Stylus maker Adonit has launched a new product for mobile photographers, the Adonit Photogrip. As its name suggests, the Adonit Photogrip is a grip that attaches to smartphones, allowing for more camera-like operation and ergonomics of your smart device.
Additionally the Photogrip can be converted into a mini tripod and a detachable Bluetooth shutter remote can be used at a distance of up to 10 meters. In self-standing mode the Photogrip positions the smartphone in portrait orientation for comfortable video chatting or live-streaming.
The internal battery provides power for 20 hours of continuous use or 72,000 photos. A full charge from completely dead takes approximately 40 minutes.
The Adonit Photogrip is compatible with Apple iPhones running iOS 5.0 or newer, and Android devices with version 4.3 or newer of the Google OS. The remote shutter requires Bluetooth version 3.0 and the Photogrip can be attached to any smartphone with a 4.5-inch or larger display. It comes with a carry pouch and neck strap in the box.
The Adonit Photogrip is available now for $39.99. More info is available on the Adonit website.
There are some of us who buy a smartphone out of necessity, then discover that the camera is actually pretty darn good.
Then as we use it more, we feel that it would even be more enjoyable to use if it had better ergonomics. Something like if it had a proper grip perhaps.
And then someone comes out with this! This is a great product that allows people to enjoy photography more! Instead of slinging around a camera that needs it's own case/bag that adds hassle, now just toss the grip into the bag you're already carrying, it doesn't take up much space.
I don't get the hostility to this. There are countless devices for holding cell phones for video. Some let you add on a microphone and another monitor. When you consider the number of phones being used every day and how many photos and videos are shot, clearly there is a market for people who want to extend their use in various ways. I saw a phone mounted in one of these large video rigs on a tripod filing a music performance last weekend. So clearly for some this is their idea of a camera and there is no reason not to add to its usability.
I remember a professor who thought that 5x7 was about the smallest format a pro should use. He considered 35mm a miniature format and was mostly focused on utmost image quality of landscapes. He didn't really care that smaller cameras made photography much more convenient.
there seems no end to these devices that enlarge a cellphone to camera dimensions but never elevate image quality to camera level .... what then is the point
if you care about making pictures own a camera even a small one and use the sensor in your phone for practical phone related stuff ... for instance I sent a friend a picture of a 1-kilo bag of Himalayan pink salt ... I never use the cell phone for being creative of taking pictures that mean something to me
I do use the phone to hold many images as an album of sorts ... the excellent screen and strong processor and some good edit options make this sensible
Yet another phone crapcessory ready for the Christmas / "holiday" gift season. I've witnessed hundreds of people using phones, but never anybody using a stick-on gadget (other than a selfie stick) to help them with the appalling photo-taking ergonomics of a phone. Perhaps after using it twice they'll wish they had a proper camera to hold.
Great idea when you are a smartphone photographer (which I am not) as a standard smartphone is very clunky to handle when taking a photo. But the term 'mobile photographer' is actually every photographer outside a studio. A person with e.g. a 5D4 or Nikon Z7 in the field is just as 'mobile' as a photographer with a smartphone.
I can't understand this. Is this cellphone people so stupid that they just can't reach the fact that what they spend on these cameras, I mean cellphones, every year and these ridiculous gadgets is much more than on a professional camera which will last much longer????
Just buy a 100€ cellphone and a high-end camera with wi-fi.... I'm so f***ing sick of these selfie and wannabe photographers morons
Thank you, @Gesture. The problem with cameras is you can't text, fb, mail, phone, find north, check football scores, get tweets, order pizza, draw pictures, play cards, find out the name of the song, listen to the radio, watch the news, use Lightroom, or watch the 'Introducing Adonit PhotoGrip video' (which I have done four times, for some reason). The problem with phones is the lens selection, and the tracking by governments.
And the camera function is just a extra function of a smartphone, it is designed to be primarily a pocket computer. But a smartphone can also process and store photos taken with a real camera which just can be transferred over wifi, Bluetooth and even USB, all 'in the field' if the builtin camera does not meet your needs.
I think the only thing that is worth extra bulk on a phone is if can pump out a pic like an instax or a telephoto ad on.. Maybe a retro case that can turn me into a cool hipster ...
Wouldn't it have been easier to build a camera into a quality smart phone also than turn a smart phone into a decent camera. The more I see of this, the poorer it reflects on the "legendary" camera makers.
OK, so I now have an XS Max, one of the largest and also most expensive phones out there. I am also a fairly small guy with stubby fingers, much like the rest of the men in my family. My literal job centers around taking photographs of things on the roofs of houses.
I normally use a TG-5 tough cam for this, but my backup is always my phone. Just yesterday, I had a battery poop the bed on me while I was up on a roof, and had to resort to finishing the job with my phone's camera. I had to hold it over the edge of the roof to document my measurements of the overhangs and the slope, with one hand—because the other hand had my tape measure in it.
It was totally fine. I just held the phone sideways, with my index finger on top, pinky on the bottom, and middle fingers bracing it. I used my thumb to operate the shutter. At no point did I feel like I was in any danger of dropping my phone. I did not feel like I needed a grip case.
Also, a grip case like this would make it impossible to fit my phone in my pocket, so it would not have been with me. I would love a slim case with more texture to provide better purchase for my hand, but a product like this just seems unnecessary.
Well, maybe not this, but if Samsung made a native grip for Note/Galaxy S with the ergonomics of an NX500 with a tripod mount and a functional hot shoe, then I could be tempted. Or if Sony did the same for their ZX line inspired by an A6500...
This is not a dumb idea. They just lack form and function so far.
This may be best designed with the phone design; from the start. However universal ones could manage form and function somehow also. Just not seeing it yet.
Perhaps people are waking up to the fact that photography with a 'phone' is a bit w*nky, and retro-fitting bolt on bits of crap to make it more camera-like, is the solution?
The problem with this is exactly the same as the £5 sprung-loaded grip/tripod mount I already have. It works directly on the phone and not with a case. So to use my grip or this, I have to take it out of the case (doing this a few times breaks the case), fumble around for the grip, attach the grip, take the picture, remove the grip, pack it away, fumble around for the case, reattach the case (whilst watching bit of it break off). Wash, repeat. What would suit me would be to have a grip built into the case.
"The problem with this is exactly the same as the £5 sprung-loaded grip/tripod mount I already have. It works directly on the phone and not with a case." I removed the spring from my €5 grip added a cut-to-shape rubber eraser instead and it safely holds now my smartphone including the silicone case by friction.
"having a grip would make a phone less pocket friendly" Temporarily adding a (removeable) grip to the smartphone makes it more video-able and makes it fit for a tripod.
It makes complete sense to me. A lot of people don't own a dedicated camera but are getting a little more serious about taking pictures and are running into some of the limitations of using a cell phone. So for only $40 they can buy a device that helps them take better photos with the "camera" they already own.
I expect there to be a lot more things like this. What surprises me is that Apple and other manufacturers have not seen a benefit to making their phones into systems... with a line of custom accessories. I wonder if they just don't see a large enough market for that.
Another note, a lot of young people do not want to carry a separate camera... because they do not see that as cool to do so like it was in the past.
There was a time when some people added pistol grips or handles to their cameras. Today, Leica owners may buy from a range of grips and other cameras have vertical ad on grips.
Back in the 60s and 70s it was pretty cool to be a photographer. Many guys carried cameras to meet girls. The ones with the pocket protectors did not present the kind of image I am talking about... watch "Blow Up."
When I had a studio in the 70s and 80s, models and model wanna bes knocked on our door to introduce themselves to us all the time. They weren't knocking on the doors of accountants.
And while there weren't many female photographers back in the 70s it changed. I think the ratio in many photo programs is around 50/50 now.
I was seated at a formal building industry dinner and an attractive woman next to me turned and asked, "Why do you prefer to photograph buildings rather than nude women?" I think that was a pretty cool opener.
Hey look, my phone no longer fits in my back pocket... When are manufacturers going to figure out that people use their phones as a camera because they're easy to carry, not because they're better quality then a P&S. Once you add on tacky accessories like this your phone is suddenly the size of a P&S...so why not just carry around an RX100 instead of this stupid accessory.
@ Clint Dunn ... Because, if you need to carry a smart phone, adding an RX100 means now you have to carry two gadgets. Do you honestly think a smart phone + an RX100 is less bulky than a smart phone with a grip? Seriously?
@landscaper1 - Chances are anyone who buys this thing will just add it to the phone when they need it....so you're stuck carrying two devices anyway. It's not like you're going to pull off your cell phone case, attach this monstrosity to it, and then try and stuff it in your back pocket....
Because nobody, not even my 70 yr old mother leaves their cell phone in the car. Once again....if you have to go to the car then why not carry a real camera.
Most cameras now have the ability to Wifi transfer to your phone for posting, too. And you'll get MUCH higher quality images than any smartphone, which will show through even after FB chews it up.
The modern Internet age is currently teaching us to avoid any personal (non-business non-anonymous) presence on the Internet; that is not on your own and completely controlled server. Even on your own server there is question about personal, being PUBLIC. Just don't do it. Perhaps it is best to keep personal (maybe YOUR server) as one on one.
Where does that leave Facebook, Google etc... Leave them!
If you want Internet "cloud" then you better build it and securely. See Open Cloud. Still some minimal risk; but that's the only reasonable way; across the Internet.
If it's not your server then the rug can be pulled; at any time.
Yes, "social media" is a problem. Don't do it. And yes they already got you; but you still need to stop. It still matters. It's far more important than any convenience.
between thick cases that double thickness .. and people usijg those self-stick doorknob like holders people stick on their case to allow a perch for the hand cellphone sizes are growing daily
with the knob thingie , there is room for a lens and the thick case cold allow fror a real camera in a cellphone for goodness sake
Actually $39.99 coverts to £30.28. The American price does not include any taxes. Add 20% onto £30.28 and you get £36.34. So not 50% a markup but still an increase. Even German Euro price is €49.99.
Pictar Pro & Adonit anyone? People buy smartphones for its thinness not bulk. If they go for Pictar Pro and Adonit grip they might as well purchase P&S because it is not smart to attach these to smartphones.
Since I carry my phone around with a mini tripod, this is actually fitting a niche for me. A nice shutter button, tripod mount on the bottom & a cold shoe mount would be great. That way, I can mount a light or microphone.
Priced a little more than I would want to pay but not outrageous.
Yes if they took away the stylist and remote it would make it a much better price for what you really want from it... the grip part with the shutter release and tripod mount with shoe on top to take a mic or light.
Frankly, some people ask me why I don't use my iPhone 6+ more for quick shots, and I respond that I (personally) find holding the smart phone steady a clumsy and frustrating process. Maybe because I have big hands. At some point I may invest in this grip.
I always carry my phone around with me and this is accessory looks small enough to carry too, much more sensibly sized and priced than the pictar pro. I actually use my phone camera quite a lot especially for site record shots and this looks like it will overcome the awkwardness of handling the phone as a camera, especially whilst carrying other documents too. I'll be getting one for sure.
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