Ultra-Wide 0.5x Lenses Have Utility Beyond ‘Photography’

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By John GruberJun 22, 2026, 9:21 pm148 ptsTrending
Some follow-up thoughts on my earlier piece, regarding the second-gen iPhone Air’s additional camera lens being a 0.5× ultra-wide, not a 3× or 4× telephoto: Ultimately, it’s the fact that I use my 0.5× lens not so much for photography but for scanning documents and notes, and taking “What is this?” images of…

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