Lensball - 60mm glass ball for smartphone photography

Glass balls for photography, also known as lensballs , are streak-free solid glass balls of the highest quality, with no air pockets or bubbles . They reflect their surroundings as a mirror- inverted , sharp and crystal-clear 180-degree view in a sphere, which can be taken directly from the palm of your hand or positioned at a fixed point. This 60mm glass ball is primarily intended for smartphone photography, also with a mini tripod or table tripod.

The clear and transparent photo glass ball is easy to use, but also meets the needs of professional photographers. With a weight of 263 g , you can easily stow it in any bag or backpack and take it with you on a photo tour through the countryside or when you travel. Whether it's landscape photography, city trips or architectural shots - with the 60mm glass ball you can create uniquely surreal images from unique perspectives . And that without much effort.

For safe protection and optimal cleaning before the shoot, the scope of delivery also includes :

• A storage bag
• A microfiber cloth

In addition to photography with smartphones, our glass balls are also suitable for working with all DSLM and DSLRs (mirrorless cameras or single-lens reflex cameras).

Production & quality control of the 60mm full glass ball

Photography with a glass ball benefits above all from the effect that it captures the surroundings as a mirror image as a 180-degree view in the smallest of spaces. The 60 mm solid glass ball is particularly suitable for taking photos with smartphones. It is also possible with a camera + lens (ideal: 2.8 / focal length 24 mm - 35 mm) to focus the motif in the glass sphere and to work with a shallow depth of field, but still let the background flow artistically into the picture.

In order for all this to be possible, the glass must be of the highest quality and without inclusions . This is ensured by our special quality controls and the transparent manufacturing process , in which the balls are checked several times during production for material defects, inclusions and cracks.

The glass is first melted into a long rectangle. The high temperatures make the glass soft and easily malleable . Individual cuboids are then cut out of this glass rectangle. Due to the previous melting process, these cuboids are still easy to shape and are now placed in a hydraulic press and thus given their round shape. Now it's time to cool down to room temperature of approx. 20 degrees Celsius . In order to avoid imperfections such as surface irregularities and bubbles, the glass balls are cooled down very slowly and temporarily stored. After cooling , the raw material is first checked for cracks and inclusions . All solid glass spheres, which are of impeccable quality, now go to grinding and polishing until they have received their absolutely flawless and round shape . Then the next check for air pockets and other defects takes place. If a defect is noticed here, the crystal ball is sorted out. The final touches are now applied using a high-speed polishing machine . After a certain time, the balls are now completely transparent and have a perfect surface quality. Now comes the final quality control - until the perfect end result of each glass ball . This is the only way to ensure that the glass ball will not negatively affect the refraction of light later, or that inclusions and scratches will not appear as disturbing elements in your reflected motif.

highlights

• Clear and transparent full glass ball
• New perspective for landscape photography, architectural photography, street photography, and much more
• Ideal for clear, sharp reflections
• Particularly suitable for taking photos with smartphones
• Without air pockets or bubbles and free of streaks
• Incl. microfibre cloth for easy cleaning of the glass ball
• Includes padded storage bag for protection

Technical specifications