Beastgrip is built around the idea of empowering creators to make smartphones a more capable camera system. Smartphones are the most accessible cameras in the world, and Beastgrip develops tools that help unlock their full creative potential, making high-quality photo and video creation more approachable and flexible for a wide range of creators.

Beastgrip designs professional smartphone camera gear, including lenses, rigs, accessories, and the Beastcam camera app for iPhone, providing greater control, stability, optical capability, and expandability than using a smartphone on its own. The system is designed to bridge the gap between smartphones and traditional camera workflows, allowing smartphones to be used in more advanced creative, commercial, and professional production environments.

Since 2013, Beastgrip has believed in the potential of smartphone cameras as creative tools. As smartphone technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, modern devices now offer a level of image quality, performance, and reliability that makes them viable tools for serious creative work.

What makes smartphones unique is their flexibility and adaptability. They can be used as lightweight, simple cameras or integrated into complex rigs and unconventional setups that would be difficult or impossible with traditional cameras. With the right tools, smartphones can be placed in tight spaces, mounted in creative positions, or scaled into more advanced production environments.

Beastgrip does not aim to replace traditional cameras. Instead, we focus on expanding what smartphone cameras can do, allowing them to function as a complementary tool, a primary production camera, or anything in between. The accessibility and flexibility of smartphones continue to democratize content creation, and Beastgrip develops tools that help creators take full advantage of that potential.

Beastgrip products are designed for creators at every stage, from those just starting to explore smartphone filmmaking to experienced professionals integrating smartphones into advanced production workflows.

At the core of Beastgrip’s product design is a focus on functionality as camera gear. We prioritize performance, reliability, and usability as a camera accessory first. This approach ensures that the tools remain purpose-built and capable in real shooting environments.

Beastgrip products are designed around modularity and industry standards, allowing them to work alongside existing camera accessories and gear. This makes the system adaptable to a wide range of workflows, from simple handheld setups to complex, professional rigs. As a result, beginners can start small and grow their setup over time, while professionals can integrate smartphones seamlessly into demanding production environments.

Yes. Beastgrip gear is widely adopted by professional teams across a range of industries and businesses. Over the years, Beastgrip products have been used in commercials, music videos, films, and live broadcast environments, where smartphones are integrated into professional production workflows.

This long track record reflects Beastgrip’s focus on building functional, reliable camera tools that meet real production needs. To see real-world examples and case studies, visit the Beastgrip blog.

The majority of Beastgrip products are designed in-house, with a strong focus on functionality, usability, and real-world production needs. Beastgrip is based in Des Plaines, Illinois, where product design, development, and quality control are managed.

For optical components and specialized manufacturing processes, Beastgrip works closely with domestic and overseas engineering and manufacturing partners to produce key components to precise specifications.

Beastgrip performs in-house assembly for the majority of products, including all camera rigs, DOF adapters, and most accessories. In addition, every product goes through Beastgrip quality control, ensuring consistent performance, fit, and reliability before it reaches customers.

By staying closely involved across design, manufacturing, assembly, and quality control, Beastgrip maintains high standards while continuously refining products based on real-world use and feedback.

Beastgrip offers a range of professional smartphone filmmaking tools designed to turn smartphones into more capable and flexible camera systems.

Beastgrip’s product lineup includes smartphone camera rigs and cages, such as the universal Beastgrip Pro, Beastclamp, and dedicated iPhone camera cages from the Beastcage lineup. These products provide improved ergonomics, mounting options, and stability for handheld, tripod, and rig-based shooting.

Beastgrip also develops optical tools, including conversion lenses, filters, and specialized depth-of-field (DOF) adapters, allowing creators to expand focal lengths, control light, and achieve cinematic optical characteristics not possible with a smartphone alone.

In addition, Beastgrip offers a wide range of accessories, such as grips, mounts, and support components, enabling creators to build and customize camera rigs for different shooting styles and production needs.

As part of the ecosystem, Beastgrip provides Beastcam, an advanced camera app for iPhone that offers expanded manual controls and specialized settings for working with anamorphic lenses and DOF adapters. Beastcam can be used alongside Beastgrip gear or as a standalone camera app, and is compatible with other brands of accessories and production tools.

Beastgrip lenses enhance smartphone cameras by adding true optical control that goes beyond what built-in multi-camera systems can provide. While modern smartphones use multiple cameras and computational processing to achieve different focal lengths and effects, external optics still play a critical role in shaping the image at the source.

On most multi-camera devices, the main camera delivers the highest overall image quality, with the best dynamic range, low-light performance, and consistency. Pairing this camera with high-quality external glass allows creators to achieve wider, longer, or more specialized perspectives while maintaining the best possible image quality from the sensor.

Beastgrip conversion lenses optically change perspective and field of view without digital cropping, preserving resolution and image integrity. Anamorphic lenses introduce cinematic characteristics such as expanded horizontal field of view, distinctive lens flares, and optical rendering that cannot be replicated digitally. Filters provide physical control over light, reflections, contrast, and diffusion, while DOF adapters enable the use of interchangeable lenses for natural shallow depth of field and optical compression.

Even with advanced multi-camera smartphones, optics remain essential because they define how light enters the camera. By working optically rather than digitally, Beastgrip lenses allow smartphones to deliver higher-quality images with unique character, making them more capable and expressive camera systems.

Yes. Beastgrip products are designed to work together as a modular and standardized system. The goal is to give creators the ability to build camera rigs that can evolve and adapt, rather than locking them into a closed or proprietary setup.

The majority of Beastgrip products are designed to be cross-compatible, allowing lenses, rigs, cages, accessories, and optical tools to be combined in different configurations. Wherever possible, Beastgrip follows industry-standard mounting interfaces and specifications, making it easier to integrate Beastgrip gear with other camera accessories and production tools.

Building a fully open and flexible system comes with technical challenges, especially as smartphone designs continue to change. Beastgrip continuously refines and improves its products to maintain compatibility, usability, and performance while preserving freedom of choice for creators.

As a result, Beastgrip gear can function as a complete system on its own or be seamlessly integrated into existing workflows, from simple setups to complex professional rigs.

Beastgrip offers both universal and device-specific solutions to support a wide range of smartphones, including iPhone and Android models.

Universal products such as Beastgrip Pro and Beastclamp are designed to work with virtually any smartphone. These solutions offer broad compatibility and flexibility, making them a great option for casual use, travel, or less demanding workflows where adaptability across multiple devices is important. Because smartphones vary widely in size, camera placement, and design, universal systems may involve minor compromises in alignment or functionality compared to device-specific solutions, which is a natural trade-off for their versatility.

For creators who need the highest level of precision and control, Beastgrip also offers dedicated camera cages, such as the Beastcage for iPhone. These model-specific systems are designed around exact phone dimensions and camera layouts, allowing for precise optical alignment, consistent spacing, and tighter integration with accessories. This approach makes them especially well suited for professional and production-focused workflows where reliability and repeatability are critical.

Together, Beastgrip’s universal and dedicated solutions provide options for practically all modern iPhone and Android devices, allowing creators to choose the level of precision and flexibility that best fits their needs.

Beastgrip lenses use a standard 37mm threaded mount, which means they can technically be attached to any rig or mounting solution that supports a 37mm lens mount.

However, for optimal optical performance, factors such as lens alignment, spacing, and stability are critical. Even small variations in distance or misalignment between the lens and the smartphone camera can affect image quality, introduce unwanted aberrations, or reduce overall performance.

Beastgrip rigs and camera cages are designed specifically to maintain optimal alignment and consistent spacing, ensuring that Beastgrip lenses perform as intended across different shooting scenarios. For this reason, Beastgrip recommends using its lenses with Beastgrip rigs / cages especially for more demanding photo and video workflows.

That said, creators are free to experiment with other mounting solutions, keeping in mind that performance may vary depending on how well the lens is aligned and supported.

Beastgrip lenses use a standard 37mm threaded mount, and third-party options such as adapter rings or clip-style mounts are available on the market.

However, Beastgrip does not guarantee optimal performance when lenses are used with third-party cages, adapters, or clip mounts. Because these solutions are not designed or calibrated for Beastgrip lenses, results may vary and may not reflect the intended optical performance.

For consistent and predictable results, Beastgrip lenses are designed to be used with Beastgrip rigs and camera cages.

Beastgrip rigs and camera cages are designed with standardized threaded mounting options that allow the use of standard screw-in filters. Beastgrip offers multiple threaded filter mount solutions designed specifically for its rigs and cages, making it possible to use common filter sizes such as ND, VND, CPL, and diffusion filters, depending on the configuration.

The Beastcage for iPhone includes interchangeable lens mount plates, allowing it to support multiple lens systems. In addition to Beastgrip lenses using the M37 × 0.75 mount, Beastcage also supports Moment T-Series lenses and lenses that use the M17 × 0.75 mount, depending on the installed plate.

The Beastgrip Pro universal rig is designed to support Beastgrip M37 × 0.75 lenses and does not support other lens mount systems.

Beastgrip also offers Depth of Field (DOF) adapters, which allow interchangeable camera lenses to be used with smartphones, enabling natural depth of field and optical characteristics associated with traditional camera systems.

Overall, Beastgrip provides a range of mounting and adapter solutions that give creators multiple options for working with different lenses and filters, allowing them to build setups that fit a variety of shooting styles and production needs.

Yes. Beastgrip products can be used with both native camera apps and third-party camera apps, depending on the setup and level of control required.

For basic setups without additional lenses, native camera apps can be sufficient, especially for casual use. However, when using additional conversion lenses, or DOF adapters, third-party camera apps are strongly recommended. These apps provide full manual control, consistent camera selection, and proper support for specialized optics that native apps may not handle reliably.

Apps such as Beastcam for iPhone, Blackmagic Camera App, and other professional camera apps offer advanced controls and settings designed for working with external optics and accessories. They allow creators to avoid automatic camera switching and better manage focus, exposure, and recording formats.

On Android devices, many smartphones include a manual or Pro mode within the native camera app, which can provide useful controls and may work well depending on the device. Even so, for the most consistent behavior and advanced workflows, especially when using additional lenses, third-party camera apps are often preferred.

In summary, while native camera apps can be used in some cases, third-party camera apps are recommended for the best usability and performance.

Yes. Beastgrip products can be used for both photo and video, although the system is primarily designed with video workflows in mind.

Beastgrip focuses on providing tools that improve stability, control, and expandability for video production, making it easier to build handheld rigs, tripod setups, or more advanced camera rig configurations. These features are especially valuable for filmmakers and content creators working with motion, audio, lighting, and external accessories.

At the same time, Beastgrip products work very well for photography. Beastgrip lenses deliver excellent optical performance for still images, and many creators use minimal or lightweight setups for handheld photo shooting. Depending on the configuration, Beastgrip gear can be just as effective for capturing high-quality photos as it is for video.

In short, while Beastgrip is optimized around video-centric workflows, the system remains fully capable and flexible for both photo and video creation.

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