Backscatter - AOI UWL-03Pro Wide Angle Lens for Action Cameras and Smartphones
AOI UWL-03Pro Wide Angle Lens for Action Cameras and Smartphones
Action cameras and camera phones, face challenges that are both man-made and natural. For example, the underwater housings produced for an action camera or camera phone commonly employ a flat port design, resulting in image distortions such as curved or soft edges when used underwater. A typical action camera produces a wide-angle look and can focus on everything if it is far enough. But this same feature prevents the camera from getting closer, which is almost the mantra for underwater photos or videos. Likewise, the underwater environment presents many challenges, such as loss of light, color loss, diffusion, refraction, and many more. Water conditions such as turbidity or currents can affect the image's or video's clarity. Overcoming or reducing these challenges' effects is often as simple as getting close to the subject. Â
The new UWL-03PRO will allow a typical action camera to get up to 4x closer to the subject. Simply mounting the wet lens to an action camera or camera phone remedies the distortion caused by the flat port of an underwater housing. When used with camera phones, it allows features such as macro or ultra wide-angle to be useable underwater. The lens will correct the distortion and recover the field of vision lost when underwater. Many professional photographers tout the importance of being close to the subject but often need specialized equipment. Now, the average water enthusiast, armed with just an action camera or phone camera, can get close and consistently obtain greater results. Â
The lens is also designed to be lightweight and compact in size. The aim is to reduce drag and improve hydrodynamics. You should still be able to move around freely - adding on a wet lens should not result in a bulky and cumbersome rig. Â
- 140° Underwater Angle of Coverage
- AOI Bayonet QRS-2 Lens Mount Included
- M55, M52 & M46 Mounts Sold Separately
- Glass Dome Element
- Black Shade
- Depth Rating: 100m / 330ft
- QRS-2 Handle & Mount Sold SeparatelyÂ
