soft interior liners to ensure a perfect fit and protection from scratches. The substantial and secure bracket also features an integrated standard tripod mount (1/4"-20) and cold shoe mount, allowing for compatibility with additional accessories such as microphones and exterior video lights.
"The quality of an image is decisively influenced by the lens and its technical properties," says Dr. Winfried Scherle, executive vice president of Carl Zeiss AG and Head of the Zeiss Consumer Optics business group. "The ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss series has achieved the best possible technical balance between small size, light weight and high image quality to provide ambitious mobile photographers with high-quality tools to support their creativity."
Leading the collection is the new ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss Mutar 0.6x Asph T* Wide-Angle lens. The lens is virtually distortion free thanks to its aspherical design, has exceptional edge-to-edge contrast and a picture quality unmatched by any other iPhone lens in the world. The wide-angle lens (18-mm equivalent) is ideal for landscape, architecture as well as creative shots with unusual perspectives. It's also ideal for the many videographers now filming professional-quality 4K videos on their iPhone, who want a wider shot than their narrow iPhone camera currently offers.
The ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss Mutar 0.6x Asph T* Wide-Angle lens and the Telephoto Mutar 2.0x Asph T* (56-mm equivalent) lens both use an afocal optical design, which is different than traditional interchangeable lenses for system cameras. This means the lenses have infinite focal length, i.e. the focus is set at infinity. This enables photography of objects from infinity to the close-up range, the limits of which are defined only by the technical properties of the mobile phone camera. Protection against dust and water spray makes the wide-angle and telephoto lenses perfect for the challenges of outdoor use.
Meanwhile, the macro lens is the first and only mobile lens to offer a continuous focus adjustment function giving a 40-80-mm equivalent to allow users to fill the frame with subjects with diameters between 1.2 to 4.7 inches. An optionally attachable and semi-transparent diffuser serves as a spacer, allowing light to shine evenly on the object and enables convenient focusing.
ExoLens with Optics by Zeiss wide-angle lens kits are available today for $199.95 at Apple retail stores and Apple.com for the iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus. These wide-angle lens kits include the Zeiss Mutar 0.6x Asph T* Wide-Angle lens, machined aluminum ExoLens bracket, soft device-specific liners (for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s), lens hood and caps and microfiber carrying and lens pouches. A la carte macro and telephoto lenses will be available for purchase later this summer.