This is the Oppo Find X9 Ultra Hasselblad Earth Explorer Kit, which is a fancy name for the Find X9 Ultra’s photography kit. But a fancy name is appropriate for such a fancy product.
While Vivo’s But this is a long lens which gets even longer when you use the provided lens hood.
Here’s what’s in the box. You get a very compact case for the phone with a built-in grip; Lens with body cap, lens cap and lens hood; a filter accessory for connecting the teleconverter to the phone; A filter adapter for attaching 67mm filters to the Find X9 Ultra’s quad camera system, and a lens collar with a built-in tripod mount.
The kit and all its components
The main job of a tripod collar is to provide a solid mounting point when you’re using the phone and lens on a tripod. This way, there is less stress at the point where the lens attaches to the phone.
But the collar is also a useful place to hold kit when you’re on the go.
tripod collar
The last point is best illustrated with this sideways shot. The 300mm lens is long.
We have to admit that Vivo’s X300 Ultra kit seems a little better balanced, which is mainly due to the smaller teleconverter lens. The Find X9 Ultra’s 300mm unit is quite tall.
However, once you’ve assembled the entire kit you can actually forget that you’re using a smartphone. It feels like exactly the photography-first accessory.
We also like the little grip on the case. This makes it very easy to keep the phone in your pocket and use it normally when you’re out and taking photos.
Vivo’s X300 Ultra Photography Case comes with a large grip, which is detachable, true, but the point is to keep it on the case and ready for action. When assembled, it is impossible to put the X300 Ultra’s photography kit back into its pocket.
You have to select the special Hasselblad teleconverter mode in the camera’s mode menu. It’s a slightly less intuitive way of doing things than Vivo’s simple on-screen toggle.
Once in the correct mode, you’ll find three on-screen zoom modes: 13x (native 300mm), 30x (690mm), and 60x (1,380mm). Alternatively, only 13x is worth going for. Things quickly fall apart at the texture level on the Zoomier options.
Here are some camera samples with 300mm lenses. Be your own judge.
300mm lens in action
