Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Best camera accessories for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were both announced in September and while they already sport a pretty decent snapper, there is a whole world of camera accessories to enhance your pictures waiting for you.
We have rounded up some of the best iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus camera accessories we have come across to help you get even better shots with your new Apple smartphone. As usual, we will be updating this feature as we find new ones so watch this space.

Pocket Spotlight

The Pocket Spotlight is a continuous light source that attaches to your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plusthrough the headphone jack, which may seem a little awkward given it is now at the bottom of the handset, but it will help you see what you're shooting so you can set your exposure accordingly.
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Charged via USB, the Pocket Spotlight will give you up to an hour of gently diffused light so you can make a video with dramatic lighting, create lens flare or use it on the move for something a little different.
PRICE: $30.00 from Photojojo.

Joby GripTight GorillaPod

The Joby GripTight GorillaPod is a flexible tripod that will make sure the pictures you snap with your smartphone are as steady as possible because no matter how sturdy you think your hand is, it won't be.
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You can use it on uneven surfaces, bend its legs around tree branches or wrap it around fence posts to help you get all sorts of cool shots. The GripTight GorillaPod is foldable too and while we are focusing on accessories for the iPhone in this feature, this tripod is also compatible with Android and Windows smartphones too.
PRICE: £25.00 from John Lewis and other retailers.

Nova

Nova is a wireless, pocketable phone flash that fits in your purse or wallet and it features 40 LED lights diffused through a white panel to give you more light when you are taking your snaps.
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Nova connects to your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus through Bluetooth, syncing with your shutter button from up to 20-foot away and it allows you to control the brightness and colour temperature of your images with the Nova app. There are three light modes to choose from comprising gentle, warm and bright.
PRICE: $59.00 from Photojojo

Olloclip 4-in-1 Photo Lens

The Olloclip lens system has been redesigned for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 and it features four optic lenses comprising fisheye, wide-angle, macro 10x and macro 15x, along with a range of colour options.
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The Olloclip 4-in-1 clips onto your new iPhone easily, works with numerous photo and video apps and its compact design can be used on both the front and rear cameras, plus three colourful pendants are also included.
PRICE: £69.99 from Olloclip (pre-order).

Spy Lens

If taking pictures on the sly is your thing then the Smartphone Spy Lens is likely to be a winner for you with its ability to take snaps at a 90-degree angle while you're holding your phone in a texting position.
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It will work with all iPhone models, attaches by a strong magnetic ring and it swivels 360-degrees so you will be able to shoot at any angle without having to get on the floor or pretend to tie your shoelaces to get the photo you're after.
PRICE: $20.00 from Photojojo.

Luxi For All

Luxi For All started as a Kickstarter project and after smashing its goal, it became available for pre-order with shipping due to start this month.
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The diffusion dome attachment is for your front-facing camera and it works in conjunction with the Luxi app to help determine the best settings, including ISO and shutter speed, to give you a perfectly exposed selfie.
PRICE: $21.95 from Extrasensory Devices.

Camalapse Mobile

For those that enjoy a panoramic shot but can never quite get it right, Camalapse Mobile will help you create panning time-lapse videos or steady panoramic images thanks to its counter clockwise panning ability that can rotate up to 360-degrees in 60-minutes.
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After attaching your iPhone 6 (not compatible with the iPhone 6 Plus) to the Camalapse Mobile using the included smartphone clamp tripod mount, you set your camera to the position you want the video or shot to end and move the top of the Camalapse Mobile to the start point, pressing record or capture when you are ready.
PRICE: $40 from Photojojo.

Sony QX1

The camera on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is good on its own, but if you are after something a little more professional then the Sony QX1 Lens-Style Camera with its 20.1-megapixel sensor could be what you're looking for.
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The QX1 slips onto your smartphone, is controlled via an app and there is a built-in flash. Additionally, you can fix a range of E-mount lenses to the QX1 to give you an even broader spectrum to get the images you want.
PRICE: £249 from Sony.

Telephoto Lens

The iPhone Telephoto Lens attachment gives your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus a view that is 12x closer to help you get shots of things a little further away.
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It comes with a collapsible table tripod, cleaning cloth and a matt black phone case, which you twist the lens onto. Once the lens is attached, you focus it by twisting the grip on the lens' manual focus ring and snap away.
PRICE: $35.00 from Photojojo.

SNAP! 6 Case

The Snap! 6 case might be more of a case than a camera accessory but it actually manages to do both so if you haven't got a case for your iPhone 6 yet, this one could be worth waiting for.
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It features an anti-slip grip design to allow you to take one-handed shots, aided by the built-in shutter button, which together make taking a photo a breeze. The case, which comes in four colours, also has detachable macro and wide-angle lenses so you can get shots with better clarity and quality.

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