Pro Series - Macro Lens

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is designed to capture extreme close-up detail that is not possible with standard smartphone lenses. It allows the camera to focus at very short distances, revealing fine textures, small objects, and details that would otherwise be out of reach.

The macro lens is designed to be used with the smartphone’s main camera, enabling high-quality close-up photography and video while maintaining natural perspective and image quality. By reducing the minimum focusing distance to just a few centimeters, the lens reveals intricate details in subjects such as products, insects, plants, textures, jewelry, mechanical parts, and other small objects.

Using true optical macro conversion, the lens creates shallow depth of field and strong subject separation, delivering a natural macro look suitable for both creative and professional applications.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens has a working focus distance of approximately 1.5 to 2.25 inches (about 3.8 to 5.7 cm) from the subject, depending on the smartphone camera being used. This range allows for true macro capture while maintaining a more practical and usable focusing distance compared to ultra-close macro lenses.

The macro lens provides approximately 2X optical magnification, which on modern iPhones using the main wide camera results in a field of view similar to a ~50mm focal length equivalent. This gives a natural perspective for close-up work, allowing subjects to appear large in the frame while still capturing some surrounding context.

Rather than requiring the lens to be almost touching the subject, this extended macro focus range makes it easier to compose shots, control lighting, and capture macro photos and video with more flexibility. It strikes a balance between detailed close-up rendering and a workable shooting distance, which is especially useful for products, textures, small objects, and macro video.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is designed to be used with the smartphone’s main (wide) camera, which delivers the best overall image quality. The main camera offers the best dynamic range, the best low-light performance, and the most consistent results across different shooting conditions, making it the ideal choice for macro photography and video.

The macro lens can also be used with telephoto cameras, where it provides additional magnification and allows for tighter close-up framing. In this configuration, the working focus distance becomes very short, and precise positioning is required for accurate focus and composition. This setup can be useful for specialized macro shots that benefit from increased magnification.

Ultra-wide cameras and/or built-in smartphone macro cameras are generally not suited for use with the macro lens. For most users and shooting scenarios, the main camera offers the most balanced and practical macro experience.

Built-in smartphone macro modes typically rely on ultra-wide cameras that are optimized for close focusing but use smaller sensors and different optical characteristics. While convenient, these modes are primarily designed for casual close-up shots and are limited in image consistency and creative control.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is designed to be used with the main camera, creating a tighter perspective and significantly shallower depth of field. This allows subjects to stand out more clearly from the background and produces natural background blur and bokeh that are difficult to achieve with ultra-wide macro cameras.

By using a dedicated macro lens, creators can achieve a more controlled, visually separated macro look that is well suited for creative, product, and professional close-up photography and video.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is designed to deliver excellent optical performance, maintaining sharp detail across the frame with accurate color reproduction and contrast when used with the smartphone’s main camera. Close-up subjects remain clean and well-defined, making the lens suitable for both creative and professional macro work.

At the same time, the macro lens introduces the optical characteristics associated with macro photography, most notably a very shallow depth of field at close focusing distances. This creates strong subject separation, smooth background blur, and pronounced focus transitions, which are a natural part of macro optics.

This combination of high optical quality and distinctive macro rendering allows creators to produce close-up images and video with a controlled, intentional look that goes beyond standard smartphone close-up shots.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is designed with a practical working distance, which allows it to be used comfortably with ambient light in many shooting situations. Because the lens does not require the camera to be extremely close to the subject, natural light and existing lighting setups can often be used effectively, similar to shooting without a macro lens or with other standard lenses.

Additional lighting can be introduced when desired for creative control, such as shaping highlights, increasing contrast, or emphasizing texture. However, in many scenarios, the macro lens can be used successfully with available light, making it suitable for everyday macro photography and video without the need for specialized lighting equipment.

This balance between close-up capability and usable working distance makes the macro lens flexible for both spontaneous shooting and more controlled setups.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens features a built-in 37mm filter mount and includes a 37–58mm adapter ring, allowing it to be used with compatible filters when needed. Common filters such as CPL, variable ND, and diffusion filters (including Black Mist) can be used to control reflections, exposure, or image character depending on the shooting scenario.

The macro lens is designed as a standalone optical conversion and is not intended to be stacked with other lenses. Stacking additional lenses is not recommended, as it can negatively affect optical performance and focusing behavior.

Used on its own with optional filters, the macro lens delivers consistent and predictable results for both photo and video applications.

Yes, the Beastgrip Macro Lens can be used for both video and photography. It is well suited for macro video work, allowing creators to capture detailed close-up shots with a shallow depth of field and strong subject separation.

When shooting video, precise focus and controlled camera movement are important, as depth of field becomes very shallow at close distances. Using a tripod, or other support can help achieve stable and repeatable results, especially for macro video sequences.

The macro lens provides a consistent optical look across both stills and video, making it suitable for creative projects, product shots, and professional close-up work.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens can be used with the smartphone’s native camera app, but using a third-party camera app is recommended for the best control and consistency, especially when shooting macro.

On iPhone, the native Camera app may automatically adjust camera selection depending on shooting mode and conditions, which can make close-up shooting less predictable. Third-party camera apps allow users to manually select the camera, control focus and exposure, and maintain stable settings, making macro shooting more precise and repeatable.

On many Android smartphones, the native camera app includes a Pro or Manual mode that allows manual camera selection and control. In these cases, the macro lens can be used effectively with the native app. The preferred approach depends on the device and the level of control the user wants when shooting macro.

When shooting with the Beastgrip Macro Lens, autofocus can be helpful for quick, handheld shots, as it allows the camera to acquire focus while you adjust the distance to the subject. However, because macro photography has a very short focus range, maintaining the correct distance between the lens and the subject is still essential for autofocus to work reliably.

In more controlled environments, such as when using a tripod, manual focus is recommended. Manual focus allows precise adjustment of the focus plane and provides more consistent results, especially for macro video. This helps avoid focus hunting, which can occur with autofocus at close distances.

Choosing between autofocus and manual focus depends on the shooting scenario. Autofocus works well for quick handheld shots, while manual focus offers greater precision and stability for deliberate macro photography and video.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is great for capturing fine details and textures that are not visible at normal shooting distances. It allows creators to get close to a subject and highlight small elements with crisp detail while creating a shallow depth of field and natural background blur.

This close-up perspective adds an artistic look to both photos and video, emphasizing texture, shape, and separation between the subject and the background. The macro lens is especially useful for capturing details in products, watches, jewelry, mechanical parts, materials, plants, flowers, and small natural subjects, where visual detail and focus control are important.

By combining strong optical performance with distinctive macro rendering, the lens enables close-up imagery that feels intentional, expressive, and visually engaging.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens can be used both handheld and with a tripod or other support gear, depending on the shooting situation. For handheld shooting, autofocus can be helpful, as it allows the camera to quickly adjust focus as the distance to the subject changes. However, because macro photography involves a very short focus range, maintaining the correct distance to the subject remains important for autofocus to work effectively.

In-camera image stabilization can help reduce small hand movements when shooting handheld, but it should not be relied on as a primary solution. Keeping the camera and rig steady is still essential, as even minor movement can affect focus and sharpness at close distances.

For more controlled setups, especially when shooting macro video or highly detailed stills, using a tripod, or other support is recommended. A stable setup allows for precise focus control, consistent framing, and smoother results, particularly when using manual focus and avoiding focus hunting.

When the Beastgrip Macro Lens is properly mounted and aligned, it delivers optimal optical performance with excellent detail, consistent focus, and clean macro rendering in both photo and video.

As with any optical conversion lens, incorrect alignment or improper distance between the lens and the smartphone camera can lead to unwanted aberrations, focus issues, or inconsistent image quality.

Using a stable mounting solution and ensuring the lens is properly aligned with the camera helps achieve the best results, allowing the macro lens to deliver its full optical performance in both photo and video applications.

The Beastgrip Macro Lens is compatible with the Beastgrip Pro Universal Rig and Beastcage for iPhone. The lens uses a 37mm threaded mount, which attaches directly to the lens mount on Beastgrip rigs for secure positioning and consistent performance.

The macro lens also includes a 37–58mm adapter ring, allowing it to be used with Beastgrip 58mm filters as well as other compatible 58mm filters. Larger filters can be used by adding standard step-up rings as needed.

Because the lens uses a standard 37mm thread, it may also be mounted using third-party rigs or mounting solutions available on the market. However, Beastgrip lenses are designed and optimized to work within the Beastgrip ecosystem. For this reason, optimal optical performance cannot be guaranteed when using third-party mounting solutions, as alignment and spacing may vary.

For the most consistent and reliable results, Beastgrip lenses are recommended to be used with Beastgrip rigs.