Apexel 10-in-1 Lens Kit - Best Value Creative Experimentation Kit
A comprehensive and affordable kit packed with lenses and filters, perfect for beginners and hobbyists to explore a wide range of photographic effects without a major financial commitment.
- +Offers exceptional variety with four lenses and six filters for a very low price
- +Includes standout creative tools like a 15x macro lens, polarizing filter, and kaleidoscope filters
- +Features a universal clip mount and comes in a compact, portable zippered case
- -Includes some lower-performance elements like a soft Starlite filter and a redundant 2x telephoto on modern phones
- -Image quality is a step below premium glass lenses, with potential for vignetting and distortion
- -The universal clip, while convenient, can be less stable than case-mounted systems
The Apexel 10-in-1 Lens Kit is the ultimate playground for budget-conscious photographers looking to expand their creative horizons. This package delivers remarkable value, bundling a wide array of optical tools into one portable case. The kit contains four core lenses: a wide-angle, a telephoto, a fisheye, and a macro lens, supplemented by six screw-on filters including a circular polarizer, starburst, and kaleidoscope effects. The 15x macro lens is a particular highlight, capable of capturing impressive close-up detail with attractive background blur (bokeh). The 198-degree fisheye lens creates dramatic, distorted perspectives ideal for artistic and action shots, while the polarizing filter effectively cuts through reflections and enhances sky contrast. The kaleidoscope and flow filters allow for unique, psychedelic and motion-blur effects not possible with standard photography.
The universal spring clip ensures compatibility with nearly all smartphones, making it highly accessible. However, the trade-off for this affordability and variety is in absolute optical fidelity. The lenses, primarily made of plastic, cannot match the edge-to-edge sharpness and color accuracy of high-end glass alternatives like those from Moment. Some elements, like the starburst filter, may produce softer results, and the 2x telephoto is often superfluous on phones with multiple built-in cameras. Despite a few weaker components, the sheer number of functional, fun tools makes this kit an outstanding entry point for experimentation and learning, offering tremendous creative bang for your buck.