In this video I review the Neewer 18mm ultra wide angle lens for smartphones, plus the PA053 iPhone 15 Pro case that’s clearly built with mobile filmmakers in mind. I go through a quick unboxing, show what’s in the box (mount for basically any phone, a 45–67mm adapter ring, the carrying case, cloth, and caps), and then I mount it on the iPhone 15 Pro’s main 24mm (1x) camera to see if it actually brings value over the stock 13mm ultra wide—which, honestly, I think is just too wide and not as strong. I test distortion by pushing straight lines into the corners, and I was surprised: barrel distortion is very well controlled and corner sharpness is solid. The whole point for me was getting “24mm quality” but wider, and this lens gets pretty close while keeping the low-light performance benefits of the main camera. I also check stabilization (there’s a bit of wobble because the phone’s stabilization is tuned for 24mm), lens flare (little to no change), macro behavior (you can’t get quite as close with the lens on), and filter use with a 67mm thread that I adapt up to 77mm so I can run ND/CPL and creative filters like mist and streak filters. Bottom line: I thought these phone lenses were a gimmick, but this one isn’t. For the price, it’s an easy recommendation and it’s going with me pretty much everywhere—especially for shooting and vlogs.