One of the biggest advantages of using a mirrorless camera over a smartphone is access to a range of impressive telephoto zoom lenses – but a Hong Kong company is aiming to give smartphones a massive 20x to 60x zoom with an add-on lens. The Apexel 20-60x is an add-on zoom lens that gives smartphones up to a 60x zoom, but it needs manual focusing.
Smartphone add-on lenses aren’t uncommon, but the Apexel 20-60x is large enough that it looks more like the zoom lens used on a DSLR or mirrorless camera. The lens uses 13 elements in ten groups in order to give smartphones a 1440mm equivalent reach. That’s a pretty impressive range to give to a smartphone.
