I tried using a camera rig "Beastgrip Pro" that can upgrade smartphones using dedicated lenses and single lenses

Single lens reflex cameras have multiple lenses such as telephoto lenses and wide-angle lenses, fisheye lenses with macro lenses, etc. By replacing the lenses, it becomes possible to take completely different pictures with one camera. A camera rig that makes such experiences even with smartphone cameras "Beastgrip Pro"is. It comes with a dedicated wide-angle macro lens and a fisheye lens, as well as a dedicated adapter that will allow you to use a single lens reflex camera lens, as well as other easily attachable viewfinders, strobes, tripods etc. It is said that it is becoming, so I actually tried using it.

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◆ Photo review
"Beastgrip Pro" is a camera rig for smartphones,KickstarterThose that were seeking investment at SIGN have successfully been commercialized and came to GIGAZINE editorial department.


First try opening a black box ......


There was a body of Beastgrip Pro inside.


This part which is included together is used for enlarging the framework of the camera rig and detaching parts. Basically they are all OK without having to use them, but they contain necessary parts to disassemble the framework separately so it is important to keep them.


If you are the one carved as "BEASTGRIP" on the surface ... ...


It is designed to be able to attach a smartphone to the back side.


Pull up this claw that you can freely change its position with built-in spring ... ...


Set up smartphones like this.


Looking at the surface with the smartphone installed, it looks like this.


Since this edge part attaches the lens to the golden round part part ......


Spinning the knob ......


Adjust the position so that the lens of the smartphone emerges. This completes the installation of the smartphone.


There are gold screw holes everywhere in the camera rig, but this is a 1/4 "- 20 mount that can fix a tripod and flash etc.


Next, check the dedicated adapter that can be used with the Beastgrip Pro and the dedicated adapter for attaching the SLR lens.


Pakari is brown box.


What is inside is a cross with a blower for lens care.


This is a DOF adapter necessary to make lenses for single lens reflex be used with Beastgrip Pro.


And in this black case ......


Four close-up lenses with 37-52 mm step-up ring and 37 mm screw mount.


There are four kinds of close-up lenses on the side which are written as "+10" "+ 4" "+ 2" "+ 1".


It was in my drawstring bag that was in two black boxes ......


Inside was a fisheye lens (left) and a wide angle macro lens (right). Because each lens has 37 mm screw mount ......


It can be directly attached to Beastgrip Pro.


When installed it is like this.


So when I tried to take a picture at once, I tried launching the camera application and found that Tsumepatsu griping smartphone is pressing down the volume control button on the side of the iPhone and keeps taking pictures endlessly A situation occurs.


In such a case, spin the knob near the lens on the surface ... ...


You can extend Beastgrip Pro's framework a bit.


◆ Examples
So, I attached iPhone 6s to Beastgrip Pro and tried to take pictures with 3 types of exclusive wide-angle macro lens · fisheye lens · no lens (iPhone 6s as it is). The iPhone 6s Live Photo mode and flash are off and there are no filters, and at shooting time, except for the focus position, it is fully auto, and all the ones that have been resized without any correction are posted.

· No lens and wide angle macro lens
Pacifying the figure without a lens.


When shooting from a similar angle with a wide angle macro lens this way. It is well understood that the feet of the girl is more blurred than without the lens, and the characteristic backstroke of the subject back is considerably distorted.


I can not afford to beat the face of girl amibo if it is an iPhone 6s camera ......


When wearing a wide angle macro, I can beat as long as this. If you install a wide-angle macro, you may be able to shoot a world that you can not shoot as it is.


With no lenses ... like this ...


This is a wide-angle macro. When wide angle macro is installed, the angle of view becomes wider, so the number reflected on the background also increases.


Pacifying the flowers without lens.


By installing a wide angle macro it is possible to do even without zoom even further up. It clearly shows clearly the part of the yellow stamen and the eyelash in the middle of the petal.


· Fisheye lens
The scenery that makes it a very ordinary picture when shooting without lens ... ....


When shooting with the fisheye lens, you can upgrade to a photo like it somehow.


You can shoot such a picture when shooting with such a fisheye lens.





It is possible to shoot from this distance.


Of course Beastgrip Pro is compatible with smartphones other than iPhone, so that you can set terminals of various sizes.

Galaxy S 6 edge with 5.1 inch display and ...


With 5.96 inch display, Nexus 6 which is nearer to the tablet than the smartphone can also be gripped as it is this way.


◆ DOF adapter attached
To use the DOF adapter, first prepare a 37-52 mm step up ring.


I attach it to the side written "10 × MACRO LENS 52 MM" of the DOF adapter.


When installed it is like this.


Next, in the 37-52 mm step up ring, inside the close-up lens equipped with the 37 mm screw mount, the one written "+ 10" is installed.


And dock the DOF adapter to the Beastgrip Pro lens mount.


When launching the camera in this state, large vignetting occurred at the four corners.


Looking into the DOF adapter, the focusing screen inside the adapter was greatly inclined.


In order to fix this, the parts written "2" and "3" of the DOF adapter ......


purge. While holding the focusing screen with your finger so as not to tilt ......


If you return the part of "3" OK.


However, even if it is beautifully set, black vignetting will appear on the top, bottom, right, and left of the image.


Then attach the lens for a single lens reflex. DOF adapterCanon EF mountIt is compatible with EF lenses and EF - S lenses. Lenses of other manufacturers such as Nikon and Sony can also be installed by using the mount adapter suitable for each.


It is like this when wearing a single lens reflex lens. Since the DOF adapter itself is of the same size as a little lens, it becomes a very long and severe appearance when wearing it.


Setting this on a tripod looks like this.


Also, if you use a DOF adapter the image will be flipped upside down. Therefore, when using Beastgrip Pro and DOF adapter,CineCam ProYaFiLMiC ProIt is possible to shoot more easily if you use "Camera application that can invert imaging vertically" such as.


It is like this when shooting. The DOF adapter was written only for "Canon EF mount" but it seems to be for the EF lens, and vignetting occurred at the four corners as shown below when the EF - S lens was attached.


If you want to avoid this, you can trim the photographed picture or zoom if the vignetting is hidden at the time of shooting. However, since the camera of iPhone is not optical zoom but digital zoom, if you zoom, it will inevitably make image quality rough. Also, at the time of shooting, it is necessary to focus on the subject manually after capturing the subject with the lens. When using a genuine camera application, the image was inverted upside down, so shooting became more complicated, I felt the shooting while moving was almost impossible level.


The pictures taken with iPhone 6s wearing a single lens reflex lens are as follows. The image quality is fairly rough since it is shooting after considerably zooming.


Although Beastgrip Pro was recruiting investment with Kickstarter,Comment field"I have already rusted right away" and "I am still a fan of Beastgrip Pro because it's great design and concept, but even if I use the DOF adapter exactly, it is a terribly cheap camera as an alternative to a single lens reflex Even using a single lens reflex lens, the quality of the photos is not satisfactory and it does not match the amount of time, effort and money spent.I thanks to Kore I want a more digital SLR "The lenses were broken when they arrived." "To be honest, DOF adapters are not impressive, and the quality is low and it's rather hard to use," such as the numerous comments that cast doubt on the quality I will.

The feeling actually used is "sweetness of making", and when a special wide-angle macro lens arrives it already contains small scratches, and the comfort of using the DOF adapter is quite bad as in the comment. Since the Beastgrip Pro can not be fully utilized as a camera rig, overall evaluation can not be said at all, but consider purchasing just saying "I want to upgrade the photos of smartphones using lenses for exclusive lenses and SLRs" If you do, it seems better to give up haste and look for other products. At least, with the DOF adapter attached, it gets bigger in size, so it will be lacking in compactness so there is no big difference from bringing out the single lens reflex, so I'd like to take pictures that I can not shoot with my iPhone camera with a dedicated lens So compactMomentI feel much better using such as.

Still, users who want to demonstrate their performance as a camera rig, or if you really want to shoot pictures and movies with smartphones, users, even users who liked the appearance of Beastgrip Pro, you may love it for a long time.