Gadgetory

a newly kick-started project be stripped pro and depth-of-field adapter is a shooting rig for your phone that supports not only 37 millimeter screwin lenses but Canon EF mount lenses as well it's cleverly designed and well thought-out and it promises to be a very useful tool for phone ographers if and when it ships in August I'm Laurie groanin and this is the Beast Pro and DOF adapter this is what the B script Pro looks like and it's fully assembled for it's got a big grip adjustable spring-loaded clamp section for phones of most sizes and multiple standard screw mounting holes and will cost $90 as the name implies the $150 DOF adapter allows you to add better lenses for more control over background defocus than is possible with these smaller closer lenses now you've seen it assembled here's how it gets that way first you can start with just the grip side if you want you can just clamp your phone in it and use it as a better grip for taking photos or videos this is the mount side it slides in via the rails to insert the phone you just push up and slide in you have to align it through the lens opening and then you tighten it in place next you screw in the lenses this is the 10x close-up lens that it comes with the B script Pro and you'll most likely need it at the bottom of your depth of field adapter stack if you just get the B script Pro you it comes with several 37 millimeter lenses that you can attach and stack whatever next you put a 10x macro converter that converts the 37 millimeter route to the 52 millimeter male next comes the focusing screen mechanism this to me is the most difficult part because the focusing screen floats between two different screw mounds and I find it very tricky to make sure that it's level when you're screwing in all these pieces that may turn a little bit next comes the EF mount that just screws in also and finally the EF lens of your choice I just happened to have this one sitting around it's probably a little big if you're going to be shooting handheld but it's fine if you're on a tripod so notice what happens if the focusing screen is not level but also notice that the image is flipped you will probably need an application that can flip it back the other way such as filmic Pro for video which is what I tested with you can also mount anything that has a typical cold shoe mount like an LED light panel or a microphone other caveats are that you really have to use a lens faster than f 2.8 for optimal effect and because you're shooting through multiple lenses and other obstructions the quality does take a bit of a hit overall though it's a really clever and though not pretty it's quite elegantly designed here's hoping they make their goal