SuncrestReef
That Apex guy
For the past year I've been using the AquariClip orange filter for my iPhone Xs to shoot quick photos in my tank or at the LFS when I don't feel like taking the time to break out my full Nikon DSLR & macro lens.
The AquariClip does a decent job -- but not a great job -- at filtering out the blue light in photos. I have two complaints about the AquariClip:
Each kit comes with a clip that fits modern multi-lens smartphones, and have filters and macro lenses that screw into the clip. The IceCap includes a yellow filter, an orange filter, and a large (bulky) macro lens. The PolypLab kit includes only a single silver-greenish mirror finished filter, and a slim macro lens. Both also include a lens cap and a small cleaning cloth:
I only had a few minutes today to test each one out, but tomorrow I will do a more in-depth test of each filter. Here are some sample shots of my pink & purple lobo with each one of the filters. For reference, here is a photo from my Nikon camera showing what the lobo looks like to the naked eye:
Here it is with the PloypLab filter:
This is with the IceCap orange filter:
This is with the IceCap yellow filter:
And here I used both the IceCap orange + yellow filters stacked on top of each other:
I'm disappointed that none of them accurately show the correct pink color of the lobo. This last photo with the orange + yellow filter seem to most accurately show the sand and coralline algae colors.
I also did quick test using the add-on macro lenses. The results are pretty impressive:
PolypLab filter + macro:
IceCap yellow filter + macro:
Tomorrow I'll experiment a bit more with these filters to see if I can get better results.
The AquariClip does a decent job -- but not a great job -- at filtering out the blue light in photos. I have two complaints about the AquariClip:
- It only has a single small hole to line up with my iPhone camera lens, but my iPhone Xs has two lenses, so it blocks the view from the telephoto lens.
- The orange filter causes anything pink or orange to appear yellow in the photos.
Each kit comes with a clip that fits modern multi-lens smartphones, and have filters and macro lenses that screw into the clip. The IceCap includes a yellow filter, an orange filter, and a large (bulky) macro lens. The PolypLab kit includes only a single silver-greenish mirror finished filter, and a slim macro lens. Both also include a lens cap and a small cleaning cloth:
I only had a few minutes today to test each one out, but tomorrow I will do a more in-depth test of each filter. Here are some sample shots of my pink & purple lobo with each one of the filters. For reference, here is a photo from my Nikon camera showing what the lobo looks like to the naked eye:
Here it is with the PloypLab filter:
This is with the IceCap orange filter:
This is with the IceCap yellow filter:
And here I used both the IceCap orange + yellow filters stacked on top of each other:
I'm disappointed that none of them accurately show the correct pink color of the lobo. This last photo with the orange + yellow filter seem to most accurately show the sand and coralline algae colors.
I also did quick test using the add-on macro lenses. The results are pretty impressive:
PolypLab filter + macro:
IceCap yellow filter + macro:
Tomorrow I'll experiment a bit more with these filters to see if I can get better results.
