It’s a bit of a left field review for me this one. I’m not really a fan of shooting photos or video with my mobile phone, nor do I shoot video as a hobby but when Smallrig got in touch, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to try their iPhone cage and new Smallrig 1.55x Anamorphic lens.
I still can’t get enough of shooting wide aspect ratios. I already covered my cheapish take on film wide aspect shooting in several articles here and here. Today, I’ll be talking about digital photography and something that happened as sort of as a lucky accident – discovering and shooting the Moment Anamorphic lens for my iPhone
When I first read about the Kodak Ektra smartphone, I was intrigued. A phone with an honest-to-goodness camera, designed by Kodak specifically for photographers! However, when it rolled-out here in the US, it was not compatible with my mobile phone carrier, so I quickly moved it to the back of my mind. Well, those clever marketers at B&H Photo in NYC kept reminding me that I once had an interest in it, so I recently acquired one for $119 USD. For that kind of money I just had to try it!
