ShiftCam, the leading innovator of mobile photography and videography accessories, today unveiled the LensUltra Explorer Series, a groundbreaking 240mm 10x periscope zoom lens designed to give smartphone creators the reach and clarity once reserved for professional telephoto cameras.
The LensUltra Explorer Series introduces a new era of smartphone imaging, allowing mobile creators to capture stunningly sharp close-ups from remarkable distances - whether at concerts, in nature, or during sports and travel. Engineered with ShiftCam’s signature optical precision, the lens delivers edge-to-edge clarity, vibrant color reproduction, and cinematic zoom capabilities without sacrificing the portability creators expect.
The Explorer Series is the latest advancement in ShiftCam’s award-winning LensUltra lineup. It introduces a 240mm equivalent 10x periscope telephoto lens built specifically for smartphone cameras, enabling creators to:
• Capture extreme detail from afar – From wildlife to concerts and sports, users can zoom in closer than ever before without sacrificing clarity.
• Achieve cinematic compression – The long focal length produces professional background separation, creating dramatic portraits and film-like depth of field directly from a phone.
• Maintain edge-to-edge sharpness – Engineered with ShiftCam’s multi-element optics, the lens minimizes distortion and chromatic aberration.
• Travel light, shoot big – Despite its powerful reach, the Explorer Series remains pocket- friendly and seamlessly mounts to ShiftCam cases and rigs.
New to the Explorer Series is a dedicated macro converter system, which transforms the 240mm telephoto lens into a powerful close-up tool. With up to 10x–40x magnification, creators can capture extraordinary detail in subjects like textures, flowers, insects, and product shots - opening new creative possibilities beyond traditional telephoto work.
To further expand creative control, the Explorer Series is supported by a three-piece filter set:
• CPL filter for reducing glare and enriching color.
• 1–5 stop variable ND filter (VND) for cinematic motion and balanced exposure.
• 6–9 stop VND filter for bright light and dramatic long-exposure effects.
Together, these additions establish the Explorer Series as a comprehensive optical ecosystem for mobile storytelling, giving creators DSLR-level versatility in a compact, smartphone-ready form. The LensUltra Explorer Series will be available October 1, 2025.
ShiftCam also announced that Planck, its miniature Creator SSD first introduced on Kickstarter earlier this year, is now available globally. At just 10 grams and smaller than a credit card, Planck delivers sustained write speeds of up to 1050 MB/s, enabling direct ProRes Log and 4K/120fps recording from iPhone and Android devices without frame drops or overheating.
Planck is more than storage. It’s a purpose-built creation tool designed for mobile filmmaking, live events, and professional content capture. Compact, gimbal-friendly, and built for thermal stability, Planck empowers creators to record uninterrupted, anywhere their story takes them.
Planck is available in 1TB and 2TB models at MSRP $189 and $299.