I have never been a real photographer. The last time I owned a camera (not phone) was 10 years ago. Since smartphone became popular, I have always preferred using smartphones because it’s easier to carry around.
However, occasionally I do wish I had better gears, mostly lens. I recently moved from a big city to somewhere with more wildlifes, and I’m interested in shooting some bird photos, so I guess I need some good lens with zoom factor. Are there any phone accessories that will allow me to do this?
They do sell some zoom lenses compatible with mobile phones, but they’re kind of janky and some phones offer native optical zoom (I think up to 5x now). You’d still be better off with a proper camera with a quality zoom, but the best camera is the one you have!
My Xperia has a 3x optical zoom, but it’s kind of old. There’s definitely better stuff out there by now.
I didn’t aware phones have 5x optical zoom now. I’m still using a Samsung Galaxy S9+, which is pretty old, so buying a new phone is a sensible option. Thanks!